Media Operations Director

The Media Operations Director is centered around making our media business run as efficiently and effectively as possible. They will collaborate with other departments to provide analysis and support to deliver general business needs and operational processes.

The ideal candidate is a strong business-oriented individual and will act as a partner to peer functions such as finance, creative, strategy and account management. The Media Operations Director must have the ability to bring a matrixed team of people together from various levels and functions in the company to achieve a common goal.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with leadership & peers to determine media business needs, tools and resources.
• Review and iterate current processes to improve overall quality of work, build team skill/ability, sustain overhead, etc.
• Identify opportunities to create efficiencies between all teams and evolve internal processes.
• Plan, build and rollout new processes, inclusive of socialization and adoption across the organization and between teams.
• Develop relationships with key decision-makers in the organization to help inform and influence operational strategies.
• Analyze resourcing needs in accordance with client contracts, new business initiatives, and corporate tasks, and make recommendations for any additions, restructures or other changes based on key inputs such as profit margin, client needs and seasonality.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings as related to media operational initiatives.
• Manage media finance coordinator and ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting and tasks.
• Collaborate with leadership & peers to determine media business needs, tools and resources.
• Review and iterate current processes to improve overall quality of work, build team skill/ability, sustain overhead, etc.
• Identify opportunities to create efficiencies between all teams and evolve internal processes.
• Plan, build and rollout new processes, inclusive of socialization and adoption across the organization and between teams.
• Develop relationships with key decision-makers in the organization to help inform and influence operational strategies.
• Analyze resourcing needs in accordance with client contracts, new business initiatives, and corporate tasks, and make recommendations for any additions, restructures or other changes based on key inputs such as profit margin, client needs and seasonality.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings as related to media operational initiatives.
• Manage media finance coordinator and ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting and tasks.

What you need to succeed:

• 7+ years’ experience within an advertising, media or technology environment, with a proven record of coordinating across teams.
• Superior project management and organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver prioritized outcomes.
• Highly detail-oriented, self-starter, independent worker with critical thinking skills and remain composed under pressure.
• Possess a growth mindset with an ability to think critically and the flexibility to adapt quickly to change.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions based on data.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office and Google Doc Suites.
• Thinks creatively for the bigger picture and beyond the obvious.
• Willing to understand different points of view and work well in a team.
• Positive and motivating in a team environment.
• Self-aware, willing to take feedback and act upon it.