Media Supervisor - Crossmedia USA : Job Details

Crossmedia is the global media independent. We're committed to doing media and business the right way, guided by the principles of TRUST, REASON and the pursuit of HAPPINESS. Crossmedia US was founded in NY in 2000 and is one of the largest minority-owned full-service media planning & buying agencies in the nation. Together with our network partners in Germany and the UK, we are 500+ Crossmedians worldwide with big ambitions to continue to grow with soul.

We focus on what media agencies should do: create innovative connections between brands and people regardless of channel or budget. And, we do it in an honest way. We are and always have been a values-based organization. We earn our client's TRUST by ensuring media transparency in our business model and objectivity in decision-making. We apply REASON & logic to finding solutions to our clients' greatest business challenges. The pursuit of HAPPINESS matters to us. Big time. We invest in each colleague‘s professional & personal well-being and growth. It's why we have countless initiatives, clubs & cultural events dedicated to our people and why we‘ve been the top-ranked media agency on Ad Age's Best Places to Work for the past five years in a row.

In the US, we have offices in New York and Philadelphia and team members across 30+ states. Our client roster includes US Bank, White Castle, NASCAR, Planet Fitness, PWC, Newell Brands, American Cancer, Invesco, Illva Saronno, Lightbox, and more.

This role is HYBRID, with the flexibility to work from home but the candidate should have proximity to our NY office.

YOUR ROLE

We're looking for a bright cross-channel Media Supervisor to manage the day-to-day responsibilities for various clients. The job covers media planning and buying from A to Z – target analysis, plan development, client management, media partner negotiations, program execution & optimization and champions integration and strategy.

Crossmedia's Supervisors are strong educators, taking opportunities to mentor their team on best practices and guiding through campaign planning, launch, execution, and reporting. As a natural problem solver, Supervisors exhibit resourcefulness daily, always ahead of the game, expecting client questions, developing timelines, and planning for weeks beyond. This role requires exemplarity communication and interpersonal skills.

Please note this role requires a candidate to work onsite in our NY office. We offer a hybrid work setting with employees working both onsite and from home.

• Shares their in-depth understanding of cross-channel media planning and development, including the intricacies of online and offline media activation, media math, media billing processes, and media campaign performance analysis.
• Leverages relationships with key partners and clients by navigating media partner negotiations, program execution & optimization, with a focus on integration and strategy
• Serves as the key point of contact for clients related to strategic plan details, timelines, and deliverable expectations.
• Measurement – understands what different forms of measurement are available and how to assess which is the best solution for a client.
• Supervises the Planner and Assistant's communication and actively coaches and mentors' team on best practices, industry trends, etc.
• Assist Directors in strategic plan development through mastery of media planning knowledge
• A motivated leader, with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• The ability to multitask is key in this position. Supervisors may be required to manage multiple campaigns at once.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 4+ years of experience in media planning
• Experience working with data and analytics team, evaluating campaign performance, building insights, etc.
• Familiarity with syndicated consumer research surveys (MRI, Simmons, YouGov, etc.)
• Highly effective project manager: You have solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking agility.
• Strong listening skills and believes good thinking can come from anyone and any place. A team player willing to compromise their point of view in support of others.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skill
• Tools: Strata and Adazzle, Nielsen, Kantar, MRI, Simmons, Telmar, YouGov, Datorama

Salary range 80-100k. Commensurate with experience. Compensation is determined on the skills, qualifications, certifications, tenure in the industry and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position.

CROSSMEDIA BENEFITS

Our principles of Trust, Reason and the Pursuit of Happiness are brought to life through benefits that recognize and support the diversity and physical, emotional and professional well-being of our people, including:

• Work from anywhere flexibility including hybrid/remote office options to empower you to work your way
• Open PTO policy and paid sabbaticals at significant milestone anniversaries
• Fully-funded healthcare options and agency-wide physical & mental health support
• 401(k) with company match, student loan relief program and financial counseling suppor
• Generous paid parental leave policy
• Life milestone recognition & support
• The Pursuit of Happiness Fund devoted to helping Crossmedians find their happy (be it travel, enrichment class, fitness membership or professional development)
• Cell phone/tech reimbursement
• Student Loan payment plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• And burgers – lots and lots of burgers

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Diversity is in our DNA. As a minority-owned company, our commitment to an inclusive environment has long been embedded into agency practices and at every level. Almost one third of senior leadership identifies as a person of color and over half of our executive leadership are women. We have active mentoring & internship programs that create opportunities for underrepresented groups. Internal agency programming is anchored by XMEquity365, a permanent, year-round initiative fostering acknowledgement and support of marginalized communities within five pillars – Excellence, Voices, Education, Giving & Representation.