Director of Media

Rising Tide Interactive • Washington, DC

3d • $106,000 - $127,000 • Remote

About The Position

Whether you’re an experienced paid digital media planner for political campaigns or brands, our Director of Media role offers you a unique opportunity to shape strategy for clients at one of the industry’s premier firms. The Director of Media leads our planning and buying team in setting paid media strategy, crafting custom plans, and executing those plans for clients ranging from national political organizations to statewide campaigns. As a member of our team, you will: Work directly with Partners to craft a winning paid media plan and strategy for high profile clients, including political candidates, ballot initiatives, campaign committees, advocacy organizations, and nonprofits Oversee the day-to-day workflow of the Media department, including hiring, training, and supervising Media Planners Develop relationships with vendors, evaluate new products, and educate staff on advertising technology Optimize processes within the Media department to ensure mistake-free trafficking and buying

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in managing digital media planning and buying, ideally for political campaigns, nonprofits or advocacy organizations
• Experience buying in Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads, DoubleClick, Google DV360, and other programmatic ad networks
• Demonstrated experience working with Excel/Google Sheets and managing complex data.
• Experience working with and managing vendor relationships.
• Experience working directly with clients, including presenting complex plans and reports.
• 3+ years of experience managing a team
• Someone who is excited to work for our Democratic clients
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• All RTI employees are expected to be up-to-date on all COVID vaccinations and boosters.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with DataStudio is desired, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Partners to craft a winning paid media plan and strategy for high profile clients, including political candidates, ballot initiatives, campaign committees, advocacy organizations, and nonprofits
• Oversee the day-to-day workflow of the Media department, including hiring, training, and supervising Media Planners
• Develop relationships with vendors, evaluate new products, and educate staff on advertising technology
• Optimize processes within the Media department to ensure mistake-free trafficking and buying

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-funded health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance for employee; healthcare flexible spending account; employee assistance plan; 401k plan with employer match; student loan repayment plan with employer match; monthly cell phone and public transit allowance; work from home stipend; professional development stipend; open leave, paid parental leave, paid holidays; and more.

What This Job Offers

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