Group Director, Media Strategy

📋 Description

• Lead and mentor a team of media pros; build an accountable, high-performing culture.
• Act as escalation point for strategy, client, or delivery challenges.
• Own staffing and resource planning across accounts; align people, workload, revenue.
• Champion cross-department collaboration across media, creative, analytics, and client service.
• Directly manage and mentor a team; lead by example and ensure airtight storytelling.
• Drive departmental initiatives to scale Modifly’s media practice with the CSO.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years in paid media with enterprise-level omnichannel leadership.
• 5+ years in people management with a track record of scaling teams.
• Deep expertise across paid search, paid social, programmatic, video, and retail media.
• Connect performance data, creative assets, and media strategy into business storytelling.
• Strong financial acumen: manage budgets, forecast impact, translate numbers to insights.
• Executive communication and presentation skills; inspire confidence in senior stakeholders.

🎁 Benefits

• Structured-hybrid work model with in-office midweek.
• Ideal location: Chicago, IL.