Director, Integrated Media Investment (Temporary)

Overview

WHO WE ARE
Crossmedia is the global media independent. We're committed to doing media and business the right way, guided by the principles of TRUST, REASON, and the Pursuit of HAPPINESS. Founded in NY in 2000, Crossmedia US is one of the largest minority-owned full-service media planning & buying agencies in the nation. We have 500+ Crossmedians worldwide with big ambitions to continue growing.

About the Role

We are hiring a Director, Integrated Investment in a full-time temporary role through August (benefits eligible). As a champion of media investment, the Director is responsible for delivering innovation and excellence in work. The Director oversees client media investment oversight across various channels:

• Video/CTV
• Display
• Local TV/Audio
• OOH/Print
• Ad Ops
• Programmatic
• Search
• Social

- Engagement in Enterprise Partnership Program (EPP)

- Lead Agency Negotiator, Client voice & potential New Business

- Consummate communicator: Client, Account team, and Investment Leadership

The focus is leading the One Marketplace team across direct buys, biddable, offline, procurement - ensuring all channels are integrated and optimized for media investment.

Responsibilities

The Director is the steward of the investment product delivered to each client, providing strategic leadership based on an in-depth understanding of each client's business, target consumer, and unique category dynamics. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading relationships with clients, cross-functional leadership, and external partners
• Mentoring team members
• Negotiating cost-efficient, high-impact placements that drive client ROI
• Building strong relationships with media partners, unlocking premium inventory, added value, and early access to innovative opportunities
• Using data-driven insights and strategic packaging to craft compelling negotiation points that align with campaign goals and maximize value
• Managing and mentoring team members, reviewing performance, providing timely feedback, distributing work effectively, and rotating team members
• Participating in new business
• Listening actively and believing good thinking can come from anyone and any place
• Being a team player willing to compromise their point of view in support of others

Requirements

Requirements include:

• 6+ years of experience in media investment and campaign management
• A thorough understanding of the media landscape and its evolution
• Experience providing strategic leadership based on an in-depth knowledge of each client's business
• Advanced media product delivered to clients, fueled by a holistic understanding of advertising and media
• Liaison between partner agencies, vendors, in-house client strategy/creative teams
• Leveraging deep knowledge of media landscapes and market rates to negotiate cost-efficient, high-impact placements that drive client ROI
• Building strong relationships with media partners, unlocking premium inventory, added value, and early access to innovative opportunities
• Using data-driven insights and strategic packaging to craft compelling negotiation points that align with campaign goals and maximize value
• Team management, including managing and mentoring team members. Reviews, performance issues, timely reviews/feedback, active work distribution and fair rotations
• Participation in new business
• Strong listening skills
• A team player willing to compromise their point of view in support of others

Benefits

CROSSMEDIA BENEFITS
Our principles of Trust, Reason, and the Pursuit of Happiness are brought to life through benefits that recognize and support the diversity and physical, emotional, and professional well-being of our people, including:

• Flexibility to work in hybrid manner with in-office and work from home options (depending on role)
• Open/Flexible PTO with US & UK specific policies
• Sponsored healthcare options and agency-wide physical & mental health support
• 401k with company match (USA), and generous Pension (UK)
• Paid sabbatical at significant milestone anniversaries
• Generous paid parental leave policy
• Life milestone recognition & support
• The Pursuit of Happiness Fund devoted to helping Crossmedians find their happy (be it travel, enrichment class, fitness membership or professional development)
• Cell phone/tech reimbursement
• Student Loan payment plan (US)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Learning & Development and training programs
• And burgers – lots and lots of burgers

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is in our DNA. As a minority-owned company, our commitment to an inclusive environment has long been embedded into agency practices and at every level. Almost one third of senior leadership identifies as a person of color and over half of our executive leadership are women. We have active mentoring & internship programs that create opportunities for underrepresented groups. Internal agency programming is anchored by XMEquity365, a permanent, year-round initiative fostering acknowledgement and support of marginalized communities within five pillars – Excellence, Voices, Education, Giving & Representation.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Ability to stand, bend, and reach
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Contact Information

If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with Crossmedia, please email people.team@xmedia.com. (US based candidates).