Director, Media Operations + Partnerships
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Electronic Arts seeks a Director of Media Operations + Partnerships to lead centralized operations, media budget tracking, and partnerships for the Growth Marketing team. The role requires 10+ years of full-funnel media strategy experience, 5+ years of people management, and strong financial acumen.
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Responsibilities
- Develop centralized Operations team to support large Media Strategy organization in rhythm of business efforts
- Oversee media budget tracking, forecasting, and reporting
- Manage partnerships across marketing organization, including external agency support and internal cross functional teams
- Own operational tools and efficiency improvements across the media organization
- Drive continuous improvement efforts with partners internally and externally
- Develop and execute strategic plans for process improvement, automation, centralization, and standardization within media operations
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in full funnel media strategy and buying within an enterprise environment
- At least 5 years of direct people management experience
- 8+ years of experience building operational models for media organizations
- Demonstrated success in leading large scale organizational change
- Demonstrated experience in partnership building
- Strong financial acumen with experience in media budget ownership, forecasting, and reporting
- Advanced project management and tracking skills
- BA/BS Degree in marketing/finance or equivalent quantitative field
- Passion/knowledge for video games
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Description & Requirements
- Electronic Arts creates next level entertainment experiences. The Growth Marketing team builds content, culture, and community around brands including FC, Madden NFL, The Sims, Battlefield, and more.
- The Director of Media Operations + Partnerships will report into the Sr. Director Growth Operations and own processes, tools, and partnerships for the Franchise Media team.
Responsibilities
- Develop centralized Operations team to support large Media Strategy organization in rhythm of business efforts such as communications, centralized campaign tracking, and multi level reporting.
- Oversee media budget tracking, forecasting, and reporting, including connection to business planning operations.
- Manage partnerships across marketing organization, including external agency support, internal cross functional teams of Brand and Creative organizations, technology providers, and platform ecosystem.
- Own operational tools and efficiency improvements across the media organization. Develop roadmaps and strategic approaches to improving tools, processes, communications, and operational systems.
- Drive continuous improvement efforts with partners internally and externally to aid Media Strategy + Buying teams day to day task management.
- Develop and execute strategic plans for process improvement, automation, centralization, and standardization within media operations.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in full funnel media strategy and buying within an enterprise environment, with experience working with attribution models and media mixed modeling.
- At least 5 years of direct people management experience, including oversight of media strategists and buyers.
- 8+ years of experience building operational models for media organizations, identifying and addressing functional gaps, and collaborating with creative teams.
- Demonstrated success in leading large scale organizational change and setting new standards, tools, and processes for media operations.
- Demonstrated experience in partnership building. Influencing, negotiate, and build partnerships with internal teams, agency partners, and external vendors.
- Strong financial acumen with experience in media budget ownership, forecasting, and reporting with budget holders across multiple business units.
- Advanced project management and tracking skills, with the ability to operate and improve business rhythm across multiple teams and partners.
- BA/BS Degree in marketing/finance or equivalent quantitative field.
- Passion/knowledge for video games.
Pay Transparency North America
- British Columbia: $160,700 $224,700 CAD
- California (e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco): $182,600 $276,300 USD
- Washington (e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane): $175,600 $233,600 USD
- Benefits include paid time off, sick time, holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision, life insurance, disability, 401(k) in US; similar benefits in Canada.
About Electronic Arts
- EA has an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA.
- EA adopts a holistic approach to benefits programs emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness.
- EA is an equal opportunity employer.
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