The Shipyard is a leading, independent marketing and communication agency headquartered in Columbus, OH and San Diego, CA that brings together talented individuals across the creative, communications, media and digital landscape. Uniquely designed to Engineer Brand Love through a unifying approach of paid, owned and earned channels, we work together to grow brands that audiences can't help but love.
Our family of brands, Fahlgren Mortine, TURNER and TinyWins, span integrated communications, travel and lifestyle, and digital innovation, giving us the range and depth to deliver for clients locally, regionally and nationally.
Momentum is nothing without the people driving it. See who we are at https://theshipyard.com/culture before you hit apply!
SUMMARY
We are looking for a smart, experienced, and motivated Media Supervisor to join our San Diego team.
The Media Supervisor is the engine of the planning team. This role exists to direct the work, develop the people, and ensure that every plan goes out the door flawlessly.
A great Media Supervisor has mastered media execution and is now expanding into developing strategy and leading others. You are equally accountable for the quality of the team's output and for the growth of the junior planners you manage. The best Supervisors make their teams better every day.
This is a hybrid work-from-home and in-office position. The candidate must live in San Diego or be able to commute to the San Diego office once per week.
At The Shipyard, we know that it's your unique talents, backgrounds, and perspectives that make you who you are, just like our team, who come from various career paths and experiences. We believe we can't be truly diverse without you bringing your most authentic self to the agency.
Studies show that people from marginalized communities may not always apply for positions if they don't meet every single requirement in a job posting. At The Shipyard, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the requirements. We believe that your passion for what we stand for — our values and purpose — is just as important as meeting every checkbox.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Media Knowledge
You are an expert in media planning and execution with deep channel fluency and strong financial acumen. You know the work that needs to be done to get a plan out the door and you can lead others in delivering it flawlessly.
Demonstrate strong knowledge of the full media landscape — digital and traditional — and apply it to build plans that are strategically sound and defensible
Set the standard for how planning tools are used on the team: MRI/Simmons, GWI, YouGov, Commspoint, SimilarWeb, and MediaRadar should be used with rigor and translated into clear strategic insights, not just used to generate outputs
Lead the media billing and workflow processes, ensuring timely and accurate budget management from the team. You own getting the billing work done flawlessly
Serve as the team's internal expert on publisher and media marketplace dynamics, and emerging opportunities
Review, quality-check, and guide the work of Media Coordinators, Media Planners, and Sr. Media Planners to ensure accuracy, strategic alignment, and a consistently high standard of output
Strategic Thinking & Planning
A Media Supervisor directs the planning and tactical execution of media plans and ensures the team is thinking critically at every stage of the planning process. You are growing your strategic and leadership skills to make meaningful input on strategy development and learning to coach and develop talent.
Own the development of media plans for assigned accounts, including the initial audience, channel mix, and budget allocation – with everything laddering up to the media strategy
Lead the RFP process for partners and publishers, including identifying the short list and providing direction to partners on deliverables
Contribute to media strategy development in a meaningful way – identify the insights that lead to a strategy, define…