Remote Advertising Associate, Media Director

Summary

Join M+R as an Associate Media Director and contribute to meaningful work supporting nonprofit clients focused on justice, alleviating suffering, and solving global challenges. You will develop and implement digital advertising plans, manage campaigns across various platforms, guide creative teams, negotiate with vendors, and analyze campaign performance. This role requires strong digital advertising experience, strategic planning skills, and the ability to lead and mentor junior staff. M+R offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for professional development. The organization is committed to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of digital advertising experience that includes leading digital advertising strategy and media planning for clients in an agency setting
• Experience running integrated campaigns including programmatic display and video, social media, and search
• In-depth understanding of how to optimize performance in digital platforms to meet client KPIs, including experience actually pulling the levers yourself
• Experience developing effective ad creative for direct response
• Ability to communicate persuasively in a way that articulates your ideas and conveys your expertise, whether on the phone, in-person, or in writing
• Experience supporting the professional development of more junior staff or interns
• Demonstrated ability to craft meeting agendas to identify project goals and ensure successful outcomes

Responsibilities

• Develop smart digital advertising plans to meet fundraising, advocacy, and lead generation goals
• Work with a team of media buyers and media planners to implement, manage, and QA digital advertising campaigns across our clients. This includes display, video, mobile, SEM, and Facebook advertising
• Provide guidance to graphic designers and client teams on effective creative and copy
• Negotiate terms with advertising vendors, review and finalize contracts, and approve invoices
• Review and monitor media buys - digging in on performance and settings in multiple ad platforms to make recommendations for adjustments to optimize results
• Evaluate digital advertising performance – review reports and produce analysis and recommendations on campaigns
• Drive client strategy and advertising planning meetings. Confidently present ideas and results to clients
• Research new advertising venues and stay abreast of online advertising trends; develop and maintain relationships with vendors and partners
• Consistently use findings to inform best practices and train staff
• Assign and review junior staff deliverables - providing feedback, coaching, and guidance at every step
• Be a visible and vocal presence by actively contributing to our organizational culture and building inclusive spaces within your teams and across M+R
• Do your part to help us run smoothly - including carefully tracking all of your client hours

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to gain trust and give respect to others through honesty, integrity, kindness, empathy, and authenticity
• Acute attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritize time to meet deadlines for multiple projects
• Proven track record to successfully pick up new skills, including learning new technologies
• Drive to seek what can be improved and offer ways to fix any potential roadblocks
• Comfort admitting what you don’t know and recognizing that feedback is part of the learning process
• Ability to communicate persuasively in a way that articulates your ideas and conveys your expertise, whether on the phone, in-person, or in writing
• Able to work within equitable and inclusive decision making models in moving decisions and initiatives forward

Benefits

• Three weeks vacation, three personal days, and 15 paid sick days
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with premiums fully paid for by M+R for individual employees
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Quarterly discretionary profit-sharing contributions
• Flexible work schedules and the option to work remotely anywhere within the United States and its territories with broadband internet
• Annual $1,000 professional development stipend
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, dependent care, and transit