Senior Marketing Media Manager

T-Mobile•Bellevue, WA

33d•$84,600 - $152,500

About The Position

The Senior Marketing Media Manager is a leadership role within the Media Operations & Partnerships team, responsible for overseeing a significant enterprise media investment portfolio. This role partners with the in-house media team, agency, and cross-functional stakeholders to establish and manage the governance, processes, and operating framework for key media partnerships. Success requires an understanding of the media landscape and how strong partnerships drive collaboration, innovation, and business outcomes. The individual will drive accountability, ensure key initiatives stay on track, and help teams execute partnership strategies. This role also leads the annual endeavor planning process, a major enterprise media value initiative. The ideal candidate has experience in the media industry, excels at building relationships with agencies and media partners, and can lead cross-functional initiatives. They are adept at managing multiple complex priorities, navigating ambiguity with a solutions-oriented mindset, and are highly organized, self-directed, and thrive in fast-paced environments. They are an exceptional project manager skilled at coordinating diverse stakeholders, keeping workstreams moving, and driving accountability. This individual is passionate about reimagining work processes, embracing AI and automation, and continuously seeking opportunities to simplify processes, improve efficiency, and modernize team operations. Strong communication, collaboration, organizational skills, and the ability to influence partners and stakeholders are essential.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Business, Marketing, Communications or related field (Required)
7-10 yrs Media management experience in consumer products; agency media planning experience strongly preferred
Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, driving alignment and successful execution
Experience establishing governance, processes, or operating frameworks that improve consistency, accountability, and execution
Deep understanding of the media landscape, including experience working with media partners to build collaborative relationships that drive business value
Proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence without direct authority, and drive alignment across diverse internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives, coordinate multiple workstreams, and ensure successful delivery through strong planning and execution
Experience developing and implementing governance, processes, and operating frameworks that improve consistency, accountability, and execution
Demonstrated experience leveraging AI and automation tools to improve productivity, simplify processes, and enable more efficient ways of working
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain attention to detail, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
Thrives in evolving environments, embraces change, and continuously seeks opportunities to improve team processes and outcomes
At least 18 years of age
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

agency media planning experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Evolve, and oversee T-Mobile's media partner management framework, driving consistent adoption, governance, and continuous improvement across the media team
Steward end-to-end annual endeavor process in collaboration with our in-house media team and agency, including strategy development, briefing, negotiation, approvals, and ongoing management to maximize enterprise media value
Partner with the Media Enablement team to modernize media partnership operations by identifying opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and scalable workflows that improve efficiency, visibility, and consistency
Develop and manage internal and external partner communication processes that drive timely engagement, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and seamless stakeholder coordination
Serve as the first point of contact for media partnership inquiries, leveraging a broad understanding of partner relationships, supporting documentation, and stakeholder roles to answer questions, source information, or facilitate connections to the appropriate subject matter experts
Lead the development of briefs to support partner meetings senior leaders and executives have
Lead or support cross-functional initiatives, special projects and ad hoc requests as needed
Drive quality assurance across media partnership operations, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of key deliverables, processes, and communications