Senior Media Strategy Lead | AI-Powered Growth

Monks; Colorado; On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO & holidays

401k

Parental leave

Work-life balance

Career growth

Diversity & inclusion

DEI commitment

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Senior Manager of Media Strategy to lead day-to-day planning, insights, and client service for high-value relationships. You will guide cross-channel campaigns across Social, Search, Audio, Programmatic, and more, delivering holistic recommendations and compelling data-driven narratives.

You will own project management, foster collaboration with Activation, Investment and Data & Measurement teams, and mentor junior team members while driving growth for existing and new

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in media planning, digital media or client service.
• A self-starter who manages multiple projects at once with very high standards for your work.
• Experienced with syndicated media planning tools (e.g., MediaOcean Prisma, Comscore, GWI, Nielsen) to build audience-driven plans.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, bringing energy and enthusiasm to client conversations while simplifying complex strategies and tailoring your message to the audience.
• Comfortable with data analysis and eager to adopt AI-enabled ways of working.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Desire to grow as a leader and mentor to colleagues.
• Not afraid to defect from the status quo in order to make our clients and company more successful.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-channel campaign planning efforts and partner closely with key stakeholders to deliver holistic, full-funnel recommendations.
• Own project management across assigned client workstreams, proactively managing priorities, negotiating timelines and deliverables, and escalating significant risks to senior leadership
• Manage campaign logistics to ensure flawless execution.
• Own daily and weekly client interaction: facilitate client calls and meetings, handle one-off requests and share campaign performance details.
• Be the internal champion for your client's goals, coordinating closely with Activation, Investment and Data & Measurement teams on optimizations and performance
• Guide and elevate the work of cross functional teams, sharing expertise and support for more junior team members to help foster stronger strategic thinking and collaboration
• Maintain analytical curiosity and the ability to turn complex data into compelling stories, actionable insights, and clear recommendations, both internally and externally
• Use AI-enabled tools to accelerate research, audience insights, plan building and reporting.

Skills

Media planning

Client service

Data storytelling

Leadership

Education

BA or equivalent with emphasis on marketing, advertising, or business

Tools

MediaOcean Prisma

Comscore

GWI

Nielsen

Job description

Monks is seeking a Senior Manager of Media Strategy to lead day-to-day planning, insights, and client service for high-value relationships. You will guide cross-channel campaigns across Social, Search, Audio, Programmatic, and more, delivering holistic recommendations and compelling data-driven narratives.

You will own project management, foster collaboration with Activation, Investment and Data & Measurement teams, and mentor junior team members while driving growth for existing and new