Real Chemistry is looking for a Group Director, Paid Media (Client Experience) to join our growing team. This portfolio-level leader will guide strategic vision, operational excellence, and talent development across a group of accounts.
What You’ll Do
- Lead portfolio-level media strategy and oversee execution across multiple brands.
- Serve as the senior client partner — driving collaboration, anticipating needs, and shaping recommendations that ladder up to measurable business outcomes.
- Champion innovation in media, exploring emerging opportunities and piloting first-to-market activations.
- Oversee annual planning, SOW creation, budget management, and forecasting for assigned portfolio.
- Ensure financial health of accounts through proactive scope, budget, and reconciliation management.
- Bridge strategy, creative, analytics, and activation — ensuring alignment from campaign planning through measurement and optimization.
- Drive integration across internal teams and partner agencies to deliver seamless, cross-channel work.
- Translate data and insights into meaningful, client-ready stories that inspire confidence and action.
- Partner with Strategy and BI to evolve measurement frameworks, establish KPIs, and drive learning agendas.
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of Media Directors and Supervisors — fostering curiosity, accountability, and continuous development.
- Build scalable processes, tools, and workflows to improve clarity, quality, and efficiency across the team.
- Create a culture of collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence that embodies our values.
- Serve as a role model for strong communication, diplomacy, and partnership across departments.
- Contribute to agency initiatives that improve how we work, plan, and partner.
- Represent Real Chemistry externally — nurturing publisher and vendor relationships and identifying new opportunities.
- Collaborate on POVs, playbooks, and case studies to advance industry thought leadership and internal education.
Who You Are
- 10+ years of experience in media strategy, planning, and activation across digital channels; pharma or healthcare experience strongly preferred.
- Deep understanding of DTC and HCP audiences, omnichannel strategy, and the evolving media landscape.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, manage complex portfolios, and deliver outstanding client results.
- Advanced financial acumen with experience managing large-scale budgets and scopes of work.
- Exceptional client relationship and communication skills — equally adept at boardroom presentations and day-to-day problem-solving.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with a proven record of working effectively across Strategy, BI, and Ad Ops.
- Comfort with ambiguity, change, and growth — you see process as an enabler, not a constraint.
Compensation
Pay Range: $130,000 – $200,000. Compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.
Benefits
Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region.
- Free snacks during the workday.
- Generous holiday and paid time off.
- Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Support in saving for the future.
- Mental wellness coaching and support.
- Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates.
If you require accommodations throughout the interview process, please let your recruiter know.
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