The Role: Executive Media Director

The Facts: Johnson Group helps brands slay the giants that stand in the way of their success by blending fresh ideas with proprietary direct response tools to forge deeper brand connections and more profitable conversions. We provide full-funnel marketing and advertising from brand positioning, research, data science and full-stack development to video/photo content, and strategy and creative.

The Gist: If you are looking for a team instead of a holding company and you dream about the perfect blend of collaboration and autonomy, keep reading. Johnson Group is a place where every person is truly a part of building what the future of the agency looks like. Everyone is empowered to Dig for Big. This means we are looking for big skills, big outside-the-box thinking, and big passion.

The Summary: We are looking for a self-motivated, data-driven, excellent leader who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The Responsibilities:

• Lead a full-service, multi disciplined, media department to ensure profitability, employee development and the continuation of our “dig for big” culture.
• Lead the development, delivery and presentation of comprehensive media plans based on analytics, forecasting and the delivery of ROAS across a broad range of industry categories.
• Lead and mentor the media team, overseeing their work, professional development, assignments and profitability.
• Collaborate closely with the leaders of analytics, strategy, account service and creative to develop creative and effective media plans.
• Lead in the audit, development and implementation of departmental processes to ensure department profitability and quality work.
• Participate in the development and presentation of new business pitches.

The Requirements:

• Extensive experience in understanding and applying analytics to forecast, plan and optimize media plans and buys.
• Proven ability to profitably structure and manage a media department with the necessary process and procedures.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Proven success in building, training and effectively managing a multi-disciplined media department.

What’s in it for you:

• Optional hybrid work environment for locals in our beautifully renovated downtown Chattanooga, TN office OR remote work environment for non-locals
• Competitive salary
• Fun team/agency environment
• Wellness stipend
• Summer Fridays
• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and family. (Oh yes, you read that right. 100%. Employer. Paid.)
• 401k with company match
• PTO, sick days, and paid holidays
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Professional development opportunities
• Company-wide social events like an annual lake day, team-specific retreats, and more

We can only accept applications from: TN, GA, FL, NC, SC, AL, VA, NH, NV, TX, MN