Manager, Media Investment

About the role

Tombras, a 600+ person, full-service, national advertising agency with a digital mindset, is seeking a Manager, Media Investment to join one of the top independent agencies in North America. The agency connects data and creativity for business results, fueling both client and agency growth, and has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes, and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the Year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

This position will be based in Knoxville, TN, with relocation assistance potentially provided.

Responsibilities

• Oversee campaign success, including campaign architecture, optimizations, and measurement.
• Develop advanced media investment plans and mid-campaign recommendations.
• Utilize in-house DSPs (The Trade Desk and Centro) and related platforms/tech-stack across client campaigns.
• Collaborate with the media planning and advertising operations team to audit the consumer journey and confirm proper tagging and tracking implementation.
• Execute comprehensive performance analysis based on platform metrics and data points.
• Support Senior Managers and Supervisors in developing team members from a process and vertical perspective.
• Research and stay up-to-date on technology and trends surrounding media investment buying (DSPs, inventory and data sources, fraud protection, best practices, etc.).
• Maintain strong relationships with programmatic inventory and data vendors.
• Perform other job functions as required by your supervisor.

Requirements

• 3-4 years of experience in media investment buying and planning at a media agency.
• Advanced proficiency in media planning/buying via a programmatic trading platform like The Trade Desk, Basis, or a similar DSP partner.
• In-depth knowledge of integrated channel strategies and concepts.
• Ability to optimize cross-campaigns and cross-platform toward a holistic CPA.
• Experience optimizing inventory, audience overlays, and secondary campaign guardrails to maximize efficiencies while scaling campaign budgets.
• Ability to create advanced media plans with minimal assistance or input from senior personnel.
• Understanding of analytics platforms and ability to utilize them to gauge paid media performance beyond platform metrics.
• In-depth understanding of how other media affects programmatic campaigns.
• Ability to explain complex technical topics in an easy-to-understand, client-facing way.

Benefits

• Family-oriented culture with a focus on supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices.
• Flexible PTO.
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers.
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents.
• Employer-paid dental and vision.
• 401(k) participation.
• Promotions from within and opportunities for varied and rapid career development.