Associate Director, Media Strategy

Bully Pulpit International; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance (100% company-paid)

401(k) with employer match

Generous vacation

Phone reimbursement ($50/month)

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave (16 weeks)

Job summary

Bully Pulpit International is seeking an Associate Director, Media Planning to drive research and craft highly accurate, strategic advertising plans. You will leverage internal data sources and performance analytics to shape future media strategy and guide client objectives.

You will manage daily media campaigns, collaborate with senior teams, mentor Fellows, and organize cross-channel execution. The role requires 3–5 years in digital media, with strong budget, RFP, and KPI analysis skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in digital media strategy, media planning, and campaign management (agency experience strongly preferred).
• Experience managing campaigns for corporate reputation, public affairs, and/or political clients.
• Enthusiasm for Democratic/progressive politics and working with nonprofit, advocacy, and corporate public affairs clients.
• Strong ability to create media plans, run vendor RFP processes, negotiate rates and added value, and analyze KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day of standard media campaigns independently and support larger campaigns by owning specific channels or workstreams.
• Develop data-driven media plans aligned with client objectives and collaborate with Client/Account Leads to ensure plans meet strategies.
• Lead campaign management across platforms, handling implementation, optimization, and analysis.
• Analyze media performance against KPIs to assess objective achievement and guide future actions.

Skills

Media planning

Campaign management

Vendor RFPs

Budget tracking

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Bully Pulpit International is seeking an Associate Director, Media Planning to drive research and craft highly accurate, strategic advertising plans. You will leverage internal data sources and performance analytics to shape future media strategy and guide client objectives.

You will manage daily media campaigns, collaborate with senior teams, mentor Fellows, and organize cross-channel execution. The role requires 3–5 years in digital media, with strong budget, RFP, and KPI analysis skills.