Media Supervisor

LMO Advertising is a full-service advertising agency located in Arlington, VA. LMO is currently seeking a Media Supervisor to oversee client projects, lead a team of Media Planner/Buyers, and foster an environment of shared learning. This person will be mainly focused on digital media activities, so we are looking for someone with deep digital experience; however, having an integrated media background is a plus.

The Media Supervisor reports to the Associate Media Director and is responsible for managing all day-to-day media strategy and planning/buying activity for multiple assigned accounts.  This person will work directly with the AMD and Media Director to continually evaluate and improve upon media opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage, train, develop and mentor a team of 1 to 3, including Senior Media Planner/Buyer, Media Planners/Buyers
• Provide digital media expertise, help define KPIs, and ensure all campaigns are on strategy to achieve client goals
• Develop integrated media plans
• Research target audience and media habits
• Optimize media buys and adjust orders as needed
• Perform campaign analysis directly related to optimizations and/or planning and buying decisions
• Develop media results analysis
• Maintain media budgets
• Establish and grow strong relationships with clients
• Act as day-to-day liaison between agency and vendors, meeting with sales reps to maintain relationships, stay on top of latest offerings in order to develop innovative ideas for clients
• Write media POVs
• Participate in group brainstorming sessions
• Contribute to and help lead media training efforts
• Evaluates and recommends internal media resource needs
• Assist in performance reviews for media planning/buying team
• Develop case studies for internal and new business use
• Supports the AMD and Media Director in new business activities
• Represent the agency at media conferences

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree, focus on Communication, Marketing or Advertising a plus
• 6+ years planning and buying digital media campaigns; integrated media experience a plus
• Prior experience in a client contact role and ability to confidently present media recommendations both internally and to clients
• Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing a team of junior staff
• Demonstrated ability to teach analytic skills to junior staff
• Exceptional oral and written communication, and presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of Sizmek, and other comparable third party ad serving technology
• Proficiency with media research tools (comScore, MRI, eMarketer, etc.)

At LMO, we believe in building a culture of people who share the same challenger mindset, who relish in the impossible because challenges are opportunities to do our best work.  Candidates should demonstrate the following core values:

• Boldness – be confident, be unafraid, take risks.
• Drive – know your purpose, embrace your work, get it done.
• Commitment – do it, or don’t—your word is everything.
• Agility – be open and responsive to change.
• Accountability – it’s not only what you do, it’s what you don’t do.
• Collaboration – goals over roles.
• Selflessness – opportunities increase when you help others win.
• Integrity – do the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.

If this is you, we want to hear from you. Please e-mail your resume to MediaSupervisor@lmo.com. 

No phone calls please. LMO is a member of the 4A’s and is an equal opportunity employer.

LMO is a "drug-free workplace."

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.