OverviewThe Media Supervisor, Partner Direct is responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing digital media campaigns through direct publisher and media partner relationships. This role works closely with clients, internal teams, and media partners to deliver strategic recommendations, execute campaigns, and drive business results.
The Media Supervisor serves as a key day-to-day client contact, manages campaign performance, and provides guidance to junior team members while ensuring the successful delivery of media plans.
Responsibilities- Develop and execute media strategies aligned with client goals and objectives.
- Analyze campaign performance and provide actionable recommendations to improve results.
- Partner with publishers and media vendors to identify opportunities, added value, and innovative solutions.
- Maintain strong relationships with media partners and stay informed on marketplace trends.
- Collaborate with strategy, analytics, creative, social, search, and account teams to support integrated media plans.
- Present performance updates, insights, and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Develop reports, campaign recaps, and presentation materials.
- Ensure quality control across media plans, reporting, and campaign execution.
- Support budget management, forecasting, billing reconciliation, and financial tracking.
- Mentor Media Planners and Associates while providing day-to-day guidance.
- Manage multiple projects while maintaining strong attention to detail and organization.
- Build media recommendations, audience strategies, and investment plans across digital channels, including OLV, CTV, audio/streaming, high-impact media, and custom content.
- Manage campaign setup, launch, pacing, optimization, reporting, and project timelines.
Qualifications- 4-6 years of experience in digital media planning and buying, preferably within an agency environment.
- Experience developing and managing media campaigns across digital channels, including display, video, CTV, and digital audio.
- Strong understanding of media planning, audience targeting, measurement, and optimization.
- Experience working directly with publishers, media vendors, and partner-direct opportunities.
- Experience managing campaign budgets, pacing, and performance reporting.
- Ability to analyze data and turn insights into actionable recommendations.
- Experience presenting media recommendations and performance results to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience mentoring junior team members and managing multiple priorities.
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Comscore.
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Compensation Range: USD $75,050.00 - USD $120,159.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/1/2026.