Associate Director Media Strategy & Buying - Entertainment

Adelphi Group • Los Angeles, CA

2d • $110,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Media Strategy & Buying will act as a strategic anchor and leader for the dedicated For Your Consideration (FYC) entertainment media account. This role is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end media ecosystem designed to elevate the client's originals in the minds of Hollywood guild, academy, and industry awards voters (Emmys, Oscars, SAG, etc.). The ideal candidate is an expert in digital and social media landscapes, possesses direct platform buying capabilities, and is a strong people manager capable of leading a team of three. While the core of this role sits within Digital and Social, the Associate Director will also strategically touch multi-channel extensions, providing a holistic view of the FYC market.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of media planning and buying experience, ideally within an agency network environment, with at least 1–2 years in a management or team leadership capacity.
• Deep hands-on knowledge of major social ads managers (Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit, etc.).
• Experience running media in the entertainment ecosystem (streaming, broadcast, or theatrical). Comfort managing rapid pivot schedules based on industry news and nominations.
• Proven track record of handling high-touch, senior client relationships with clarity and professionalism cultivating and maintaining trust.
• Proven ability and experience managing others; a strong desire and capability to grow and develop talent.
• Compelling and persuasive written and verbal communicator and presenter. Knows how to reach a compromise when necessary.
• Expert level media math skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the specific rules, regulations, and targets associated with guild and academy awards voters.
• Direct experience or foundational understanding of managing traditional media channels, specifically LA-market Out-of-Home (OOH), trade print (Variety, THR), Local Broadcast, and digital audio platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of comprehensive, highly targeted media strategies specifically tailored to target entertainment industry voters across key voting windows and phases.
• Build integrated, innovative media plans across digital channels, inclusive of publisher direct and paid social, ensuring messaging aligns with creative positioning and critical voting dates.
• Serve as a client-facing lead to present strategic media maps, pivot solutions, and campaign timelines directly to senior stakeholders.
• Direct hands-on execution of in-platform buying (Self-Serve Social) alongside publisher-direct partnerships and trade media negotiations.
• Act as the strategic lead oversight for core digital/social elements, while collaborating on the integration of traditional media elements as needed: Core Focus: Social Media, Premium Display, and Video. Holistic Touchpoints: Out-of-Home (Billboards, Wallscapes, etc.), Trade Print, Spot TV, Audio (Podcast/Radio), and Connected TV/Streaming.
• Oversee daily in-flight optimizations across platforms to ensure maximum delivery efficiency, frequency capping among voter targets, and pacing safety.
• Direct the team in building automated, executive-ready performance reports and post-campaign analyses (PCAs) that translate media metrics into clear client takeaways.
• Manage, mentor, and foster the professional growth of a high-performing team of three (3) media specialists.
• Establish strong QA processes for campaign set-up, trafficking, and billing to ensure zero-error execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Partner closely with the Director of FYC to manage team bandwidth, workflow delegation, and cross-functional agency communications.

Benefits

• Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.
• Commitment to hiring and developing exceptional talent.
• Focus on developing inclusive teams.
• Celebration of differences.
• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed