Senior Director, Media

Allied Global Marketing; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Director of Media to lead innovative campaigns for top entertainment and attraction clients. This role demands a strategic thinker with extensive digital media experience, capable of managing diverse teams and complex projects in a dynamic environment. You will drive media strategy across various channels, ensuring the team executes flawlessly while maximizing client ROI. The position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of media campaigns, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and insights to deliver exceptional results. If you are passionate about media innovation and client success, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Flexible PTO

10 Company Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital media leadership roles.
• Proven track record in developing innovative media strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead media strategy development and campaign execution.
• Serve as the senior client contact, presenting strategic recommendations.

Skills

Digital Media Leadership

Media Strategy Development

Client Communication

Team Management

Performance Data Analysis

Campaign Optimization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Meta Ad Platform

Google Ad Platform

Data Management Platforms

Analytics Platforms

Job description

Allied Global Marketingis a leading full-serviceentertainment,culture, andlifestyle-marketingagency. We build strategic campaigns for a diverse range of clients that connect audiences with experiences they love. Our team of experts captures the unique energy of each project with customized strategies that deliver on-target messaging and drive bottom-line results. An integrated approach is supported by our on-the-ground network of24 offices and over 500 colleagues across the globe, providing resources and relationships that our partners and clients know and trust.

Allied Global Marketing is seeking an accomplished Senior Director, Media to spearhead a top entertainment and attraction client with multiple brands, entertainment, and attraction clients.

The Senior Director will lead strategic direction across all media channels including paid social, paid search, video, programmatic, among others, while providing vision and leadership for their team.

We will be prioritizing candidates that are based in the East Coast or Central time zones as this role will be working EST hours.

Overview:

This position requires a strategic thinker with exceptional organizational abilities who excels in managing a team, multiple client relationships, and complex campaigns in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates thought leadership in media innovation, can translate performance data and industry trends into actionable strategies, and inspires teams to exceed client expectations.

The Senior Director, Media serves as a primary client relationship owner, driving strategic planning, budget allocation, and long-term media roadmaps. This role is responsible for developing best practices, guiding junior staff, and ensuring continuous improvement in campaign performance and team capabilities. The qualified candidate balances strategy with the ability to provide tactical guidance. The person in this role is expected to lead media strategy development and campaign execution while maintaining deep knowledge of media platforms, ensuring their team has the tools and direction to execute flawlessly.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to guide team members with implementing the strategy and executing the campaigns
• Serve as the senior client contact, presenting strategic recommendations to VP-level stakeholders
• Drive innovation in media strategy, identifying new channels, technologies, and approaches to maximize client ROI
• Oversee multiple campaign budgets, ensuring efficient allocation and optimization
• Create comprehensive measurement frameworks to demonstrate campaign impact and business outcomes
• Lead quarterly business reviews, providing strategic insights and recommendations for future investments
• Hands-on-keyboard approach to managing digital campaign execution and oversee/guide team members on day-to-day responsibilities
• Proactively monitor daily campaign performance to identify actionable optimisations and insights that maximize ROI, and fuel future investments
• Triage and escalate campaign and performance issues that arise
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to ensure integrated campaign execution across creative, account, and analytics teams

Qualifications:

• 7+ years digital media leadership experience with 2+ years in a director-level role
• Proven track record developing innovative media strategies that drive business outcomes
• Hands-on experience managing Meta and Google ad platforms is a must
• Experience managing and mentoring teams of 8+ professionals
• Executive presence with exceptional presentation and client communication skills
• Strategic expertise across Paid Search, Paid Social, YouTube, Programmatic, CTV, and emerging media channels
• Strong understanding of measurement methodologies, attribution modeling, and analytics platforms
• Experience with data management platforms and advanced audience targeting strategies

Details:

• Benefits: This position will be eligible to participate in the standard benefits offered to full-time employees of Allied Global Marketing (medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability and life insurance as well as 401k and Flexible PTO). In addition, we offer 10 company paid holidays.

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