Head of Media and Communications

The Media Supervisor oversees a team of Senior Media Planners, Media Planners, and Assistant Media Planners, reporting to the AMD and/or Media Director (based on account structure). The Supervisor acts as the strategic lead and a focal point for the account, tying cross‑channel media plans and insights back to client goals. Success is measured by the team’s success rather than individual performance.

Team Management

Review planners’ and AMP goals and manage the AMP onboarding and training progress.

Coach planners and guide their management of AMP direct reports.

Organize and streamline large projects (RFPs, QBRs, creative updates, etc.) Conduct thorough QA to ensure all work is client‑ready.

Keep managers up to speed on media updates and team growth; Media Strategy & Plan Development

Serve as client liaison in partnership with account team.

Create and refine strategic media vision in collaboration with AMD/Dir.

Develop strategy and negotiate across multiple media channels.

Negotiate larger publisher partnership buys and attend supplier meetings.

Lead brainstorms on media storytelling and provide feedback on planners’ work.

Co‑create media plan presentations, coordinating channel flow and feedback loops.

Oversee creation of RFP materials and evaluate partner proposals for cost efficiency.

Media Plan Management & Execution

Record media budget changes and confirm updates with planners.

Monitor media plan execution, IOs, pacing, brand safety, trafficking, and creative management.

Lead larger partnership negotiations at client or agency level.

Manage relationships with creative agency partners and coordinate asset specifications.

Supervise planners’ publisher negotiations and provide final contract review.

Oversee communication with measurement partners (Crossix, IQVIA, etc.) and QA data sends.

Analyze media impact on business outcomes and coordinate deep analysis with the analytics team.

Help the team synthesize complex media data into client‑friendly insights.

Provide feedback on planners’ and channel leads’ media analysis write‑ups.

Craft overall performance executive summaries and present them to clients.

Media Innovation

Educate clients on new capabilities through vendor meetings and communications.

Stay current on media consumption habits and advertising trends via ongoing research.

Creative problem solving and strategic thinking.

Strong project and team management, prioritization, and delegation.