[Hiring] Manager, Media Investment @Tinuiti

Role Description

As a Manager, Media Investment you will focus on:

• Client‑Centric:
  • Lead Media Investment planning and execution for your accounts across TV, OTT/CTV, OLV, Audio, and Display; ensure plans align with client goals and full‑funnel strategies with clear trade‑offs, channel roles, pacing, and investment recommendations.
  • Co‑present investment recommendations and performance updates in client touchpoints alongside Senior Buyers/TVAD/Client Partners; explain marketplace conditions and partner performance in clear, business‑friendly language.
  • Identify opportunities for strategic expansion, optimization, and campaign growth, bringing pragmatic ideas and clear rationale to your leads and clients.
• Product‑Led:
  • Maintain strong hands‑on‑keys skills in relevant platforms (DSPs, research/planning tools, ad servers) and lead by example in how to set up, QA, and optimize buys.
  • Guide your team in using platform features and partner capabilities (e.g., premium inventory, audience/data tools, packaging options, automation) safely and effectively; help structure small, low‑risk tests.
  • Assist in evaluating new partner offerings and opportunities; summarize pros/cons and suitability for your accounts; support Senior Managers and Directors in deciding what to test or adopt.
• Data & Measurement‑Driven:
  • Review campaign performance data (spend, delivery, reach, CAC/ROAS, quality metrics such as viewability/IVT) regularly; help your team turn data into clear “what’s happening” and “what we should consider doing” statements.
  • Work with TVAD and Analytics/Econometrics to apply basic incrementality/lift learnings and MMM pointers in your investment decisions; understand when to lean in, hold steady, or pull back.
  • Own and oversee QA and delivery hygiene on your accounts: make sure your team catches and addresses under‑delivery, tagging/trafficking errors, quality issues, and contract compliance, and that fixes are documented.
• The Tinuiti Way:
  • Apply Tinuiti’s buying, negotiation, and stewardship playbooks; ensure your team follows standards for brand safety/verification, viewability/IVT, frequency/overlap, and QA.
  • Serve as a go‑to resource in at least one area of the TV/audio/display landscape; help your team understand how marketplace changes (formats, pricing, data, quality) impact your accounts and decisions.
  • Keep yourself and your team current on media trends through publisher meetings and independent research; share meaningful updates and opportunities with internal partners.
• Owner Mindset:
  • Support and sometimes lead the design of growth plays (inventory upgrades, new partner packages, data audiences) within your accounts; help define what success looks like and how your team will run and read the test.
  • Challenge and improve economics (rates, added value, guarantees) and quality on your accounts; ensure your team isn’t repeating the same issues and that basic processes (orders, QA checklists) are followed.
  • Take ownership of moderately complex, cross‑account projects (e.g., updating rate cards, refining QA templates, rationalizing partners for your cluster of accounts) that improve how Media Investment operates day‑to‑day.
• People Leader:
  • Lead, manage, and mentor a small team of Associates/Senior Associates/Buyers; set clear goals and expectations, give regular feedback, and help team members grow their skills and responsibility.
  • Review your team’s work before it goes to Senior Managers or Directors, TVAD, or clients; coach on both detail and judgment.
  • Help your team balance workload and priorities; teach them when to solve problems themselves and when to escalate; model a collaborative, solution‑oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of experience in a media agency or publisher environment, focused on media buying in linear TV, OTT/CTV, digital audio, and/or display; exposure to related channels (commerce, OOH, experiential, paid social) is a plus.
• Proven track record of leveraging partner relationships and marketplace knowledge to negotiate and execute high‑value media opportunities; demonstrable, ongoing relationships with key media salespeople.
• Experience leading a small team of individual contributors (formally or as a strong de facto lead); comfortable balancing hands‑on work with team oversight.
• Direct hands‑on‑keys experience in industry platforms (e.g., DSPs, research/planning tools, ad servers) with the ability to coach others on correct usage and QA.
• Baseline knowledge of incrementality testing and in‑channel/cross‑channel measurement approaches (e.g., MMM pointers, ghost bidding, conversion lift); able to work with TVAD/Analytics to interpret partner studies and guardrails.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow‑through; demonstrated ability to oversee process and QA for both your own work and that of your team.
• Self‑motivated, curious, and collaborative; asks good questions and supports a positive, problem‑solving team environment.
• Working knowledge of strategic marketing and communication; able to help promote new media opportunities internally and, when appropriate, with clients.
• Proficiency in Excel/Sheets and solid business writing and presentation skills; excellent time management across multiple projects and accounts.

Requirements

• The hiring salary range for this role is $85,000 - $100,000.
• We also offer an incentive pay program (RevShare) comprising a monthly variable revenue payment opportunity and a discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Hiring salaries are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, parity with other team members, and alignment with market data.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO: At Tinuiti, we believe you deserve time to rest, recharge, and enjoy life unplugged.
• Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, Flex Spending Accounts.
• Retirement: Match up to 4% of your contributions at 100%.
• Perks and Wellness: Fringe, Forma, Unlimited Telemedicine and Teletherapy available at no cost, Thankful giving, Equity.
• Parental Leave: Birthing parents receive 16 weeks of leave with 100% pay (partners 12 weeks) after the birth or adoption of a child.
• Learning and Development: On-demand learning, mentorship program, leadership and management development programs and resources.