# Media Director

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/media-director

A Media Director oversees an organization's paid media strategy, deciding where and how advertising budgets are spent across channels, typically leading a media planning team within an agency or in-house marketing department. This senior role requires expertise in Media Planning and Programmatic Advertising platforms, along with disciplined Budget Management to maximize return on ad spend. Strong Negotiation skills with media vendors and broad Strategic Planning ability round out the role's core demands.

Top skills: [Budget Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/budget-management), [Media Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/media-planning), [Negotiation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/negotiation), [Programmatic Advertising](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/programmatic-advertising), [Strategic Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/strategic-planning)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Media Buyer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/media-buyer), [Media Planner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/media-planner)
- Often leads to: [Vice President of Marketing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-marketing)

## Similar roles

[Advertising Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/advertising-manager), [Communications Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/communications-director), [Communications Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/communications-manager), [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director), [Digital Content Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/digital-content-manager), [Digital Marketing Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/digital-marketing-director), [Editor-in-Chief](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/editor-in-chief), [Executive Producer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/executive-producer), [Journalism and Broadcasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/journalism-and-broadcasting), [Marketing Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/marketing-director), [Producer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/producer), [Public Relations Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/public-relations-director)

## Open Media Director roles (1)

- [Vice President, Media](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/92afcb6c-fdc8-4c13-b955-acc9352f440c/vice-president-media-at-dave-buster-s) at [Dave & Buster's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dave-buster-s) — Full-time, Coppell, TX, $191,600 – $273,800

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- [Marketing Director](https://lego.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LEGO_External/job/Seoul/Marketing-Director_0000037768) at [Lego USA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lego-usa) (listed on Lego USA's own careers site)
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- [Producer](https://frostbank.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Victoria-TX---Main/Producer_R260523) at [Frost Bank](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/frost-bank) — Victoria, TX (listed on Frost Bank's own careers site)
- [Multi-Channel Marketing Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/912b9493-e7d7-4b48-bee3-c0c5d22fcdc5/multi-channel-marketing-director-at-cna-financial) at [CNA Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cna-financial) — $97,000 – $189,000
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- [Marketing Director Global AI Enablement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9f557c10-29bf-40f6-a102-3ccbe9be025e/marketing-director-global-ai-enablement-at-brown-forman) at [Brown–Forman](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/brown-forman)
- [Director, US Omnichannel/Digital Engagement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1a79e32d-4679-44cd-a94b-1f799a78e90e/director-us-omnichannel-digital-engagement-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Cambridge, MA, $199,000 – $274,000
- [Director, Distribution Marketing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e4d63e3a-18b7-4738-b3dd-56a853ec4fa3/director-distribution-marketing-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Atlanta, GA
- [Sr. Creative Lead - Americas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27ee9e34-54db-4425-9fdf-24a6b90e2055/sr-creative-lead-americas-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $125,000 – $165,000
- [Marketing Director - DRC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/dc65ea32-317e-4224-9ef3-b312c41e9b21/marketing-director-drc-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — CD - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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