Vice President, Media Strategy

The Vice President, Media Services will be responsible for successfully leading a strategic, integrated media account for a key client.

This leadership role requires deep digital subject matter expertise, team leadership experience and strong client management and operational skills. Executive-level client management and presentation skills are a critical competency in this role. This position reports to the SVP, Media Services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee media delivery team and ensure a best in class work product supporting Merkle’s People-Based Media value proposition.
• Understand client goals and objectives, outlining a strategic vision to achieve them while helping the team to translate those into actions.
• Communicate and escalate as needed to protect the account and revenue. Identify growth opportunities and help support activities to secure this growth.
• Maintain balance between client relationship and account financials. Ensuring profitability of account while at same time driving client satisfaction.
• Manage through adversity, keeping team motivated and moving in the right direction.
• Support SVP Media Services in recruiting, hiring, and career-pathing of next-generation media leaders.
• Manage and mentor the team to further develop their skills and create growth opportunities for them. Be a hands-on Career Advocate, providing thoughtful and frequent feedback – both positive and constructive.
• Act as Digital Media SME and contribute to product and capability development, as well as overall value proposition for the department

• 15+ years of experience in digital media agencies, with a focus on media planning & buying
• Experience managing teams of minimum 10-20+ individuals in multiple locations
• Data driven, performance media experience is required
• Programmatic, SEM, paid social, and direct publisher planning and buying experience required.
• An entrepreneurial spirit, desire to “change the game”, a self-starter, and thinks outside of the box
• Works effectively in a fast-paced, energetic team environment
• Willingness to travel 10-20%

Additional Information

Merkle fosters a diverse environment that encourages original thinking about our business and empowers us to communicate with a global world of customers. We embrace differences of opinion and diversity of thought as they help us challenge and refine our solutions. Merkle, as a best-in-class marketing agency, welcomes big ideas, and believes they can come from anywhere.