Senior Media Strategy Lead AI-Driven Growth

Monks; New Jersey; On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health insurance

PTO and holidays

401k with company contribution

Parental leave

Work-life balance

Career growth in disruptor space

Global, inclusive culture

Job summary

Monks is seeking an Associate Director, Media Strategy to lead strategy and planning for a major client relationship, owning deliverables end to end and serving as a trusted day-to-day client contact. You will build go-to-market strategies across Social, Search, Programmatic/Digital Investment, and other channels, mentoring 1–3 direct reports and using AI-enabled tools to accelerate research and reporting.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in media strategy with cross-channel expertise, a BA in

Qualifications

• 7+ years in media strategy, planning and client service.
• Proven ability to build trusted client partnerships and grow account workstreams.
• Data-driven storytelling for senior-level clients with cross-channel expertise.
• Fluency in digital direct, programmatic, social and search channels; offline channels a plus.
• Experience with syndicated planning and competitive insights tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day point of contact with media client stakeholders.
• Develop go-to-market and full-funnel media plans informed by insights.
• Lead briefings, brainstorms, presentations and reporting calls.
• Prepare executive-level deliverables on performance and POVs.
• Analyze data, craft insights, and make recommendations in decks.
• Use AI-enabled tools to accelerate research, planning and reporting.
• Collaborate with Activation, Investment and Data & Measurement teams.
• Establish relationships with platform partners to maximize value.
• Track the client scorecard and ensure delivery against goals.
• Lead and manage 1–3 direct reports; set priorities and mentor.

Skills

Media strategy

Client management

Data-driven storytelling

Programmatic & social

Team leadership

Communication

AI-enabled tooling

Education

BA or equivalent (marketing/advertising)

Tools

Comscore

GWI

Pathmatics

Nielsen

Job description

Monks is seeking an Associate Director, Media Strategy to lead strategy and planning for a major client relationship, owning deliverables end to end and serving as a trusted day-to-day client contact. You will build go-to-market strategies across Social, Search, Programmatic/Digital Investment, and other channels, mentoring 1–3 direct reports and using AI-enabled tools to accelerate research and reporting.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in media strategy with cross-channel expertise, a BA in