Senior Manager, Media Strategy (Remote)

Monks is a new kind of agency, built from the ground up by award-winning creatives, top data scientists, and cutting-edge media people willing to defect from the old agency model to create smarter work. Challenging convention, we bridge the gap between meaningful storytelling, data-led optimization, and commerce. A spirit of curiosity, relentless creativity, and data-informed decision-making define our culture and people.

About Media Strategy

The Media Strategy department is the strategic heart of Monks' media offering: a unified team bringing together deep expertise in media strategy, media planning, and account management. We build integrated, full-funnel media strategies that connect brand storytelling to measurable business outcomes, powered by AI-enabled workflows and analytical rigor.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-channel campaign planning efforts and partner closely with key stakeholders to deliver holistic, full-funnel recommendations.
• Manage campaign logistics to ensure flawless execution.
• Own daily and weekly client interaction: facilitate client calls and meetings, handle one-off requests, and share campaign performance details.
• Be the internal champion for your client's goals, coordinating closely with Activation, Investment, and Data & Measurement teams on optimizations and performance.
• Analyze data, craft insights, and make recommendations internally and externally.
• Use AI-enabled tools to accelerate research, audience insights, plan building, and reporting.
• Brainstorm and implement new ways to optimize client and business workflows.
• Understand the full spectrum of services Monks offers and help grow new and existing engagements in a thoughtful, consultative way.
• Package learnings into case studies, best practices, and client-facing POVs with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to the culture of the Media Strategy department and the agency by being curious, thoughtful, and fearless.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in media planning, digital media, or client service, ideally within complex organizational structures.
• A self-starter who manages multiple projects at once with very high standards for your work.
• Experienced with syndicated media planning tools (e.g., MediaOcean Prisma, Comscore, GWI, Nielsen) to build audience-driven plans.
• Comfortable with data analysis and eager to adopt AI-enabled ways of working.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Desire to grow as a leader and mentor to colleagues.
• Not afraid to defect from the status quo in order to make our clients and company more successful.
• BA or equivalent with emphasis on marketing, advertising, or business.

Skills

The team you'll support demonstrates expertise in:

• World-class ability to build client and platform relationships.
• An exceptional track record of managing and growing accounts.
• Fearless ability to tell data-driven stories and extract key insights.
• Building and presenting high-impact presentations to senior-level clients.
• Full-funnel understanding of the media landscape across Social, Search, Programmatic/Digital Investment, Holistic Video, OOH, and Direct Partnerships.

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays.
• 401k with company contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being.
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network.
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more.
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth.

Pay

Salary Range: $75,000—$85,000 USD

Schedule

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.