VP, Media Strategy

Giant Spoon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Giant Spoon is seeking a VP, Media Strategy to provide strategic oversight across media planning teams and improve audience development and communications planning capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess over 12 years of media strategy experience with a strong leadership presence to guide and mentor teams.

This role involves effective communication with senior clients and the ability to translate complex media strategies into actionable insights. The position requires creative thinking and a passion for developing talent, making an impact through integrated media approaches.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in media strategy or integrated media roles.
• 5+ years of direct managerial experience.
• Deep understanding of the full media landscape.
• Expertise in audience strategy and data-informed planning.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior media strategy voice across the department.
• Lead audience strategy and channel architecture for client engagements.
• Develop insight-driven media strategies that connect to business outcomes.
• Build senior-level relationships and command client presentations.
• Mentor and develop media team members.

Skills

Media strategy expertise

Audience development

Communications planning

Data-driven insights

Client presentations

Talent development

Media measurement frameworks

Storytelling skills

Job description

We are seeking a VP, Media Strategy to serve a dual mandate: providing senior strategic oversight across our media planning teams while also elevating the department’s strategic capabilities in audience development, communications planning, and data-driven insights. This person will be both a hands‑on leader who ensures day‑to‑day quality across accounts and a strategic authority who raises the bar for how we think about media.

At Wpromote x Giant Spoon, we believe the line between brand and performance is a false choice. We encourage our clients to prioritize impact over impressions, and to think about media as an integrated system - not a collection of channels. We combine creative ambition with measurement rigor to help brands grow at every stage of the funnel.

The ideal candidate combines deep media strategy expertise with the leadership presence to command a room. They understand the full media landscape - from linear and connected TV to programmatic, social, audio, and emerging channels - and can translate audience insights and data into strategic frameworks that drive business outcomes. They have a strong point of view on how brand and performance media work together, and can articulate measurement approaches that give clients confidence in their investment. This person is equally comfortable leading a client presentation, mentoring a junior planner, and pressure‑testing a comms plan.

We are looking for someone with a creative and entrepreneurial drive who thrives on the complexity of managing multiple accounts simultaneously. This role requires proven managerial experience and a genuine passion for developing junior talent into strong media strategists. The ideal candidate is someone who is ready to become a Spoon - to give a damn, try anything, and enjoy the people they are working with.

This position will be working out of our NY office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior media strategy voice across the department, leading audience strategy, communications planning, and channel architecture for client engagements
• Provide day‑to‑day strategic oversight and quality control across media planning teams working on multiple client accounts, ensuring strategic consistency and rigor
• Lead the development of insight‑driven media strategies grounded in audience data, cultural context, and measurable business outcomes
• Act as a trusted media advisor to clients, building senior‑level relationships and commanding the room in presentations, strategic reviews, and annual planning sessions
• Support new business pitches with compelling media strategies and frameworks that demonstrate the agency’s differentiated approach to integrated media
• Partner with performance media, analytics, and creative teams to ensure integrated planning and measurement coherence across the full funnel
• Drive the evolution of the department’s strategic capabilities - including audience segmentation frameworks, comms planning methodologies, and investment allocation approaches
• Ensure the work is achieving our clients’ broader business and marketing goals, connecting media activity to revenue and growth outcomes
• Synthesize complex media landscapes, data, and competitive dynamics into clear, actionable strategic recommendations for both clients and internal teams
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and career development guidance for Media team members

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in media strategy, media planning, or integrated media roles, with a significant portion at an agency or media company
• A minimum of 5+ years of direct managerial experience, with a track record of developing talent into dynamic, effective teams and individuals into leaders
• Deep understanding of the full media landscape: linear and connected TV, digital video, programmatic, social, audio, OOH, and emerging channels
• Demonstrated expertise in audience strategy, segmentation, and data-informed planning approaches
• Working knowledge of media measurement frameworks including marketing mix modeling (MMM), attribution, incrementality testing, and brand lift studies
• Strong understanding of how brand and performance media work together across the funnel, with the ability to articulate investment trade-offs to clients and internal stakeholders
• Passionate about cultivating a deep, proactive understanding of the media landscape, consumer behavior, and competitive dynamics - and leveraging that knowledge to identify growth opportunities
• A commanding communicator who can build trust and confidence with senior clients and C‑suite stakeholders
• Excellent presentation, deck creation, and storytelling skills - able to translate complex media strategies into clear, persuasive narratives
• Intellectually curious about the evolving media ecosystem, with a bias toward testing new approaches in audience targeting, measurement, and channel innovation

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $195,000 - $225,000. Salary is determined based on a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and geographic location. For this role, we also offer programs such as medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and various other benefits and perks. Giant Spoon is an agency that strives to build an inclusive workplace dynamically rooted in our differences. What makes you, you, is your greatest asset here. No matter your race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disabled status, genetic information, or other protected category—feel comfortable (and excited) to bring your full self and make smart, impactful work. For applicants who are California residents, please see our Privacy Policy here which describes our privacy practices with respect to our collection of Personal Information as required under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (C CPA).