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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.

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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-$100,000 CAD

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