Media Director

This role is hybrid and open to candidates in San Francisco, CA or New York and available to be in office a minimum of 2x/week.

About the Agency

Transmission is a data driven B2B marketing agency that believes in customer obsession. We put our clients and their customers at the center of everything we do. Continually testing and enhancing. Because life should be a series of amazing experiences. Experiences planned with insight, intelligence, and heart. And we’re growing globally. Currently, we’re at over 200 members of staff, with offices in London, Munich, Singapore, Sydney, Delhi, New York and San Francisco.

Summary

Transmission is looking for an experienced media agency leader (10+ years’ experience) with a strong background in digital and B2B to lead our team of media professionals and digital specialists. Managing teams in media planning, social, search and programmatic this is a fantastic opportunity with one of the fastest growing agencies globally. If you are a dynamic and progressive media leader with a drive and ambition to both lead and develop teams, strategically direct clients and commercially develop the service offering then we would love to hear from you.

Key Requirements

• Natural leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills and a keen interest in developing people
• Proven track record in managing multiple media teams
• A recognized digital media expert, with full and rounded knowledge of all paid media channels
• Strategic media leader with experience in how to direct and manage large complex multichannel campaigns, ideally including B2B and technology companies
• Proven track record as a client and commercial leader that can build relationships with key clients and drive revenue

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and mentor a centralized media team of media planning/buying and client account management professionals (3 direct reports)
• Lead, manage and mentor digital specialist teams in Social, Search and Programmatic (3 direct reports)
• Strategically lead relationships at key clients in media services
• Lead planning and buying across all digital and offline channels, including premium display, programmatic, paid social, paid search, demand generation as well as offline media such as OOH and print
• Drive best practice in media delivery in all areas of responsibility
• Drive innovation in media strategy, thinking and delivery
• Commercially drive the media department in terms of revenue and cost efficiencies
• Lead new business pitches on media services for US office and collaborate on global media pitches

Requirements and Qualifications

• 10+ Years’ experience in media
• 5+ Years’ experience managing multiple direct reports and teams
• Experience of international media, ideally including B2B and technology media
• Deep knowledge of paid social, search and programmatic channels and an understanding in how to get the optimum performance from each separately and collectively
• Experience in running demand/lead generation campaigns using multiple channels, ideally including content syndication and CPL tactics
• Results orientated professional used to working towards client specific media KPIs and goals
• Comfortable working with and using data for all aspects of media and activation

Skills and Competencies

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbally
• A people person who puts their team first
• High attention to detail and time management skills
• Smile in the face of a challenge and thrive on pressure
• Have a restless curiosity and always be asking questions
• Be passionate about digital and have an infectious energy
• Open to remote candidates anywhere in the U.S.A
• Candidates will need to be able to work some west coast hours.
• Candidates with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply

Benefits

Hybrid remote work environment
Unlimited PTO
Healthcare coverage
Insurance Life Insurance
401K Plan
Employee Assistance Program
No meetings, 3rd Fridays of the month
Social Events & Celebrations
Monthly Wellness program
DEI Committee
Corporate Social Responsibility
Transmission is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and your race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability have no influence on our hiring decision.