Supervisor, Out of Home

Canvas Worldwide • El Segundo, CA

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

Canvas Worldwide is seeking a Supervisor for their Out of Home (OOH) team. This role involves managing and overseeing day-to-day operations for assigned clients with the support of direct reports. The Supervisor will also support senior team members and managers on department or agency-wide initiatives. Key responsibilities include hands-on training for direct reports, ensuring high-quality work, and motivating the team to meet deadlines. Canvas Worldwide is an independent media agency known for challenging the status quo and fostering a positive, inclusive workplace with opportunities for career development.

Requirements

• Function independently while maintaining a high quality of work.
• Expert understanding of media terms, concepts, and strategy (KPI, ROI, CPM, R/F).
• Familiarity with OOH industry partners: Geopath & OAAA.
• In depth knowledge of OOH formats, vendors and markets (local, regional, national).
• Proficient in planning across a variety of OOH verticals: traditional, tra-digital/digital, digital placed based.
• Proficient in math.
• Ability to interpret, analyze and synthesize media research.
• 5+ years of professional experience.
• Experience buying and planning (not just one), preferably within OOH.
• Experience training and/or managing multiple direct reports.
• Fluent in Microsoft (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams).
• Prior employment at a media agency, preferably within OOH.
• Innate curiosity with a desire to learn and grow as an OOH/Media professional.
• Aptitude for critical thinking and problem solving.
• Self-starter who approaches workload with a positive attitude.
• Proactive (vs reactive) approach to projects/workload as well as overall management of the business and direct reports.
• Strong communication and presentation skills (written & verbal).
• Acute attention to detail.
• Highly organized, including time management (of self and team).
• Ability to take responsibility, adjust accordingly and apply learnings moving forward (of self and team) if errors/mistakes occur.
• Receptive to feedback and able to apply moving forward.
• Manage up/down appropriately.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred: experiential, event partnerships/event targeted, traditional embellishments (ex. extensions, props/builds, illumination, etc.).
• Bachelor's or Associates Degree is highly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the day-to-day across assigned clients with the support of direct reports.
• Support senior members and managers of the team on department or agency-wide initiatives, as needed.
• Provide hands-on training with direct reports, ensuring a high-quality level of work.
• Motivate the team to hit deadlines.
• Function independently while maintaining a high quality of work.
• Oversee and manage team including training direct reports to be self-sufficient.
• Autonomously manage planning efforts, with support of the team, on strategic direction, RFPs, negotiations, evaluations, and presentations.
• Develop and present strategically focused OOH plans/recommendations with sound rationale.
• Participate in strategy development and brainstorming meetings with the ability to take a proactive approach to planning and problem solving/trouble shooting, anticipating potential challenges and seeking amicable solutions.
• Compile and present POV’s as needed; rooted in sound research and presented with strong supportive context/rationale that is client specific.
• Stay current on new/ evolving trends with the media landscape (OOH and media overall).
• Attend Industry and client-related functions and networking events, when necessary, while simultaneously balancing workload/deadlines.
• Remain solution oriented, seeking creative resolutions, through to fruition.
• Work harmoniously with internal & external teams on projects from start to finish.
• Simultaneously multitask between multiple accounts and projects and prioritize accordingly based on deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Recognize appropriate new opportunities, need for 101’s or other documents and motivate self/team to compile and present as needed.
• Participate in/attend meetings/trainings and/or market rides as needed.
• Drive projects from start to finish in a timely manner.
• Motivate team, primarily direct reports, to do the same.
• Meet tight deadlines under pressure.
• Multitask across numerous projects/accounts.
• Prioritize and reprioritize "to-do list” accordingly to meet tight and/or changing deadlines while remaining positive.
• Effectively and fairly delegate workload.
• Synthesize large volumes of information quickly and accurately communicate it out.
• Advocate for OOH (internally, externally).
• Build, foster and maintain strong relationships (internal/external).
• Act as a role model to direct reports and junior staff within the agency.

Benefits

• Generous medical, dental, vision, pet insurance, commuter benefits, disability and life insurance coverage, 401(k) matching, up to 14 holidays per year, a “Do Good Day,” and unlimited PTO.
• Employee social and wellness events.
• DEI Council.
• Auto purchase rebate program.
• Monthly wellness allowance.
• In-office amenities such as fresh kombucha and an in-house barista.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree