Media Director

At Saatchi we believe in creating ideas that can live anywhere. We strive to bring out the best in each other and expect applicants to value close collaboration. Our media communications department develops world-class ideas while running day-to-day operations flawlessly, winning with clients through smart insight, strategy, and creativity. Our media team thinks broadly in terms of inventing communications strategy and ideas, proving every day that media is both an art and science.

About the role

We’re looking for an inspirational leader to fit into our ideas-driven culture and lead our media team to the next level of excellence. The Media Director (MD) will be the media team’s representative voice on key campaigns and initiatives, collaborating with senior peers in Strategic Planning, Creative, and Account Services. This role will ensure media shapes ideas by leveraging media platforms, emerging technology, and cultural cues. The MD will lead cross-department collaboration to deliver innovative, strategically sound media solutions that respond to the speed of culture. This position functions across all media channels and will demonstrate success by working across teams and channels throughout the agency.

As the MD, you will lead collaboration between Creative, Strategy, Production, and Media across campaigns for a highly respected automotive client.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with peers across the agency to advance creativity in media planning, integrating and aligning with Strategic Planning, Creative, and Account Services while partnering those inputs with thoughtful media insights and programs.
• Work across the entire marketing plan, advocate with the media client, and ensure campaign executions happen by having a seat at the table with all other media disciplines.
• Leverage all existing media and engagement partnerships and maximize their value when aligned with the ideas platform.
• Understand and educate both media and creative teams on new creative units, including when and how to use them and apply best practices.
• Partner with Analytics teams to identify best practices and efficient marketing solutions.
• Interface with the media client as a dedicated resource for both the product and media team.
• Collaborate and align directly with the senior-level media team to implement across media channels and identify funding solutions for related media ideas and programs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of integrated multi-media planning experience, including an understanding of all media channels and buying approaches (TV, Radio, Print, Out of Home, Search, Social, Events, Sponsorships, Programmatic, New Technologies, etc.).
• Proven experience developing integrated programs or big concepts from idea to execution and applying data from audience insights to media strategies.
• Experience in Earned and Shared Media, knowledge of influencer marketing, and awareness of cultural trends.
• Strong leadership presence—charismatic, instilling confidence with a “nothing is impossible” attitude and practical media knowledge.
• Business acumen—understands the client’s business and contributes meaningfully.
• Strategic vision—a big-thinker who focuses on business, brands, and ideas, not just media.
• Creativity—contributes high-level creative content and contextual ideas, inspiring the media team.
• Team player—collaborative, ego-free, and fits into the Saatchi culture.
• Exceptional presentation and writing skills—delivers smart thinking in the boardroom and creates multimedia presentations.
• Proven experience in a leadership role, inspiring cross-discipline teams and client leadership.
• Automotive experience is beneficial; major brand/large budget experience is required.

Qualifications

• B.A./B.S. Degree
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to apply critical thinking and analysis in business writing
• Excellent organization and time management; ability to prioritize workload and multi-task

An ideal candidate will be a self-starter with natural curiosity, comfortable in the unknown, and a strong communicator.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Disability benefits
• 401K retirement plan
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

Pay

Compensation range: USD $121,315.00 - USD $185,920.00/Annually. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, and experience.