Associate Media Director Job at QRY in Jersey City

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Hey there! We're QRY, a media-buying agency that specializes in scaling e-commerce brands. We know the ins and outs of paid media, use sophisticated data analytics, and employ a full-funnel marketing strategy to help e-commerce brands reach their most valuable consumers. We're not just any company - we're driven, innovative, and all about creating a happy environment where people love what they do.

We’re looking for an Associate Media Director to join our rapidly growing team. The Associate Media Director is at the forefront of driving exceptional results for our clients by driving media strategy, finding channel solutions, and leading a team of talented individuals.

If you have experience leading and managing cross-channel strategies, leading teams, and driving results in the digital advertising world, this could be a perfect position. You should be hard-working, independent, intellectually curious, and have a good sense of humor.

Sound good so far? Great! Let’s learn more about what the role involves…

Your day-to-day

This role involves leading and driving client success across teams and can be broken down into 4 main sectors:

• Media Strategy:
• You’ll lead cross-channel strategies, solve problems for accounts, and explore experimental initiatives across 2-3 pods.
• You'll have a direct impact on department key performance indicators (KPIs) and possess a deep understanding of department financials, such as EBITDA, Employee Retention, Client Retention, and Client Growth.
• You'll be a valuable resource, assisting across all agency accounts whenever needed, and you'll tap into agency resources to ensure exceptional service delivery.
• Client Forecasting:
• You’ll establish client goals and forecasts and conduct flawless audits of prospective or current client’s channel strategies.
• Team Leadership:
• As a manager, you'll oversee a team of 3+ full-time members and 2-3 pods, facilitating 1:1s, yearly reviews, training plans, and other people management processes.
• You'll actively identify skill gaps and emerging skill needs within your team, and plan and coordinate training and development opportunities accordingly.
• You'll play an active role in maintaining a positive work environment and fostering a strong team culture.
• Business Knowledge + Operational Excellence:
• You'll interpret data from various sources to identify business issues and opportunities impacting advertising efforts.
• Your expertise will extend to discussing opportunities for multiple channel efforts, including both existing and new strategies and campaigns.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and sentiment within the department will be part of your role.

Requirements

What makes you a great fit

✍️ Experience: You have 6+ years of successful hands-on experience in paid media management, ideally in an agency environment. You have experience with paid media channels such as Google, Meta, TikTok, Amazon, Programmatic, and CTV. Your previous role(s) have equipped you with the knowledge and tactics to make things run smoothly and achieve success.