Mindgruve is a leading digital media agency located in downtown San Diego in a loft-style, open workspace environment that promotes new ideas and empowers its employees to spearhead innovative, quality work that gets results for clients.

We need an experienced and enthusiastic Media Director with strong leadership and collaborative skills to develop strategic media plans for our clients. This position will work with business development and department heads to develop media plans that meet client objectives.

We need a person with:

• 5+ years of digital media experience and 10+ of traditional media
• Background with a digital agency preferred
• Bachelors degree (preferred)
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills
• Outstanding leadership skills and the ability to lead a team; prioritize for self and team
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

What you’ll do here:

• Collaboratively work with business development and strategy teams to develop result driven digital media plans for our clients
• Collaborate with and manage cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive business solutions and strategies
• Oversee the execution of media strategies, planning and buying as well as optimization of media buys and budgets
• Recommend new tools, applications and methods that can be applied to client goals
• Identify and maintain relationships with media publishers and partners
• Determine the best measurable results and analytics per client objectives and report upon them in monthly analytics reports
• Identify new business opportunities and assist the sales team with proposals
• Ensure media team adheres to agency policies and procedures
• Create media plans and proposals for our clients
• Lead internal and client-facing discussions regarding media buying

Compensation commensurate with experience. This is an in-house position. No headhunters, contractors, freelancers, overseas agents, or professional job hoppers will be considered.

Qualified candidates MUST email a cover letter, resume and salary history and requirements to careers@mindgruve.com, with “Media Director” in the subject line.