Jellyfish

Senior Director, Media Strategy

Jellyfish

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York CityNew YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Be a passionate advocate and provocateur for brands, communications strategy, and modern marketing
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior clients, simplifying complex media and business challenges while identifying opportunities for growth
  • Lead strategic discussions with senior stakeholders, ensuring media investment aligns with broader business and brand objectives
  • Drive new business development and multi-market pitches in collaboration with Jellyfish Growth teams
  • Lead integrated, multi-market communication strategies across paid, owned, and earned channels, ensuring cohesive and compelling narratives. Deliver strategic direction across full-funnel media ecosystems, including both digital and traditional channels (Linear TV, DRTV, National & Local media)
  • Champion audience-first planning, leveraging data, insights, and tools (e.g., GWI, research, segmentation) to inform strategy
  • Lead the adoption of innovative and technologically advanced solutions, including AI, genAI, MMM, and cloud-based measurement approaches
  • Nurture senior client relationships, proactively identifying opportunities to drive commercial success
  • Inspire new ideas and fresh strategic thinking across media, content, and creative
  • Provide clear strategic direction to planning and activation teams, ensuring seamless integration across disciplines
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (creative, data, tech, and insights) to deliver unified marketing solutions
  • Mentor and develop teams, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in collaboration, innovation, and accountability
  • Lead multi-market pitches for Paid Media in collaboration with Jellyfish Growth teams

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in media strategy, communications planning, or integrated marketing roles within an agency or multinational organization
  • Demonstrated experience across both digital and traditional media channels, including Linear TV, DRTV, and National/Local media planning
  • Strong expertise in audience strategy, segmentation, and insight development, with hands-on experience using tools such as GWI
  • Proven ability to develop integrated, full-funnel media strategies that connect brand and performance outcomes
  • Exceptional leadership and team management experience, including mentoring and developing high-performing teams
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at senior levels
  • Advanced understanding of data, analytics, MMM, AI-driven solutions, and measurement frameworks
  • Demonstrated expertise in building compelling strategic narratives for pitches and client presentations
  • Deep understanding of the evolving media landscape, including emerging technologies, platforms, and consumer behaviors
  • High personal standards with a commitment to quality, rigor, and continuous improvement
  • A collaborative team player who embodies Jellyfish values and contributes to a positive, high-performing culture.
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Hard Skills & Tools
media strategycommunications planningintegrated marketingaudience strategysegmentationinsight developmentfull-funnel media strategiesdata analyticsAI-driven solutionsmeasurement frameworks
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementstakeholder managementinfluencecommunicationmentoringcollaborationinnovationaccountabilitystrategic thinking