At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead media strategy for top clients, driving insights and campaign execution.
- Company: Join Monks, a cutting-edge agency redefining media with creativity and data.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, inclusive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to excellence and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make an impact in a dynamic environment that values creativity and innovation.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in media planning, strong analytical skills, and a passion for storytelling.
The predicted salary is between 85000 - 105000 $ per year.
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About Monks
Monks is a new kind of agency, built from the ground up by award-winning creatives, top data scientists and cutting-edge media people willing to defect from the old agency model to create smarter work. Challenging convention, we bridge the gap between meaningful storytelling, data-led optimization and commerce. A spirit of curiosity, relentless creativity and data-informed decision making define our culture and people.
About Media Strategy
The Media Strategy department is the strategic heart of Monks' media offering: a unified team bringing together deep expertise in media strategy, media planning, and account management. We build integrated, full-funnel media strategies that connect brand storytelling to measurable business outcomes, powered by AI-enabled workflows and analytical rigor.
About the Role
The Sr Manager, Media Strategy works on some of Monks' most important and valuable client relationships, driving day-to-day planning, insights and client service. The team you'll support demonstrates expertise in:
- World-class ability to build client and platform relationships
- An exceptional track record of managing and growing accounts
- Fearless ability to tell data-driven stories and extract key insights
- Building and presenting high-impact presentations to senior-level clients
- Full-funnel understanding of the media landscape across Social, Search, Programmatic/Digital Investment, Holistic Video, OOH, and Direct Partnerships.
Responsibilities:
- Manage cross-channel campaign planning efforts and partner closely with key stakeholders to deliver holistic, full-funnel recommendations.
- Manage campaign logistics to ensure flawless execution.
- Own daily and weekly client interaction: facilitate client calls and meetings, handle one-off requests and share campaign performance details.
- Be the internal champion for your client's goals, coordinating closely with Activation, Investment and Data & Measurement teams on optimizations and performance.
- Analyze data, craft insights and make recommendations internally and externally.
- Use AI-enabled tools to accelerate research, audience insights, plan building and reporting.
- Brainstorm and implement new ways to optimize client and business workflows.
- Understand the full spectrum of services Monks offers and help grow new and existing engagements in a thoughtful, consultative way.
- Package learnings into case studies, best practices and client-facing POVs with cross-functional teams.
- Contribute to the culture of the Media Strategy department and the agency by being curious, thoughtful and fearless.
About You
The essentials:
- 3+ years of experience in media planning, digital media or client service, ideally within complex organizational structures.
- A self-starter who manages multiple projects at once with very high standards for your work.
- Experienced with syndicated media planning tools (e.g., MediaOcean Prisma, Comscore, GWI, Nielsen) to build audience-driven plans.
- Comfortable with data analysis and eager to adopt AI-enabled ways of working.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
- Desire to grow as a leader and mentor to colleagues.
- Not afraid to defect from the status quo in order to make our clients and company more successful.
- BA or equivalent with emphasis on marketing, advertising, or business.
- Experience in healthcare/medical or other regulated industries is a nice to have.
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range: $85,000—$105,000 CAD
We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with the world around us.
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Monks does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
Sr. Manager, Media Strategy in Toronto employer: Monks
At Monks, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture, particularly for our Associate Creative Director role. Located in a vibrant environment, we offer competitive compensation, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to work with some of the largest automotive brands in the world, all while being part of a team that values creativity, innovation, and diversity.
