In A Nutshell:
The Media Director, Buying will be tasked with high level operations management, fostering client relationships, and overseeing buying strategy and executional excellence. The Director reports into a S/VP, Media and will work on a cohesive team consisting of buying, planning and analytics professionals working across one or more clients. Our Directors work closely with our clients, platform representatives, and vendors to ensure VaynerMedia is on the cutting edge of buying trends. We look for Directors that embody a true leadership mentality. We love seeing leaders that devote their days to making their teams successful, working for them, not above them, providing thought leadership, guidance and fostering their growth within VaynerMedia. What You'd Do:
Oversee a team of media buyers providing leadership, mentorship, vision and technical expertise. As well as regularly meeting to get feedback, provide council, discuss problems or successes, etc. Act as the keyfor client and platform partners, operating as a goto voice and leader. Lead checkins with key account and media counterparts to ensure projects are moving ahead and are thoughtful, high quality, and exceeding client expectations. Develop and deliver sophisticated media investment strategies to clients, derived from industry insights and QA reporting. Create media plans, assist in presentation material creation, and provide strategic guidance on reporting calls with clients. Collaborate across agency disciplines to craft bestinclass, holistic omnichannel media strategies rooted in driving tangible business outcomes for large brands. Continue to establish internal policies and POVs on agency partnerships, the general digital media landscape, and current client business cases. Provide thought leadership aroundsho w the unit of business should be run, in tandem with setting both internal and external expectations as to the realities of daily business execution. Manage up to senior leadership corresponding the most crucial aspects of a client's business,keeping them abreast of any pertinent developments and urgent client needs. Work to proactively bring new/emerging opportunities to clients, pushing the envelope of media excellence. Forge new relationships with clients, and ultimately maintain account/s for the wellbeing of the immediate team and the larger agency. Work in conjunction with HR to teach, engage, and grow direct reports and provide a positive work environment. What You've Got:
A minimum 6 years of industry Importante empresa working in platform with a proven track record of executing sophisticated, large scale digital media programs that drove tangible business outcomes. A proven track record of largescale media buying proficiency across several buying/ biddable platforms with particular depth in the following:
Social:
Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, LinkedIn, TikTok AMS, DSP, AMG Programmatic Display/Video DV360, The Trade Desk, AppNexus, etc. Any Additional Importante empresa in the following a plus Importante empresa in managing performance marketing goals across fullfunnel activation setting Fluency with analytics, attribution and measurement systems. Including but not limited to:
Confidential Analytics MOAT/IAS/Double Verify Nielsen/Millward Brown/Confidential Measurement Ability to lead by example in terms of attention to detail, general work ethic, empathy and internal/external professionalism. You live for today's digital & mobile consumer and is passionate about developing brandspecific strategies and constantly seeks out innovative partners/platforms to identify new opportunities. An individual who demonstrates the ability to navigate a portfolio of brands within a larger conglomerate or business group, gain an understanding of their unique company architectures, to build and strengthen relationships with essential stakeholders A person that is well versed in media who can utilize resources to help guide client's marketing goals in their respective markets syndicated, proprietary, analyst data Understand and adopt new techniques and technologies that are relevant for clients' media strategies with a calm and cool demeanor