Media Supervisor Job at Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc in Chicago

The Media Supervisor role is responsible for leading the planning, management, and execution of client’s media strategy in order to maximize client branding and business objectives. This person must have in-depth knowledge of many media channels including social, programmatic, online video, OOH, TV/CTV, and other emerging channels. This person will be a strategic leader both internally and in client presentations. This role will work closely with Marketing Science and Strategy to align media efforts to other marketing efforts. They will be responsible for owning the day-to-day client and key third-party channel and vendor relationships. They will manage and distribute work across the associate planners, planners, and senior planners on the team.

You will:

• Coordinate and oversee the management, trafficking, optimization, and reporting of all campaign initiatives.
• Manage the billing team and provide final approval on all billing needs.
• Oversee and approve all media campaign set-up and execution, including working with other internal teams and clients to secure deliverables.
• Provide strategic insights and optimizations for all client reports.
• Research and prepare new information for paid media plans, RFPs, and presentations.
• Evaluate, build, and maintain relationships in the display and emerging media community.
• Stay up-to-date on and advise the Media team on the latest trends in interactive marketing/media and developments.
• Lead the development of “Point of View” (POV) documents on new trends or special opportunities.
• Evaluate client needs and escalate needs or issues as they arise to leadership.
• Drive audience insights and channel strategy.
• Sell in media initiatives to clients.
• Integrate with neighboring disciplines (MKS, Strategy, Creative) on overall campaign direction.
• Oversee a senior media planner, two media planners, and an associate media planner on client account.

You have:

• 4+ years of experience in media.
• Experience in paid social media planning and management.
• Experience with Trade Desk, eMarketer, Nielsen ComScore, Mintel, Forrester, etc.
• Familiarity with Google ad products.
• Detailed understanding and passion for media and the media landscape.
• Thorough knowledge of standard and rich media ad trafficking software for display, video, mobile, and other emerging channels.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines while paying attention to details and being agile.
• Good project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel.
• Ability to delegate and train junior team members.

What We Offer:

• Global maternity and parental leave.
• Competitive benefits packages.
• Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days.
• Six free therapy sessions through Therify.
• Access to online services for families and new parents.
• Hybrid work options.
• Extensive winter holiday office closures.
• Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday).
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 13 affinity groups.
• Funding towards internal learning and development.
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts.

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

This hybrid model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

CM Liquid Talent is still an option for roles approved to be 100% remote.

Salary Range:

$95,000 - $110,000 USD

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.