Media Supervisor, Media Buying

Bully Pulpit International

$80K — $90K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years relevant work experience required
  • Hands-on experience in programmatic and social media buying, preferably in an agency
  • Familiarity with client verticals like public affairs and advocacy campaigns
  • Proven skills in audience planning and forecasting
  • Strong leadership and team management capabilities
  • Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with multiple DSPs and ad operations tools like Google Campaign Manager

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to client success by making strategic recommendations and empowering teammates
  • Manage campaigns across various channels and buying platforms
  • Analyze campaign metrics and provide insights for performance optimization
  • Implement workflow improvements for client campaigns
  • Communicate effectively with client teams to meet expectations and solve problems
  • Support senior leadership with industry research for strategic planning
  • Act as a point-of-contact for client requests regarding budgets and campaigns

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%
  • Generous vacation time and unlimited sick leave
  • $50 monthly phone reimbursement
  • 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
  • Focus on employee wellness and support for a diverse workforce
Full Job Description
The Impact You Will Make

Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI) is seeking a full time Media Supervisor to join our team in Washington DC. In this position, you will act as a core contributor to team priorities, effectively communicating the strategic value, operational rigor, and "why" behind media activation goals to the broader media team. You will also help develop, articulate, and evangelize BPI's agency-wide approach to buying strategy, platform best practices, and technical execution. Additionally, you will conduct analysis into programmatic inventory, and vendor research to ensure BPI negotiates and executes highly effective, innovative, and market-leading media activations that drive measurable impact for our clients.
  • Starting Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 (+ annual bonus)
  • Expectation to work from one of our offices (Chicago, DC, NYC, SF, LA) at least 3 days a week


What the Day-to-Day Looks Like

Media Strategy & Execution
  • Contribute to the success of complex client programs by understanding big-picture client goals, making strategic recommendations to accomplish them, and empowering teammates to work towards them
  • Manage and supervise campaigns hands-on across multiple verticals, channels and all major buying platforms, including Google Ads, YouTube, Meta, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, The Trade Desk and DV360
  • Be able to contribute to client reports by analyzing platform metrics, provide actionable insights, and make smart optimizations to influence performance.
  • Identify and implement workflow and process improvements on clients
  • Work efficiently across numerous client teams by communicating effectively, setting and meeting expectations, securing buy-in, and creatively solving problems


POV/Offering
  • Support senior leadership in conducting media, industry or company research to allow the agency to develop accurate and strategic advertising and marketing plans
  • Improve upon/develop new processes to streamline communication and flawless implementation of plans
  • Maintain relationships with ad tech partners, inventory suppliers, and data providers


Collaboration
  • Act as a point-of-contact within the team to manage client and account team requests - i.e., budget changes, campaign flighting, and audience recommendations
  • Work closely with creative and insights team on execution of challenging media placements and implementation of campaign measurement
  • Delegate appropriately and collaborate with media planners to support plan development.


Management
  • Eligible after 6 months to directly manage Media Buyers, Senior Media Buyers, and Media Managers
  • Act as a mentor to junior team members across your accounts


Requirements

What You Bring
  • 4+ years relevant work experience
  • Proven hands-on experience in programmatic and social media buying, preferably in an agency environment, with a track record of successful campaigns
  • Experience working across some of our client verticals, including public affairs, strategic communications, advocacy and political campaigns
  • Excitement to work on large corporate reputation accounts in addition to support of Democratic politics, non-profit, and advocacy opportunities as they arise.
  • Proven experience in audience planning and forecasting for clients
  • Strong leadership, direct team management, and training skills
  • Exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities
  • Hands-on experience running campaigns across all digital ad formats in multiple DSPs, including The Trade Desk, DV360, Yahoo and Amazon
  • Ability to oversee ad operations and trafficking in Google Campaign Manager
  • Familiarity with ad tech platforms and partners, tools, and emerging industry trends
  • Excellent analytical and strategic thinking capabilities
  • Demonstrated ability to meet and exceed client performance targets
  • A passion for mentoring and developing team members
  • Expectation to work from one of our physical offices (DC, NYC, SF, CHI, LA) at least 3 days a week (unless hiring under a fully remote arrangement).


Benefits

BPI offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%, generous time off for vacation, $50 monthly phone reimbursement, unlimited sick time, and 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents. BPI's benefits prioritize employee wellness and progressive support to our diverse workforce.

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