Group Director, Client Strategy; Group Media Director

You Will Be

• Owning a portfolio of strategic client relationships, ensuring retention, revenue growth, and profitability across multiple accounts

• Leading and mentoring a team of Directors, setting performance standards and driving development

• Elevating cross-channel, full-funnel integrated media strategy across paid, owned, and earned channels

• Ensuring cohesive media mix design, budget allocation strategy, audience architecture, creative integration, and advanced measurement frameworks

• Serving as an executive-level escalation point and strategic advisor for senior client stakeholders

• Leading high-stakes executive engagements including QBRs, annual planning, and transformational growth initiatives

• Driving portfolio-level forecasting, staffing alignment, and margin management in partnership with Operations and Finance

• Identifying same-store growth opportunities and partnering with Business Development to support new business strategy and pitches

• Scaling best practices across teams to improve planning rigor, reporting clarity, and strategic storytelling

• Partnering with Analytics to operationalize MTA, MMM, incrementality testing, and advanced measurement

• Spearheading innovation initiatives, emerging channel pilots, and first-to-market tests that strengthen agency POVs

• Collaborating with executive leadership to solve organizational challenges and contribute to company growth goals

• Providing regular portfolio health updates and strategic insights to senior agency leadership

• 11+ years of experience in media planning/strategy, marketing strategy, or integrated client leadership within an agency

• 6+ years of experience leading senior-level team members and managing multiple client portfolios

• Proven track record overseeing complex, multi-channel accounts with full P&L responsibility

• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including revenue forecasting, margin management, and resource planning

• Demonstrated success managing executive-level client relationships and navigating complex stakeholder environments

• Deep expertise in full-funnel strategy development, measurement frameworks (MTA, MMM, incrementality), and cross-channel media planning inclusive of audience insights application to full funnel media application & deep channel understanding

• Experience collaborating across creative, analytics, operations, and technology teams to deliver integrated solutions

• Exceptional executive presence, communication skills, and strategic storytelling ability

• Strong organizational leadership skills with the ability to scale systems, develop talent, and drive operational excellence

• Experience pitching new business as strategic lead

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or equivalent experience

• Experience leading enterprise-level or multi-brand portfolios

• Background supporting large-scale digital transformation or integrated marketing evolutions

• Experience contributing to agency-level thought leadership or POV development

• Familiarity with AI-driven workflow optimization or advanced planning tools

• Vertical Industry
  
  Preferred Experience:
  
  Franchisee, National to Local application, Apparel/Retail