Senior Media Manager

MMGY Global•Overland Park, KS

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

At MMGY Global, we believe nothing shapes your view of the world like travel. So every day, we share our client’s stories from a perspective that inspires people to see the world differently. Our personalized service and strategy connect media, consumers and influencers across the globe, taking people to new places and changing their view for the better. At MMGY we inspire people to go places. We have an immediate opening for a Senior Media Manager in our Overland Park, KS office.

Requirements

Minimum 4 years of experience in media buying and trafficking work
Must demonstrate a high level of understanding of ad serving/ trafficking, media performance analytics, and the management of digital media campaigns
Ability to handle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines under pressure
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong presentation skills, ability to communicate internally and externally
Possess a strong ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks with flexibility
Solid understanding of the principles of digital marketing and media concepts
Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience in the travel & tourism industry.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the media planning team to develop integrated, insight-driven media plans aligned to client goals and audience behaviors.
Contribute to the development of channel strategy recommendations, audience segmentation, and flighting approaches.
Own vendor negotiations — securing competitive rates, added value, and preferred placements across media partners.
Support the development of media POVs, marketplace updates, and strategic memos for client-facing presentations.
Grow into ownership of full planning deliverables for assigned client accounts, with mentorship from senior planning leadership.
Serve as the day-to-day campaign activation lead for select clients, attending status calls and assist with media strategy rationale to clients.
Build and maintain strong relationships with media vendors and platform partners.
Stay ahead of media marketplace trends, rate fluctuations, and emerging inventory opportunities relevant to travel & tourism.
Translate research and data (leveraging media and consumer research and platform analytics) into channel and tactic recommendations.
Create and distribute all media RFPs, responsible for proactive ideation of new ideas against client KPIs working closely with the planning team
Oversee campaign trafficking, tagging, QA, and launch readiness across all buying channels.
Monitor campaign performance in real-time, making proactive optimizations and budget shifts to maximize KPIs.
Manage and reconcile media budgets ensuring investment is paced and delivering against client KPIs and reconciled post campaign in media ocean.
Own end-to-end media buying and billing across paid channels working within client and billing timelines within media ocean.
Ensure client deliverables are completed and executed to client expectations
Billing media accurately and on schedule according to client invoicing requirements
Working closely with the performance and measurement team on website tagging structure and strategy, and overseeing tagging implementation and QA
Oversee junior associate campaign ad ops work thoroughly to ensure high quality standards, and troubleshooting internal technical issues during campaign execution.