Head of Media

Role overview

This is a senior leadership position for a seasoned media specialist to steer strategy, planning, investment, and team performance across a portfolio of major clients. The role sits within an established international agency that is growing its teams to continue serving high-profile clients across Europe.

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, this opportunity reports into senior leadership and plays a central part in improving media excellence, supporting client expansion, accelerating digital transformation, and strengthening operational delivery across the German market.

Key responsibilities

• Shape and execute integrated media strategies spanning traditional, digital, and performance channels.
• Oversee media investment approaches, allocate budgets, and assess campaign impact across a varied client portfolio.
• Develop strong relationships with senior client contacts, media owners, agency partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team of media planners and strategists.
• Promote innovation, improve digital capability, and use data-driven decision-making to enhance commercial and client outcomes.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience from media agencies or large advertiser environments, with a background covering strategy, planning, buying, and client leadership. You should have a track record of managing substantial media budgets and navigating complex, multi-channel client accounts.

Strong leadership ability is essential, including experience building teams and influencing senior decision-makers. Fluency in both German and English is required, along with the ability to explain complex media topics clearly at executive level.

Additional information

This position offers the chance to help shape how leading brands deliver media across the market while building and leading one of the agency's key teams.