Group Media Director

Location: Charleston, SC

Experience: 15+ Years

The Group Media Director motivates and inspires the team to bring a deep curiosity to how we elevate our approaches to media, helps to build and grow a high-performing team, supports the development of exceptional media strategies based on astute insights, identifies and oversees the submission of top-performing campaigns, and stays ahead and apprised of industry trends to inform and inspire media strategies. In short, the Group Media Director sets the tone for how we drive value through media. Which is where you come into the picture.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• You are a team builder, and you push your people to do their best work.
• You are responsible for hiring, managing, and leading the Media team. You will leverage your vast experience and your deep passion for media strategy development to mentor and develop a high performing team of media leaders.
• You are sales minded.
• You will not only help our media team identify opportunities to leverage existing scopes to generate incremental opportunities for revenue, but you will foster a culture in which our team is constantly seeking opportunities to expand our media offerings in ways that will have a meaningful impact on both the clients we support and agency overall.
• You are an integrator and a steward of our resources.
• You partner with other department heads to ensure that our cross-functional teams work together effectively and efficiently. You also always have a clear eye on how the time of your team is being spent and what value is being created based on the expectations set forth in our scopes of work. As a leader, you will find yourself making daily decisions at the intersection of people, strategy, and margin.
• You are a relationship builder.
• Our key clients will see you as a strategic resource and you'll lean on your deep media and advertising expertise to guide both internal and external teams towards creating bigger and bolder media plans that will help elevate the brands we support.
• You are a constant searcher.
• You always seek new perspectives and insights that help you elevate your own work and establish yourself as a thought leader. You’re a student of the industry and you create a culture in which the curious mind is comfortable exploring new ways of driving value.
• You are a strategic communicator.
• You keep both agency leadership and fellow department heads informed of challenges, opportunities, and strategic plans for how our integrated teams can deliver greater value.
  

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Have 15+ years of experience in both leading media teams and crafting impactful media strategies
• Have proven experience executing effective media plans for clients across multiple industries and verticals – including performance marketing and brand building campaigns across both B2B and B2C
• Can serves as a client-facing strategic voice that evaluates and elevates the quality of deliverables produced by his/her media team
• Understand how both consumer insight and client business model comprehension can elevate a marketing communications brief
• Can provide thought leadership POVs and can help shape the knowledge and expertise within the Media team
• Drive innovation and creativity within media plans and constantly seek the use of new technologies, new vendor partners, and the development of innovative, strategic media ideas
• Have experience balancing team workloads for optimal output and client service
• Work well in an agile, integrated organization and can provide account leadership for cross-functional delivery teams
• Have worked with people of all types of backgrounds and it has shaped you into a great communicator, collaborator, listener, and negotiator
• You are a problem solver who applies analytical skills and strategic insights to every process
• Believe in the power of a great relationship
• Thrive in the role of teacher and mentor for both your team and your colleagues
• Celebrate diversity and inclusivity and you foster an environment in which wellness is a priority
• Possess a curious mind that powers big ideas
• Have a deep passion for people, brands, and advertising
  

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