Media, Director

We’re VaynerMedia! VaynerMedia is a global integrated creative and media agency, built for today's consumers. As the Modern Agency of Record, it understands the nuances of today's attention landscape, empowering brands to win attention, drive relevance, and deliver business results. Founded in 2009, by Gary Vaynerchuk, the independently owned agency operates in 15 offices worldwide, including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Chicago, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, and Sydney. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX family of companies . Culture is our key and Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative, creative and strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time – PEOPLE. Day in and day out, we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention and culture. The PITCH. The Media Director, Buying will be tasked with high level operations management, fostering client relationships, and overseeing buying strategy and executional excellence. The Director reports into a S/VP, Media and will work on a cohesive team consisting of buying, planning and analytics professionals working across one or more clients. Our Directors work closely with our clients, platform representatives, and vendors to ensure VaynerMedia is on the cutting edge of buying trends. We look for Directors that embody a true leadership mentality. We love seeing leaders that devote their days to making their teams successful, working for them and with them, not above them, providing thought leadership, guidance and fostering their growth within VaynerMedia. We are building a culture of excellence, and are seeking candidates who are looking to work hard, learn, grow, and deliver best-in-class work at the cutting edge of media buying. This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of in-office attendance Monday-Thursday, with the option to work from home on Friday’s. What You’d Do: • Oversee a team of media buyers providing leadership, mentorship, vision and technical expertise. As well as regularly meeting to get feedback, provide council, discuss problems or successes, etc. • Act as the key contact for client and platform partners, operating as a go-to voice and leader. • Lead check-ins with key account and media counterparts to ensure projects are moving ahead and are thoughtful, high quality, and exceeding client expectations. • Develop and deliver sophisticated media investment strategies to clients, derived from industry insights and QA reporting. • Create media plans, assist in presentation material creation, and provide strategic guidance on reporting calls with clients. • Collaborate across agency disciplines to craft best-in-class, holistic omnichannel media strategies rooted in driving tangible business outcomes for large brands. • Continue to establish internal policies and POVs on agency partnerships, the general digital media landscape, and current client business cases. • Provide thought leadership around how the unit of business should be run, in tandem with setting both internal and external expectations as to the realities of daily business execution. • Manage up to senior leadership corresponding to the most crucial aspects of a client's business, keeping them abreast of any pertinent developments and urgent client needs. • Work to proactively bring new/emerging opportunities to clients, pushing the envelope of media excellence. • Forge new relationships with clients, and ultimately maintain account/s for the well-being of the immediate team and the larger agency. • Work in conjunction with HR to teach, engage, and grow direct reports