Manager, Client Media Solutions

The role

The Manager, Client Media Solutions leads the planning, execution, and stewardship of integrated media programs for pharma and life sciences clients. This role manages media plans, budgets, and timelines while serving as a day-to-day client contact.

What you will do

• Own media plans, flowcharts, budget summaries, project trackers, timelines, and workflow documentation.
• Execute and manage campaign work orders, service requests, deliverable rotations, approvals, and project timelines.
• Support development of integrated media recommendations through research and RFP management.
• Collaborate with media partners and vendors to identify and negotiate direct-buy opportunities.
• Monitor campaign pacing, budget performance, and financial health.
• Serve as a day-to-day client contact providing updates and meeting recaps.
• Lead campaign stewardship efforts to ensure alignment with client objectives and budgets.
• Build cross-functional partnerships with Analytics, Omnichannel Strategy, Activation, Creative, Influencer, CRM, and Client Services teams.
• Translate strategic direction from senior team members into high-quality deliverables.
• Support development of junior team members through work review and feedback.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in media planning, media account management, client services, integrated marketing, or agency environments.
• Experience managing media plans, budgets, timelines, and campaign documentation.
• Strong understanding of digital media channels, including programmatic, social, search, endemic, and other paid media tactics.
• Experience partnering with media vendors and supporting RFP, proposal evaluation, and recommendation development processes.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with experience managing budgets, pacing, invoicing, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and media planning tools such as Prisma, Mediaocean, Comscore, Pathmatics, Kantar, Telmar, or similar platforms.

Nice to have

• Healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences marketing experience
• Experience mentoring junior team members or interns

Benefits

• Free snacks
• Generous holiday and paid time off
• Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans
• Support in saving for the future
• Mental wellness coaching and support
• Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning

About the company

Real Chemistry is a global agency providing healthcare communications and marketing services to pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Real Chemistry Media is a fully integrated media, analytics, technology, and customer engagement organization.