Media Supervisor

Job Overview

Are you an experienced media supervisor or an up-and-coming AMD who’s ready to join a highly collaborative and passionate culture driven by finding what’s next for our clients? Are you a connection connoisseur or a media maven who has experience planning media across all channels? Are you a reach/frequency artist and the flowchart is your canvas? Do you believe “spots and dots” are for dalmatians and media plans should be as creative as the message? Want to be part of a globally recognized media team that has earned industry-leading recognition for 10 consecutive years? If the answer is “all of the above”, we know the place for you.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and facilitate media strategy, plan development, execution, reporting and stewardship
• Master account/client and media vehicle knowledge
• Collaborate as part of core team to develop paid media strategies
• Manage and coordinate all media team strategic and investment efforts
• Determine planning and resource needs
• Establish audience profiles and primary strategies to guide media planning and annual evaluations
• Primary internal team and client-facing responsibility for media discipline
• Interact with multi-functional teams (Account Management, Creative, Data Science, Brand Strategy, Public Relations, Brand Experience Design, Finance)
• Guide strategic direction, review plan documents, provide proactive reporting/plan stewardship
• Lead client presentation development
• Facilitate media relationships to advance understanding of existing/emerging markets and industry
• Schedule and attend media representative meetings
• Review and discuss opportunities with industry experts – educate team, evaluate industry trends, needs for research
• Participates in internal team and agency development
• Work with Media team leadership to determine goals and strategies for team development
• Train and mentor direct reports (media planners, assistant media planners) on a daily basis
• Develop and present agency training presentations on new ideas; bring in relevant speakers for agency and group presentations
• Integrate emerging AI technologies into daily workflows to support innovation, automation, and operational excellence

Required Skills

• Ability to independently write media plans and create client-ready decks
• Strong communications skills including managing regular client communication and confidence to present to client teams both virtually and in-person
• Proficient across all media planning core skills and tools: full funnel media channel evaluation and recommendations, reach and frequency and media mix modeling (MMM) analyses, competitive analysis, audience creation/analysis, plan reporting and optimization
• Strong attention to detail
• Resourceful, with strong management skills and demonstrated team-leadership
• Able to thrive in a culture of teaching and learning
• Comeptent at prompting AI and interpreting AI responses to assist in research and media planning
• Proficient with MRI-Simmons, Media Radar and Pathmatics (or similar competitive tracking tools), Nielsen Commspoint and Mediaocean/Prisma

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience
• Minimum 5 years of agency-side media planning experience
• Integrated agency experience preferred
• Experience across all media channels (television/video, digital, social, radio/audio, print, out of home) and full funnel marketing required
• Global media and Retail Media experience a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Teams; Google Slides a plus

About Colle McVoy

Colle McVoy is a full-service, certified B Corp agency building enduring relationships between forward-thinking brands and people. For more than 90 years, we've reinvented ourselves to meet the changing needs of brands and the people they serve. We believe the strongest ideas begin with a deep understanding of people, creating ideas that build brands, influence decisions and move culture. Recognized as a Fast Company Most Innovative Company, Adweek Midsize Agency of the Year, Ad Age A-List honoree, SABRE Disruptive Agency of the Year and a Best Place to Work for 15 consecutive years, Colle McVoy brings together the right people, perspectives and expertise to solve modern business challenges. Our connected capabilities span brand and influencer strategy, design, experiential, social, content, media and earned creative/PR. As part of DonerColle Partners, a strategic alliance with Doner, Colle McVoy extends its connected capabilities through expanded strategy, creative, media, production and AI-powered innovation to help brands win between the coasts.

Pay

The base salary for this position ranges from $75,000 to $90,000. Compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness options, agency perks, and the flexibility of a hybrid work environment.