VP, MediaChicago

VP, Media

As the VP of Media, you will lead the development and execution of media strategies across key client accounts. The ideal candidate brings over 10 years of diverse media experience, with a strong emphasis on digital, and has a proven track record of managing and developing high-performing teams of 10 or more professionals. This role requires a confident, decisive leader who excels in client-facing settings, communicates effectively, and drives strategy, planning, and recommendations grounded in data-driven insights. Your leadership will be integral in shaping and optimizing media strategies that deliver measurable results for our clients.

You Will :

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a hybrid team (both in-person and remote).
• Oversee client relationships, ensuring alignment with marketing goals and budgets.
• Manage omni-channel campaigns and collaborate with social, creative, and other media teams.
• Drive performance media strategies and optimization to ensure clients meet their KPIs.
• Attend and lead regular client meetings.
• Serve as a strategic advisor, guiding clients through the media planning process.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless execution.
• Partner with Strategy, Creative, Marketing Science, and Client Services leads across the organization.
• Support Marketing and Media Managers with reporting templates, management, and client presentations.
• Pull and deliver accurate data for initial analyses.
• Provide insights on campaign analysis and optimization.
• Research and prepare new information for paid media plans, RFPs, and presentations.
• Evaluate, build, and maintain relationships within the display and emerging media community.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in interactive marketing and media and advise the Marketing and Media teams accordingly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including social leads, creatives, and account managers.

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The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

Salary Range $185,000 - $210,000 USD

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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