[Remote] Senior Manager, Media Strategy

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Monks is hiring a Senior Manager, Media Strategy to lead day-to-day planning, insights, and client service for important client relationships. The role drives integrated, full-funnel media recommendations, campaign delivery, client partnerships, and collaboration across activation, investment, and measurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-channel campaign planning efforts and partner closely with key stakeholders to deliver holistic, full-funnel recommendations
• Own project management and delivery 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
• Brainstorm and implement new ways to optimize client and business workflows, bringing innovative thinking and practical solutions to the table
• Understand the full spectrum of services Monks offers and help grow new and existing engagements in a thoughtful, consultative way
• Package learnings into case studies, best practices and client-facing POVs with cross-functional teams
• Contribute to the culture of the Media Strategy department and the agency by being curious, thoughtful and fearless

Skills

• 3+ years of experience in media planning, digital media or client service, ideally within complex organizational structures
• 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
• BA or equivalent with emphasis on marketing, advertising, or business

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

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