Sr. Media Planner II

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About The Role In the Director, Media Strategy & Planning position, you will partner with clients to bring a marketing strategy to life, develop and optimize highly-effective media plans, and grow a multi-national team. This role will support one of our major technology clients, and will partner with cross-functional leaders to create AI-empowered work streams.

Our ideal candidate is an outstanding senior digital marketing leader with experience including activation & planning, client relationship building, cross-functional integration, and team management. Curiosity and Perspective are key team values - the sky is the limit for an entrepreneurial individual. Sound like you? Then let’s get acquainted!

At this time, Monks offers a hybrid in-office / remote policy dependent on the candidate’s proximity to an office, team, and other business needs. General health and safety considerations are under constant review, with individual cases addressed as they arise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the client relationship for a growing piece of business, interfacing with senior stakeholders internally and externally
• Manage and mentor a global team of media professionals, ranging from Associate Director to Buyer.
• Establish and maintain a strategic approach that bridges the gap from client goals to media delivery, including all facets of execution: strategy, execution, analytics, & creative
• Understand and enforce best practices. This is not sharing partner responses, but a learned expectation of how media should run and perform.
• Develop thoughtful media plans that include Google (Search, You Tube, PMax), Social (Meta, TIkTok, Linked In, etc.), and other digital channels (CTV, Direct, Programmatic)
• Participate in Team Leadership, driving the direction of the larger Media Department.
• Partner with cross-functional teams that include Comms Plannings, Strategy, Creative, Social, Analytics, and AI-Enablement

About You The essentials:

• 9-12+ years of digital marketing leadership with deep expertise across the Google stack, major social platforms (Meta, Linked In, X, Tik Tok), and programmatic media.
• Strong communication skills required, with proven experience presenting to clients and vendor partners
• Proven leader in full-lifecycle digital campaign management, from strategy and planning to execution and insightful reporting
• Experience managing a team that includes multiple levels of contributors
• Highly skilled in driving effective cross-functional communication, ensuring alignment and synergy within a fast-paced, energetic team environment
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate and present complex data insights clearly and compellingly to clients
• Proven strategic capabilities, consistently translating complex challenges into innovative recommendations, robust action plans, and campaigns that drive ROI
• A proven entrepreneurial mindset, adept at spearheading initiatives and strategies that accelerate the organization's growth trajectory

Plus

• Undergraduate degree required.
• Buying Platform certifications will be taken into consideration.
• Proficiency with digital Ad Servers, advanced campaign optimization platforms, and online tracking solutions, particularly Google Analytics, is a distinct advantage

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

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