Media Strategy & Measurement Manager
Role Description
Saatva is seeking a strategic and mathematically-minded Media Strategy & Measurement Manager to help shape our upper-funnel media investment across linear TV, streaming, sponsorships, audio, and emerging channels. The role will partner closely with the Director of Paid Media to guide how Saatva invests in brand-building media, ensuring our investments build mental availability while generating measurable demand across markets. The role will also help build the measurement frameworks that allow Saatva to understand how upper-funnel media contributes to growth as we expand our omni-channel presence.
What You'll Do
- Upper Funnel Media Strategy
- Monitor excess share of voice (ESOV) across TV, audio, and other brand channels to inform media investment decisions.
- Develop geo-level investment recommendations based on Viewing Room presence, competitive intensity, and market demand.
- Identify and prioritize key Category Entry Points (CEPs) such as moving, buying a home, or starting a family.
- Leverage internal and external research to understand where and how these CEPs occur across audiences and markets.
- Build a triangulation framework that brings together media delivery data, branded search trends, MMM outputs, and market-level demand signals to understand how media drives demand.
- Audit media effectiveness using incrementality testing, MMM insights, and cross-channel measurement approaches.
- Partner with agency and internal teams to refine how media impact is evaluated across channels.
- Strengthen MMM inputs and translate outputs into clear guidance for budget allocation across channels and markets.
- Collaborate with Retail to align media investment with Viewing Room openings and support market expansion.
- Mentor performance marketing and broader marketing teammates to elevate media literacy across the organization.
- Work closely with the Performance Marketing team to evolve Saatva’s omnichannel media strategy.
- 4+ years of experience in media planning, strategy, or marketing analytics.
- Deep TV & Streaming Expertise: Proven experience building and executing impactful plans across linear TV, streaming/CTV, and audio channels.
- The "Planner + Quant" Mindset: A rare blend of creative, innovative planning skills and heavy quantitative ability. You know how to build a beautiful campaign strategy and defend it with rigorous data.
- Business Model Literacy: Experience planning for high-AOV, high-consideration products. You understand how to market an aspirational, "affordable luxury" product across both digital and physical retail environments.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong analytical skills with hands-on familiarity in MMM, incrementality testing, geo-level modeling, tracking and analyzing excess share of voice (ESOV) across TV, audio, and other brand channels.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Experience in a Retail/DTC hybrid environment.
- Background in working for a digitally native brand that has transitioned into omnichannel physical retail.
- Familiarity with podcast measurement, audience segmentation, and mid-funnel creative strategy.
- Competitive Salary: $100,000 – $105,000 base salary.
- Performance Bonus: Eligible for our annual bonus program.
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
- Financial Future: 401(k) with employer match and FSA/HSA/Commuter benefits.
- Time Off: Generous paid vacation and time off.
- Perks: Employee Referral Bonus, discounted gym memberships, and deep discounts on Saatva products for you, your friends, and your family.
Measurement & Media Effectiveness
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Mandatory Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Saatva, we are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusiveness, as demonstrated through our recruitment, retention and employee development programs, and are committed to the hiring, retention and success of diverse candidates. We maintain an environment that respects and builds on the assets and talents of each person, valuing their differences. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate against qualified job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender (including gender nonconformity, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, and gender identity or expression), sexual and reproductive health decisions, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status (including past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services), genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, caregiver status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to all aspects of the employment hiring process, including but not limited to, recruitment, selection, compensation, and benefits.