Media Director Agency Partnerships
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Media Director Agency Partnerships
As the Media Director of Agency Partnerships you will set the vision for Best Buys media team focused on agency partnerships. You will lead a team responsible for delivering the media strategy platforms/ technology and operations in support of both brand and agency partner business objectives. You and your team will combine business insights media intelligence and industry trends with innovative thinking to build recommendations and media plans to meet agency and brand objectives. In this role you will be a media strategy thought leader regularly collaborating with crossfunctional partners and interfacing with leadership. This role is responsible for partnering with the agency sales team to develop new and ongoing relationships with agencies their holding companies and the brands they serve both endemic CE and nonendemic. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in working with agencies & brands a deep understanding of the media landscape and the ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with partners. This role requires consistent engagement across the org including but not limited to Ad Sales Product Reporting and Insights Creative Finance Operations and Media.
This role is hybrid which means you will be required to work some days onsite at our Best Buy Corporate Campus in Richfield Minnesota and some days virtually from home or another nonBest Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What youll do
- Lead a high performing team of media experts that understand the goals and objectives of agency and brand partners ensuring the team delivers timely barraising results
- Oversee the media planning process for agency & brand partners including developing recommendations for platforms/ technology and operations functions to meet the needs of the business
- Partner with the sales team to develop and nurture relationships with agency teams including senior investment and commerce executives at agencies and brand marketing teams.
- Lead a team that contributes to the RFP process with innovative ideas and media plans that perform
- Partner with cross functional partners to establish pilot testing and beta opportunities to leverage to win agency and brand business
- Partner with cross functional stakeholders to identify dependencies navigate competing priorities and develop solutions that drive the business and move teams forward
- Lead team planning structure development and coaching
- Develop and foster relationships with strategic media partners
Basic qualifications
- 8 years of media planning experience in an advertising agency or client setting
- 4 years of people management with experience building and leading high performing teams
- Advanced knowledge of digital media landscape inclusive of retail media
- Experience managing complex cross functional projects
- Strong executive presence collaboration communication and storytelling skills
Preferred qualifications
- Experience leading integrated media strategy
- Experience working for or with a media agency
- Experience working with media publishers
- Proven ability to influence across levels of an organization
Whats in it for you
Were committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total wellbeing and provide support as you need it especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Generous employee discount
- Physical and mental wellbeing support
About us
As part of the Best Buy team youll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes. Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. Were committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
