Senior Media Project Manager

About the role

This role drives strategic media initiatives that gain executive visibility through structured execution. You will establish project structure independently while bridging media strategy and delivery for global clients. In this capacity, you own the end-to-end lifecycle of complex media programs, ensuring that every initiative aligns with overarching business objectives and reinforces the agency's reputation for excellence. You act as the central orchestrator for cross-regional media efforts, translating high-level ambitions into actionable plans that stakeholders can understand and execute. Your work directly influences how clients perceive the effectiveness and reliability of the media function within the organization. You will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, making critical decisions that shape the direction of projects and the satisfaction of demanding global accounts. Success in this position is defined by your ability to deliver measurable outcomes while maintaining rigorous standards for quality and collaboration across distributed teams.

Key facts

What you'll do

Milestones and deliverables shape detailed project plans that keep workstreams on schedule to meet executive visibility goals.

You translate strategic media objectives into structured timelines, defining clear milestones and responsible ownership for each phase of the project lifecycle.

Schedules, assets, and communications flow across AMER and EMEA teams so multi-region execution proceeds seamlessly for clients and stakeholders.

You coordinate handoffs between strategy, creative, and media buying teams to ensure alignment and prevent bottlenecks in fast-moving campaigns.

Requirements establish non-negotiable criteria that govern how media initiatives are scoped, resourced, and executed across client environments.

You adapt daily working hours to accommodate regular meeting overlaps with EMEA- and US-based team members and stakeholders to maintain continuity.

A resilient, action-oriented approach helps you hit tight deadlines, manage competing priorities across regions, and maintain quality under pressure for clients and internal sponsors.

Prior experience in an agency, digital studio, or consultancy setting involves balancing multiple high-priority client projects simultaneously under tight timelines.

You interface directly with external consultants and vendors, ensuring that all contracted resources adhere to project standards and timelines.

Nice to have

Experience in the media industry supports media-related business cases and initiatives so plans reflect sector realities.

Customer experience and journey mapping experience helps define end-to-end user journeys and service design initiatives for media and client needs.

Practical notes

Typical interview steps

Marketing interviews often include a portfolio review, a campaign exercise, and analytics questions. Candidates may be asked to plan a launch, write a brief, or improve a funnel. Some loops include a presentation. Results from past campaigns carry the most weight. Interviewers ask about specific campaigns you ran and what the numbers said. Preparing a short case of one campaign with its results is strong preparation.

Good to know

Media project management approaches organize work and collaboration across regions in this role. General media industry knowledge and customer experience methods support success without replacing hands-on project execution. The team operates with values of better together, relentless curiosity, and getting things done in fast-paced environments.

Questions to ask

Good questions to ask the employer in the interview: what does success look like in the first six months, how is the team structured, what is the current biggest challenge, and how are decisions made. Asking about growth paths and the review process is also well received. Employers expect questions, and good ones show preparation.

Career growth

Marketing careers move from associate to manager, director, and VP levels. Specializations include growth, brand, product marketing, and content. Generalists often start, then specialize as they advance. Measured impact on pipeline and revenue drives progression. Marketing careers reward measurable results and adaptability. Channel experience plus business sense usually beats a general resume.

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About the location

Hungary's capital straddles the Danube with thermal baths and ruin bars. Monthly costs around $1,400. Districts 5-7 have coworking density. Summers are warm (25-30°C), winters cold. Schengen visa rules apply.