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About the Role

Involved Media USA is seeking a VP, Media Director to provide senior media leadership across client accounts. This role oversees tactical media planning, buying, and execution across all media channels, ensuring high-quality work, strategic guidance, and continuous improvement of the media team's operations. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic, detail-oriented professional with excellent communication and time management skills, ready to guide the evolution of performance marketing.

Responsibilities

Lead media teams across assigned client accounts, providing oversight from tactical planning through campaign execution.
Provide tactical media strategy and buying guidance across teams.
Maintain a strong understanding of the evolving media marketplace, including emerging channels and industry trends.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and media partners.
Proactively identify new media opportunities, partnerships and platforms, and buying strategies that can benefit clients.
Provide thought leadership to clients and internal teams.
Lead, mentor, and develop media team members, including identifying training and development needs.
Identify opportunities to improve team processes and establish consistent media best practices.
Participate in RFPs and new business opportunities.
Directly manage Sr Buyers and Buyers as assigned.
Provide leadership and oversight to broader media teams.

Requirements

Experienced media leader combining deep tactical media expertise with strong leadership, problem-solving and communication skills.
8-10+ years of media buying, planning, and/or advertising experience preferred.
5+ years of experience managing and developing teams.
Deep understanding of media buying and tactical planning across multiple channels, with strong expertise in Video, including Linear TV and OTT.
Demonstrated ability to lead multiple accounts and teams.
Strong understanding of the media marketplace.
Strong negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Strong attention to detail, accountability and follow through.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient in MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Experience with media management software and reporting tools such as PowerBI and Tableau.
Experience with DSPs and programmatic buying is a plus.
This position does not require regularly scheduled travel.
Unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Skills

Data-guided media strategy and buying
Performance-driven tactical planning
Proprietary research
Custom reporting & analytics
Leadership
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
Initiative
Strategic thinking
Communication
Time management
Media planning
Media buying
Video (TV, OTT, OLV)
Audio (terrestrial and digital radio, podcast)
Out-of-Home
Display
Direct buying
Programmatic buying
Negotiation
Analytical skills
Organizational skills
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Media management software
Reporting tools (PowerBI, Tableau)
DSPs

Work Type

Full-service
Independent

Experience Level

8-10+ years of media buying, planning, and/or advertising experience
5+ years of experience managing and developing teams

Salary/Compensations

$140,000 - $160,000

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Disability
401k
Paid time off
Community engagement opportunities
Great colleagues
Great learning opportunities

About the Company

Involved Media USA is a full-service, independent media agency specializing in data-guided media strategy and buying, performance-driven tactical planning, proprietary research, custom reporting & analytics, and more.
AMS is a global media solutions company built on growth for the brands we serve and the people who power us.
Across our brands Active International, XACTV, and Involved Media, we connect talent, technology, and insight to help leading companies grow.
Recognized globally as a Great Place to Work, we invest in our people with the same care, curiosity, and long-term commitment we bring to our clients.
A culture that values creativity, collaboration, and care.
Opportunities to learn, grow, and lead across brands and markets.
Regular in-office collaboration that fuels connection and innovation.
Recognition that celebrates your impact.
We grow together. Your growth drives our success.