Senior Manager, Media & Advertising

Title: Senior Manager, Media & Advertising
Hiring Organization: Connexion Systems & Engineering

Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type

• Duration: 7+ month contract, possible extension or conversion
• Pay rate: up to $120/hr DOE
• Job Location: United States (Travel required)
• Work Model: Remote
• Schedule: flexible (EST time zone)
• Job#: bh19892

Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Media & Advertising to lead a major media agency transition and establish a unified operating framework across multiple pharmaceutical brands and global markets.

This highly visible role will oversee the onboarding of a new lead media agency, standardize media operations, establish performance measurement frameworks, and strengthen collaboration between brand marketing teams, agency partners, and internal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background in paid media strategy, digital advertising operations, agency management, and performance measurement, along with the ability to lead complex initiatives across multiple teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior media professional with agency-side or in-house experience to help shape the future of a growing, multi-brand advertising operation.

Key Responsibilities
Media Agency Transition & Management

• Lead onboarding and transition activities for a new lead media agency supporting US and global campaigns.
• Coordinate advertising platform access, account ownership, historical data transfers, and operational handoffs.
• Establish effective collaboration processes between brand teams, agency partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Support agency contract alignment, Statements of Work (SOWs), and operational governance.

Media Operations & Process Improvement

• Develop standardized workflows, campaign briefing templates, approval processes, and reporting procedures.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities involving Marketing, Finance, Procurement, creative agencies, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Establish consistent media operating standards across multiple brands and markets.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve agency collaboration.

Performance Measurement & Reporting

• Develop standardized KPIs, campaign tracking requirements, and measurement frameworks.
• Establish reporting dashboards to monitor campaign performance, media spending, and budget utilization.
• Evaluate agency measurement methodologies, attribution approaches, and reporting accuracy.
• Track agency performance against established service standards and contractual KPIs.

Digital Media Strategy & Optimization

• Provide senior-level expertise in paid media strategy, audience targeting, and campaign execution.
• Review and challenge agency media plans, channel recommendations, and optimization strategies.
• Establish quality assurance processes for campaign setup, targeting, tracking, and brand safety.
• Support continuous campaign optimization to improve media effectiveness and ROI.

Stakeholder & Strategic Partnership Management

• Build strong working relationships with brand marketing leaders, agency partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate issue resolution and maintain alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Develop relationships with major advertising platforms and publishers, including Google and Meta.
• Identify emerging media trends, technologies, and opportunities for cross-brand collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in paid media, digital advertising, media strategy, or media operations.
• Extensive experience managing media agency relationships, either in-house or on the agency side.
• Strong understanding of major digital advertising platforms, including Google Ads, Meta, and related advertising technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with media measurement, performance KPIs, campaign tracking, and reporting frameworks.
• Experience supporting agency onboarding, transitions, or large-scale operational changes.
• Knowledge of media contracts, SOWs, advertising budgets, and agency performance management.
• Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship management skills.
• Must be based in the United States or able to travel frequently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) advertising approval processes.
• Experience overseeing paid media operations across multiple brands or international markets.
• Knowledge of precision media, advanced audience targeting, attribution, and incrementality measurement.
• Experience establishing advertising governance frameworks and standardized media processes.

Why Consider This Opportunity?
This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in a significant transformation of a global organization's advertising operations. You'll work with senior marketing stakeholders, influence media governance and measurement standards, and help establish the foundation for a long-term agency partnership.

If you're an experienced media leader who combines strategic advertising expertise with strong operational and project management skills, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to learn more about this opportunity.

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