What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist, Media Operations position at Monks?
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About The Role
Note: The roles within our Media Operations organization can cross-discipline, therefore we do not specify channels in our titles. If you have experience in Search, Social, Programmatic, or any combination of these, please feel free to apply!
The Media Operations team is focused on hands-on-keyboard activation of digital channels - inclusive of tagging, trafficking, buying, & more - and how & where to use the right digital platforms, and use them well, to achieve media and business goals. We ensure consistency, governance, and support around platform usage and activation activities, and aid in all ongoing building, buying, optimization, and reporting efforts.
In this role, you can expect to support, manage, optimize and report on media campaigns for a portfolio of clients individually and as part of a broader team. Successful team members in this role will demonstrate the ability to support ongoing and one-off media efforts for clients both individually and in strong collaboration with other team members.
Note: This is considered a remote/hybrid role, and you can expect to work with clients and other team members located across the US and/or internationally.
Key Responsibilities
Utilize your technical media skills and your ability to both collaborate with internal team members and manage client communications and relationships. You’ll be a key part of client teams and the management of our end-to-end engagements and relationships with clients themselves.
Own campaign planning, builds, and ongoing management of our clients’ media efforts, including QA Own client communications and updates, review requests and questions, and troubleshoot issues on platforms and media execution Work effectively with team members to complete day-to-day tasks for both clients and internal efforts Collaborate with peers to receive learnings from both internal and external sources Execute on media platforms across Programmatic, Social, and Search channels such as, but not limited to…
We’re looking for well-rounded team members who can demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also work within a constantly changing team environment with many internal and external stakeholders while conducting themselves in a consistently professional and collaborative manner.
Intermediate proficiency in at least two platforms relevant to our Media team and conceptual understanding of the Media landscape and how platforms fit into the ecosystem
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Benefits
What We Offer
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range: $70,000—$85,000 USD
About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
About The Role
Note: The roles within our Media Operations organization can cross-discipline, therefore we do not specify channels in our titles. If you have experience in Search, Social, Programmatic, or any combination of these, please feel free to apply!
The Media Operations team is focused on hands-on-keyboard activation of digital channels - inclusive of tagging, trafficking, buying, & more - and how & where to use the right digital platforms, and use them well, to achieve media and business goals. We ensure consistency, governance, and support around platform usage and activation activities, and aid in all ongoing building, buying, optimization, and reporting efforts.
In this role, you can expect to support, manage, optimize and report on media campaigns for a portfolio of clients individually and as part of a broader team. Successful team members in this role will demonstrate the ability to support ongoing and one-off media efforts for clients both individually and in strong collaboration with other team members.
Note: This is considered a remote/hybrid role, and you can expect to work with clients and other team members located across the US and/or internationally.
Key Responsibilities
Utilize your technical media skills and your ability to both collaborate with internal team members and manage client communications and relationships. You’ll be a key part of client teams and the management of our end-to-end engagements and relationships with clients themselves.
- Programmatic DSPs: DV360, TTD, Amazon DSP, etc.
- Ad Servers: Campaign Manager
- Social Buying Platforms: Meta, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit
- Search Engines & Search Management Platforms: Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, SA360
- Utilize internal tools and processes for day-to-day work and task completion, e.g. Slack, GSuite, Salesforce, Workday, etc.
- Keep up to date on Monks offerings and identify opportunities to enhance client services
We’re looking for well-rounded team members who can demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also work within a constantly changing team environment with many internal and external stakeholders while conducting themselves in a consistently professional and collaborative manner.
- Programmatic DSPs: DV360, TTD, Amazon DSP, etc.
- Ad Servers: Campaign Manager
- Social Buying Platforms: Meta, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit
- Search Engines & Search Management Platforms: Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, SA360
- Ability to identify and act on explicitly stated problems, roadblocks, and next steps
- Ability to work with and contextualize data on a regular basis, including identification of necessary and/or helpful inputs, accurate and consistent manipulation of data sets, and analysis against data to identify trends, outliers, and/or important outputs
- Ability to run effective internal and/or external meetings, inclusive of agenda-building, note-taking, material preparation, and identification of action items
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with working with both internal and external stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills to manage one-off tasks and larger or longer initiatives, and to manage your own work in conjunction with team needs and priorities
- Strong self and social awareness skills, demonstrating an ability to moderate your own personal state and stress and recognize how to best work with clients, teams, and individual peers
- Experience working in a professional setting with team members and clients
- 1-2 years or more in a relevant Media role or environment
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Benefits
What We Offer
- Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here!
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- 401k with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
- Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range: $70,000—$85,000 USD
About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
Salary : $70,000 - $85,000