Forward Media Marketing is looking for a Media Buying Team Manager to lead, support, and grow our Lead Generation Media Buying department.You will manage and develop a team of high performing lead generation focused Media Buyers, ensuring they are supported, aligned, and performing at their highest potential. You’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining a culture of accountability, collaboration, and growth, while also developing the processes and systems that drive consistent high performance across all accounts.

Key Responsibilities

Team Management & Leadership

• You will conduct weekly 1:1s with each Media Buyer to review progress, challenges, and goals.

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  un weekly team meetings to align priorities, share learnings, and drive collaboration.

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  uild and maintain a high-performance culture of accountability, growth, and teamwork.

• You will e

  nsure every Media Buyer has a clear career development pathway and access to growth opportunities.

Operational Excellence & Systems

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  evelop and refine media buying processes, SOPs, and playbooks to ensure consistent execution and scalability.

• You will o

  versee workload distribution, ensuring balance and efficiency across the team.

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  ollaborate cross-functionally with Customer Success, Creative, and Strategy teams to keep execution aligned with client outcomes.

Performance Oversight

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  onitor team performance metrics, stepping in to support Media Buyers when accounts face challenges.

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  rovide strategic guidance and frameworks that help the team optimize campaigns at scale.

• You will be a part of our leadership team and r

  eport team progress, challenges, and wins to on a regular basis.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven leadership and people management experience (2+ years leading a team in marketing, advertising, or a related field).
• Strong communication, organizational, and coaching skills.
• Ability to inspire, motivate, and hold a team accountable to high standards.
• Experience building processes, systems, or playbooks within a performance-driven environment.
• 5+ years of digital advertising (Meta, Google, or similar platforms), though direct campaign execution is not part of this role.

If this sounds like the right fit for you, please fill out your information on this page to submit an application: https://go.fwdmediamarketing.com/career-application