Overview
Real Chemistry is seeking a Group Director, Paid Media (Client Experience). This portfolio-level leader will partner with clients and internal teams to shape media strategy, drive execution and foster talent development across a group of accounts.
Hybrid Role
Based in one of our US offices: Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or Lambertville.
What You'll Do
Lead portfolio-level media strategy and oversee execution across multiple brands.
Serve as the senior client partner, driving collaboration, anticipating needs, and shaping recommendations that ladder up to measurable business outcomes.
Champion innovation in media, exploring emerging opportunities and piloting first-to-market activations.
Oversee annual planning, SOW creation, budget management, and forecasting for the assigned portfolio.
Ensure financial health of accounts through proactive scope, budget and reconciliation management.
Bridge strategy, creative, analytics and activation ensuring alignment from campaign planning through measurement and optimization.
Drive integration across internal teams and partner agencies to deliver seamless cross-channel work.
Translate data and insights into meaningful, client-ready stories that inspire confidence and action.
Partner with Strategy and BI to evolve measurement frameworks, establish KPIs, and drive learning agendas.
Lead, coach and grow a team of Media Directors and Supervisors, fostering curiosity, accountability and continuous development.
Build scalable processes, tools and workflows to improve clarity, quality and efficiency across the team.
Create a culture of collaboration, innovation and operational excellence that embodies our values.
Serve as a role model for strong communication, diplomacy and partnership across departments.
Contribute to agency initiatives that improve how we work, plan and partner.
Represent Real Chemistry externally, nurturing publisher and vendor relationships and identifying new opportunities.
Collaborate on POVs, playbooks and case studies to advance industry thought leadership and internal education.
What You Bring
- 10+ years of experience in media strategy, planning and activation across digital channels; pharma or healthcare experience strongly preferred.
- Deep understanding of DTC and HCP audiences, omnichannel strategy, and the evolving media landscape.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, manage complex portfolios and deliver outstanding client results.
- Advanced financial acumen with experience managing large-scale budgets and scopes of work.
- Exceptional client relationship and communication skills — equally adept at boardroom presentations and day-to-day problem solving.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with a proven record of working effectively across Strategy, BI and Ad Ops.
- Comfort with ambiguity, change and growth — you see process as an enabler, not a constraint.
Pay Range
$130,000 - $200,000. Compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including experience, skills, certifications and geographic location.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local discrimination laws where we operate. Applicants who require accommodations throughout the interview process may request them.
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