Director, Media Strategy

Verve For Advertisers is a technology company that empowers brands and agencies to connect moments of discovery and drive measurable outcomes across screens.

As part of Verve, we've unified the company's demand-side offering, bringing together the largest on-site search intent dataset outside of walled gardens, direct SDK integrations with top apps, alongside data partnerships with 3M+ websites and LLMs. Our technology captures both what consumers do and why they do it, delivering high-fidelity audiences, insights, and activation across premium omnichannel inventory.

We’re looking for a strategic, solutions-oriented Director of Media Strategy to help lead and scale our growing Strategy team. This person will play a critical role in supporting our rapidly expanding sales organization, developing go-to-market advertising solutions, and crafting thoughtful media strategies that drive results for top-tier brands and agencies.

You’ll oversee a team of strategists and coordinators, partnering closely with sales, design, product marketing, and client services to drive proactive media recommendations, go-to-market frameworks, and winning proposals across leading-edge managed service and programmatic programs. The right person is an outstanding strategist with exquisite taste in design, a strategic mind and strong leadership skills. This job requires smarts, high-level strategic thinking, and a deep passion for digital media.

Responsibilities include

• Directly manage a team of strategists and coordinators supporting our brand sales team across managed service and programmatic initiatives
• Oversee onboarding and training for new team members
• Work with your manager to identify employee growth plans – creating career benchmarks, opportunities to transition to other departments, self-evaluations, etc.
• Develop and deliver effective strategies, product recommendations, and insight-led sales concepts and materials for brand and shopper initiatives
• Supervise the timely production and delivery of proposals, presentations, one-pagers, custom decks, and written materials for current and prospective clients
• Lead QA process by assessing and delegating workload, anticipating future reviews, and communicating status with other members
• Review proposals to ensure all RFP requirements are addressed, accurate pricing, etc.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve response quality and win rates, manage resources, and enhance operational efficiency as the team scales
• Design, document, communicate, and implement efficient processes to manage workflow. Vet existing processes and identify areas for improvement to ensure that Jun Group’s materials meet or exceed our high standards.        
• Liaise with senior management and other departments to facilitate seamless communication and efficient processes
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align revenue, technical, and partner strategies.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, gather and monitor client intelligence and recommend strategies aligned with client KPIs, data privacy shifts, and competitive positioning
• Work closely with Operations and Client Service teams across all aspects of account management, including strategic consultation, deal structures, creative development, targeting, optimizations, tagging, pacing, and performance

Here are a few indicators that you're the right person

• You’re passionate about digital media
• You love to learn and you’re not afraid to work hard
• You thrive in a deadline-driven world
• You’ve got a great sense of design
• You’re an excellent writer and structural planner
• You’re multilingual: fluent in Management, Client, Production, and Creative

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant work experience (at least 1 year of management experience required)
• Strong understanding of digital media including, programmatic strategies, DSP/SSP dynamics, audience targeting, and brand KPIs
• Experience supporting sellers through the RFP process, with a solutions-oriented mindset
• Mastery in Microsoft office and Google suite
• Excellent design and layout sense
• Strong professional writing skills
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Collaborative, resourceful, and energized by working cross-functional teams, including sales, design, product marketing, client service and operations
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities

Some company benefits include

• Competitive salary + performance bonuses
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus mental health resources
• 401(k) match and generous PTO
• Hybrid work environment (NYC office)
• Free lunch for onsite team members in NYC
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Opportunities for professional development in a high-growth ad tech company

Greater NY-area Residents: We currently have a hybrid remote work policy. All Verve For Advertisers employees living within a 90-minute (one way) commute of our NYC office are expected to be in the office three days per week.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $150,000, plus incentive pay

We’re open to allowing the right person to learn our industry on the job. We welcome diversity and non-traditional paths into all of our roles. We believe in hiring the right person as opposed to the right combination of keywords.