Associate Director of Media

If you’re an experienced paid digital media strategist for political campaigns or brands, our Associate Director of Media role offers you a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic media team and shape strategy for clients at one of the industry’s premier firms.

As the Associate Director of Media, you’ll manage and train a team of media planners and associates, develop paid media strategy, craft custom plans, and execute those plans for clients ranging from national political organizations to statewide campaigns. 

As a member of our media team, you will:

• Produce and execute media plans that achieve goals of Rising Tide Interactive’s clients, including political candidates, ballot initiatives, campaign committees, advocacy organizations and nonprofits
• Collaborate with our Client Strategy teams to craft recommendations and improve performance on client campaigns
• Develop relationships with vendors, evaluate new products, and educate staff on advertising technology
• Oversee media buying, including reaching out to vendors for inventory availability, requesting insertion orders, monitoring pacing
• Become a leader on the team who directly manages Media Planners and Associate Media Planners
• Assist with business development and crafting internal team policies, procedures, and workflow 
• Work closely with Media leadership on team professional development and special projects

We’re looking for:

• 3-5 years (or 2-3+ election cycles) of experience in digital media planning and buying
• Experience in advertising platforms including a DSP, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, DCM, etc.
• Comfortable presenting complex media plans to internal and external stakeholders
• Someone who is excited to work for our Democratic and progressive clients, ideally with experience at a campaign, agency, or political organization

Relevant details:

• Salary band: $90,000 - $100,000
• Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-funded health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance for employee; healthcare flexible spending account; employee assistance plan; 401k plan with employer match; student loan repayment plan with employer match; monthly cell phone and public transit allowance; work from home stipend; professional development stipend; open leave, paid parental leave, paid holidays; and more.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. 
• This is a full-time, exempt position and evening and weekend work can be expected at key points during the election cycle. This position is not included in our bargaining unit.
• This position is based in our office in Washington, DC. This position will work a hybrid schedule, with two days a week in the office and three days remotely. All RTI employees are expected to be up-to-date on all COVID vaccinations and boosters.

About us:

Rising Tide Interactive works with Democratic campaigns, committees, PACs, and nonprofits to develop and implement the digital strategies that win races and create change. Since 2011, we’ve worked with clients like Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, FWD.us, Voto Latino, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DSCC, DGA, World Central Kitchen, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. We’re ready for our best election cycle yet in 2024.

Excited about this role but not sure if you meet all of the qualifications? We encourage you to apply anyway. We’re always looking for talented people of all backgrounds to join our team. We prioritize creating a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environment where everyone is empowered to do their best work. Candidates from all backgrounds, including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. 

If you require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in the job application or interview process, please email hr@risingtideinteractive.com with the subject line “Accommodations Request”.

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