Director, Media

Publicis Groupe; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Flexible working arrangements

Work Your World program

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Razorfish, part of Publicis Groupe, is seeking a Senior Media Leader in Dallas to drive multi-channel media strategy and client leadership for enterprise brands. You will guide cross-functional teams, translate strategies into audience-focused plans, and advance data-driven decision making across campaigns.

You will foster strong client relationships, lead strategic thinking, and optimize the media planning process while mentoring a team of media professionals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of multi-channel media experience.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Experience on a large enterprise client team.
• Ability to strategically plan campaigns from audience determination to KPIs.
• Strong analytics to inform planning and strategy.
• History of identifying media opportunities and presenting them to clients.
• Experience optimizing the media planning process.
• Portfolio management of paid media for a large brand.
• Excellent communication, diplomacy, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of current media industry news with a focus on upstream initiatives.
• Ensure the team delivers sound strategic media recommendations aligned to brand objectives.
• Lead team and client interactions to build and grow client relationships.
• Elevate strategic thinking across the portfolio and set learning agendas.
• Write and deliver strategies and POVs and translate them into audience recommendations.
• Analyze client audience strategies and work with internal groups on business cases.
• Foster collaboration and ensure timely execution of assignments.
• Provide vision and management to team members ensuring alignment with goals.
• Demonstrate deep technical understanding and problem-solving when needed.

Skills

Multi-channel media

Digital media

Management

Client relationships

Analytics

Strategic planning

Communication

Storytelling

Team collaboration

Job description

Company description

Hi there—at Razorfish, we’re leaders in what's next. Since the dawn of the internet, we’ve helped brands move first through every era of transformation, defining what digital means for business and now leading brands into the age of AI. Everyone has a prediction. Razorfish has a track record.

Named a Most Innovative Agency three years running (2024–2026) by Campaign US, our work reflects a proven ability not just to anticipate what’s coming, but to help our clients actively shape the future. No matter the trend or cultural moment, delivering real business impact wouldn’t be possible without our people. We bring together curious, driven, and diverse thinkers who challenge convention, push boundaries, and hold a high bar for creative excellence.

If you’re motivated to work alongside top performers, push the boundaries of what’s possible, and help define where technology, business, and marketing are headed next—this is the place to do it.

Join us at razorfish.com.

Overview

• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of current media industry news and brand business (current and historical perspectives) with a focus on upstream initiatives
• Ensure the team delivers sound strategic media recommendations based on a clear understanding of brand objectives
• Lead the team and day-to-day client interaction and build, maintain, and grow client relationships and client business
• Apply their experience to elevate strategic thinking across the portfolio and set appropriate learning agenda elements
• Write and deliver strategies and POV’s as well as oversee the translation of these strategies into the final audience recommendations/plans
• Analyze client’s audience strategiesand work with internal groups to lead business case development
• Facilitate team building through collaboration, open communication, and focused project management to assure that assignments are executed in a timely manner
• Provide vision, direction, management and support to individuals within the team to ensure their work aligns with our mission and goals
• Demonstrate a deep technical understanding as well as problem solving and intervention when necessary

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of multi-channel media experience, with an emphasis on digital media
• 5+ years of management experience
• Experience working on a large enterprise client team
• Ability to strategically plan campaigns from audience determination, ability to best flight and execute campaigns to align with client's strategic goals and KPIs
• Strong understanding of analytics to inform and validate planning and strategy
• History of identifying media opportunities, presenting them to clients, and executing
• Experience monitoring and recommending improvements to the entire media planning process
• Ensuring people are adopting the best in class tools, techniques, systems to deliver effective media processes
• Portfolio management of paid media for a large brand
• Excellent communication (written and verbal along with visual storytelling), diplomacy, and relationship building and decision making skills with the ability to think creatively.

Additional information

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Razorfish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $121,315.00 - USD $166,000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/15/2026.