Job Description: Media Director, Buying In A Nutshell: The Media Director, Buying is responsible for high-level operations management, maintaining client relationships, and overseeing buying strategy and executional excellence. The Director reports to the S/VP of Media and works closely with a team of buying, planning, and analytics professionals across one or more clients. Our Directors work with clients, platform representatives, and vendors to stay on top of buying trends. We look for leaders who are dedicated to making their teams successful, providing thought leadership, guidance, and fostering growth within VaynerMedia. What You'll Do: Oversee a team of media buyers, providing leadership, mentorship, vision, and technical expertise. Act as the key contact for client and platform partners, operating as a go-to voice and leader. 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 best-in-class, holistic omnichannel media strategies rooted in driving tangible business outcomes for large brands. Establish internal policies and POVs on agency partnerships, the general digital media landscape, and current client business cases. Manage senior leadership and correspond the most critical aspects of a client's business, keeping them abreast of any pertinent developments or urgent client needs. Proactively bring new/emerging opportunities to clients, pushing the envelope of media excellence. Forge new relationships with clients and ultimately maintain accounts for the well-being of the immediate team and the larger agency. Work in conjunction with HR to teach, engage and grow direct reports and provide a productive work environment. What You've Got: A minimum of 6 years of industry experience working in platforms and a proven track record of executing sophisticated, large-scale digital media programs that drive tangible business outcomes. A proven track record of large-scale media buying proficiency across buying/biddable platforms, with particular depth in the following: Social (Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, LinkedIn, TikTok), Amazon (AMS, Amazon DSP, AMG), Programmatic Display/Video (DV360, The Trade Desk, AppNexus, etc.). Experience in managing performance marketing goals across full-funnel activation setting. Fluency with analytics, attribution and measurement systems including, but not limited to, Google Analytics, MOAT/IAS/Double Verify, Nielsen/Millward Brown/Oracle Measurement. Ability to lead by example in terms of attention to detail, general work ethic, empathy and internal/external professionalism. A passion for developing brand-specific strategies and constantly seeking 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, and build and strengthen relationships with essential stakeholders. A person who is well-versed in media and can utilize resources to help guide clients' marketing goals in their respective markets (syndicated, proprietary, analyst data). Ability to understand and adopt new techniques and technologies that are relevant for clients' media strategies (with a calm and cool demeanor). J-18808-Ljbffr
