Senior Director, Client Media Solutions

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Senior Director directing audience-first media strategies and integrated planning for a portfolio of healthcare clients. Collaborating across teams to drive meaningful business outcomes in a complex media landscape.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeNew York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead media strategy and integrated planning across a portfolio of healthcare clients, ensuring plans align with business objectives and audience needs.
Serve as the senior strategic lead for media planning engagements, guiding annual planning, launch strategies, investment allocation, and measurement frameworks.
Translate complex market dynamics, audience insights, competitive intelligence, and performance data into actionable strategic recommendations.
Drive audience-first omnichannel planning approaches that connect HCP, patient, caregiver, and consumer engagement opportunities.
Champion innovation and identify emerging media opportunities, technologies, and measurement solutions that create competitive advantage for clients. Manage and mentor junior team members, providing oversight, feedback, and workload direction.
Navigate complex stakeholder environments with professionalism, sound judgment, and strong collaboration skills.
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, leading strategic discussions and influencing media investment decisions.
Present recommendations, performance insights, and future planning opportunities to executive-level client audiences.
Establish planning standards, best practices, and quality control processes across assigned client teams.
Guide budget allocation, channel strategy, audience prioritization, and KPI development to maximize business impact.
Partner with Analytics teams to develop measurement frameworks that connect media performance to business outcomes.
Foster a test-and-learn culture focused on continuous optimization and media effectiveness.
Lead, mentor, and develop Directors, Associate Directors, and Managers across the planning organization.
Support new business efforts through strategic media leadership, pitch participation, and development of differentiated media approaches.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of media strategy, planning, and investment experience, with significant healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotech, or highly regulated industry experience preferred.
5+ years of progressive leadership experience managing teams and developing talent.
Deep expertise in omnichannel media strategy, audience planning, and integrated communications planning.
Strong understanding of healthcare media ecosystems across HCP, patient, caregiver, and consumer audiences.
Demonstrated ability to develop and lead complex, multi-channel media strategies tied to measurable business outcomes.
Experience building measurement frameworks and translating performance insights into strategic recommendations.
Proven success in influencing senior stakeholders and presenting to executive-level clients.
Strong understanding of audience segmentation, media research, attribution, marketing effectiveness, and emerging media technologies.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, influence cross-functional teams, and drive alignment within complex matrixed organizations.
Experience contributing to agency growth initiatives, thought leadership, and new business efforts preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Generous holiday and paid time off
Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans
Mental wellness coaching and support
Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning

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Hard Skills & Tools

media strategymedia planninginvestment allocationmeasurement frameworksaudience planningomnichannel planningbudget allocationKPI developmentmedia researchattribution

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationinfluencingcommunicationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilitystakeholder managementteam development