Carmichael Lynch · 8 hours ago
Temp Opportunity: Associate Media Director/Programmatic
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expCarmichael Lynch is an integrated creative agency that focuses on defining brand purpose and driving business impact. They are seeking an Associate Media Director to manage media teams and develop programmatic and data-driven campaigns, while facilitating cross-functional collaboration within the agency.
AdvertisingDigital MediaPublic Relations
Responsibilities
Day-to-day responsibilities of the Associate Media Director include but are not limited to:
Dynamic Business Leader
Helps craft client objectives based on business and marketing knowledge
Demonstrates thorough understanding of client business and how to achieve results
Builds options to address objectives, works with internal teams to bring to life
Manages team effectively toward a single-minded goal
Demonstrates clear understanding of trade-offs that influence media decisions
Media Visionary
Champions innovation and change in evolving approach for client business
Proactively seeks to redefine status quo with media partners and clients
Leverages insights regarding target consumer and media's role in communications
Creates expectation of innovation and collaboration on team
Proactively measures activity to continually improve client results
Team Leader
Effectively manages client, vendor, and internal relationships in and across departments
Effectively manages a team to ensure work is high quality and on time
Leverages working relationships with outside vendors toward client benefits
Maintains a professional, can-do attitude at all times
Instills and rewards initiative among reports
Provides professional and discipline mentorship to grow career of reports
Maintains effective communication-- effectively managing up, across, and down
Contributes to a positive departmental and agency culture
Note: These are the major functions and accountabilities required of the position and are the predominant criteria by which performance will be assessed. OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
Working Relationships, Autonomy, and Supervision:
The Associate Media Director must interact regularly, and collaborate effectively with the all personnel of the Agency
The Associate Media Director will participate in the resolution of external client issues
Work direction is from: Group Media Director
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in a related field
8-10 years in media department (current title should be Supervisor level or greater)
Data driven and programmatic media experience, hands-on keyboard experience with DSPs
Strong mathematical abilities required
Strong background working with traditional media planning/buying within an agency environment
Experience managing multiple clients, multiple departmental teams
Exposure and experience with business analytics
Experience in personnel administration, staffing, recruitment, and training
Strong experience delivering programs from hypothetical to flawless real world execution is a requirement
Strong negotiation skills and multi-media integrated packages experience
Strong attention to detail
Strong collaboration skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks
Superior communication skills
Strong verbal and written presentation skills
Passionate and professional
Authentic team player
Strong respect of the creative process and product
Ability to contribute unique and original thinking and solutions
Active listener
Ability to manage and prioritize personal workload effectively
Results-oriented, with a commitment to accountability
Strength in dealing with change
Approachability
Ability to manage up well
Conveys integrity and trust
Preferred
Digital experience preferred
Experience with third party verification (e.g. Ad Fraud) and performance optimization preferred
Local market planning/buying exposure a plus
Benefits
Professional Development (performance reviews 2x annually, training opportunities related to your field of development, one-on-ones with managers, etc.)
Competitive, equitable salaries (reviewed annually to ensure equity and competitiveness)
Competitive, company and employee sponsored benefits, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO (vacation/sick time) allowance, maternity leave, parental leave, paid company holidays, Family Building Benefit (adoption, surrogacy benefit), and much more.
Company
Carmichael Lynch
Carmichael Lynch exists for a simple reason: to transform, instigate, rally and delight. It is a sub-organization of Interpublic Group.
201-500 employees
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