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obsessed media

Media Director

obsessed media, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Obsessed Media is an independent media group focused on helping our clients dramatically improve the impact of their media through smarter plans, sharper strategy, creativity, and measurable results.

As we continue to scale, we’re searching for a Media Director to lead client strategy, own media plans, manage key client relationships, and raise the bar across accounts and teams. This is a senior, hands‑on role for someone who can think big, juggle multiple accounts seamlessly, and consistently deliver breakthrough work.

Client & Account Leadership

Oversee the planning, execution, and optimization of client campaigns across all channels

Act as the senior media lead and trusted advisor for our clients

Partner with agency leaders to develop media strategy, ensuring plans are grounded in business objectives, market research, and on brand

Lead senior‑level client conversations, presentations, and POVs with confidence and clarity

Anticipate client needs and proactively bring ideas, opportunities, and course‑corrections forward

Maintain a deep understanding of each client’s category, competition, and consumer behavior

Media Planning & Buying

Serve as the senior owner of media planning and buying across assigned clients

Set the planning framework and investment approach across channels, ensuring budgets are aligned to business outcomes

Oversee all buying activity, including partner selection, deal structures, and investment rationale

Evaluate tradeoffs between platforms, partners, and formats, and make clear, defensible recommendations

Ensure buys are executed accurately and efficiently, with strong stewardship of client budgets

Treat client money like it’s your own, and expect the same from the team

Campaign Oversight & Accountability

Oversee campaign execution across teams and partners, ensuring quality, pacing, and performance standards are met

Works with internal team to build reporting, guiding optimization decisions across multiple channels

Ensure measurement frameworks are sound and insights are clear, honest, and useful

Lead post‑campaign analysis to generate relevant learnings

Team Leadership & Development

Mentor, develop, and oversee media team members across all levels

Set clear expectations and provide guidance without micromanaging

Elevate the quality of thinking, storytelling, and rigor across the work

Help shape internal processes, planning standards, and best practices as the agency grows

Growth & New Business

Contribute to new business efforts through strategic thinking, planning leadership, and client‑facing presentations

Help define Obsessed Media’s POV on modern media internally and externally

Represent Obsessed as a credible, thoughtful leader in media conversations

Who You Are

An experienced, senior media thinker who can zoom out and get into the weeds when it matters

A quick and excited learner

Comfortable owning decisions and the results that come with them

Not comfortable with status quo of media

Confident leading clients, teams, and partners without a defined playbook or pre‑developed systems

Strategic but clear, allergic to fluff and performative media jargon

Curious, opinionated, and willing to challenge assumptions (including your own)

Highly organized, but not rigid

A little too obsessed with media

Reads job descriptions closely enough to notice errors

How We Work

We move fast, but we don’t rush: We value being quick, but thoughtful in strategy, planning, and execution

We take ownership: We treat client budgets and agency capital as if it were our own

We keep it human: We are a low‑ego team that knows how to keep work fun

If you’re excited to run point on high‑profile campaigns, be a part of a fast growing agency, manage projects from start to finish, and help us keep making media better, we’d love to meet you

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