Digital Media Manager

Monks; Hilversum; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Digital Media Manager to lead strategy and delivery across a portfolio of clients. You’ll turn research, data, and platform capabilities into clear media strategies that support client business goals, acting as a trusted advisor and client owner.

You’ll oversee campaign planning, performance analysis, and technical delivery, while mentoring team members and ensuring profitable, compliant operations. Hybrid work is offered.

Qualifications

• Must develop data-led multi-channel media strategies.
• Experience with programmatic advertising and GMP products.
• Strong ability to turn data into optimization recommendations.
• Experience managing client relationships, scopes, and timelines.
• Commercial awareness including agency profitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of data-led, multi-channel media strategies aligned to client KPIs.
• Oversee analysis and reporting, turning performance data into insights and recommendations.
• Provide technical oversight across media platforms to improve data quality and processes.
• Manage vendor relationships and competitive analyses to inform strategy.
• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for assigned clients and lead client meetings.

Skills

Multi-channel strategy

Programmatic advertising

Analytics & optimization

Client relationship mgmt

Commercial awareness

Media planning tools

Swedish & English proficiency

Collaborative leadership

Tools

GMP

Programmatic platforms

Job description

About the Role

Monks is looking for a Digital Media Manager to lead strategy and delivery across a portfolio of clients. You’ll turn research, data, and platform capabilities into clear media strategies that support client business goals. As a trusted client advisor and client owner, you’ll oversee campaign planning, performance analysis and technical delivery. You’ll also manage resources, champion operational excellence, and mentor team members. Helping the team deliver outstanding work while maintaining profitable, compliant operations.

Responsibilities:

Lead media strategy and performance

• Develop data-led, multi-channel media strategies aligned to client KPIs, including awareness, lead generation, and sales.

• Combine third-party research with first-party planning tools to shape campaign recommendations and compelling client narratives.

• Oversee complex analysis and reporting, turning performance data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.

• Provide technical oversight across media platforms, improving data quality and processes and resolving complex issues.

• Manage vendor relationships and develop competitive analyses to inform client strategy.

Build trusted client relationships

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact and escalation point for assigned clients.

• Lead client meetings, media recommendations, and post-campaign reviews, clearly communicating the value of media investment.

• Set expectations, negotiate scopes and timelines, and ensure deliverables meet a high standard of quality.

Lead teams and operations

• Manage team workloads, delegate effectively, and support the delivery of client commitments.

• Mentor junior team members, fostering accountability, growth, and continuous improvement.

• Uphold compliance and documentation standards, and improve processes to support efficient, profitable operations.

• Collaborate across departments to resolve challenges and keep projects moving smoothly.

• Contribute to internal initiatives, learning sessions, pre-sales, and interviewing.

About You

The essentials:

• Proven experience developing multi-channel media strategies that connect platform capabilities to client objectives.

• Extensive experience with programmatic advertising and Google Marketing Platform (GMP) products.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn complex data into optimization decisions and long-term recommendations.

• Experience managing client relationships, project scopes, team resources, and delivery timelines.

• Commercial awareness, including an understanding of agency profitability.

• Advanced knowledge of media planning, competitive research and relevant media platforms and tools.

• High proficiency in Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to mentor others and guide teams through ambiguity.

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**About Monks **

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.

This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.