VP, Media Director Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a VP, Media Director to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Serving as the strategic media lead on 3 or more accounts;
- Overseeing inventory procurement, including contracting, spec gathering, and ad trafficking as needed;
- Developing and maintaining relationships with key partners in the media publishing and technology realms;
- Collaborating with Creative team to develop breakthrough ideas and programs;
- Devising and presenting media strategy to clients;
- Overseeing program budgets, invoicing and billing reconciliation;
- Supporting new business as needed;
- Managing in-market campaigns to ensure performance, delivery and optimizations are on track.
Requirements:
- 12+ years’ media planning and buying experience across digital/social/mobile, TV, radio, print and/or OOH;
- 2-3+ years’ experience at the Media Director level;
- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills (written & verbal);
- Ability to anticipate client needs/perspective/process and respond accordingly;
- Demonstrated ability to see beyond explicit assignment and identify broader, longer-term opportunities;
- Curiosity about the ever-changing media landscape, and desire to share latest industry trends and developments with broader team;
- Well organized and detail oriented;
- Proven team builder with both client and cross-capability teams, clarifying roles and expectations;
- Proven ability drafting data- and insight-driven strategic plans and points of view;
- Demonstrated experience driving cutting-edge, complex, integrated program design and implementation with demonstrable ROI;
- Experience with syndicated data sources and tools (e.g. GfK MRI, Telmar, Nielsen);
- Expert proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.