Associate, Integrated Media

Estée Lauder Companies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,300 - 93,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid holidays

Education programs

Job summary

Estée Lauder Companies is seeking a Media Associate in New York. This role is vital for managing day-to-day media programs, ensuring effective communication between media agencies and brand teams, and maintaining financial tracking.

The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of experience and strong organizational skills, along with proficiency in Excel and a knack for managing complex projects. The position offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of project management experience in media or marketing.
• Ability to manage complex workstreams between external vendors and internal teams.
• Proficiency in Excel for financial tracking.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the contact for media agencies to gather campaign requirements.
• Manage campaign calendars and track milestones for execution efficiency.
• Input media authorizations and reconcile agency billing.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Organizational skills

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Media Associate

Role Objective

The Media Associate is the central operational hub responsible for the day-to-day execution of media programs. This role serves as the functional bridge between external media agencies and internal brand teams, ensuring that all campaigns are launched on time, creative is delivered to spec, and financial tracking is managed with 100% accuracy within internal systems.

Key Responsibilities

Agency & Brand Coordination

• Act as the primary point of contact for the media agency to gather campaign requirements to ensure smooth campaign execution.
• Maintain the master campaign calendars for dedicated brands within pod; track project milestones to ensure agency execution is hitting the internal deadlines required for pulse campaign launches and promotional windows.

Creative Trafficking & Asset Management

• Own the building and delivery of creative workbooks to ensure alignment with brand, online and retail teams to ensure smooth asset delivery process.
• Manage the end-to-end trafficking process—from receiving final files to verifying they meet platform requirements (e.g., TikTok vs. Instagram) and confirming they are live and performing correctly on the agency side.

Financial Tracking & Internal Systems

• Input and manage media authorizations within internal financial systems; ensure that all agency spend aligns with approved brand budgets.
• Own internal financial system entries to reconcile monthly agency billing, resolving discrepancies between planned spend and actualized invoices across the brand portfolio.

Execution Support & Reporting

• Collect and organize weekly performance files from the agency, ensuring internal stakeholders have access to the most recent performance data.
• Maintain clean and organized internal folders and databases for all media briefs, final assets, and historical performance reports.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of professional experience (or high-level internships) in an environment that requires rigorous project management, such as a media agency, marketing department, or production house.
• Proven ability to manage complex workstreams between external vendors and internal departments; adept at communicating technical requirements to creative partners and financial updates to brand leads.
• High proficiency in Excel (for financial tracking) and comfort learning internal ERP or procurement software (e.g., SAP, Ariba, or similar budget management tools).
• Exceptional organizational skills with a keen eye for details, deadlines, and budget entry.
• Ability to pivot quickly when brand priorities change, ensuring the agency is updated in real-time to prevent wasted spend or incorrect creative placement.

Pay Range

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $66,300.00 to $93,250.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [e-mail].

Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law

Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.