Hybrid Head of Digital Media Planning

at pilot group

• Job title: Head of Digital Media Planning
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Stuttgart, Germany

About the role

• Leading digital media campaigns from strategy to optimization. Managing a team and developing media recommendations at pilot Agency.

Responsibilities

• You will lead a team and, together with your colleagues, develop digital media campaigns that deliver impact — from strategic planning through analysis and optimization.
• You will develop strategic media recommendations and digital concepts that excite our clients and create real impact.
• You will monitor projects, resources and capacities to ensure client projects and new business are executed efficiently and purposefully.
• You will act as the primary contact for your clients, build long-term partnerships and demonstrate your expertise and strong communication skills.
• You will actively support your team’s development, set priorities and create an environment where collaboration, accountability and quality are standard.
• You will work closely with colleagues across disciplines and introduce new impulses around BI, AI, data and innovative media approaches into our work.
• You will help shape topics proactively, further develop campaigns, processes and structures, and bring in new ideas.
• You will take responsibility for clients, projects and your team while continuously developing professionally and personally.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in digital media planning and consulting, ideally with management experience.
• Deep expertise in media and a very good understanding of the digital media landscape and market mechanics.
• Experience managing complex campaign architectures and developing strategic media recommendations.
• Enjoy taking responsibility, developing teams and supporting colleagues.
• Decisiveness, sense of responsibility and a structured, solution-oriented way of working.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to bring clients, teams and diverse perspectives together.
• Very good German language skills and enjoyment in presenting and driving projects forward convincingly.
• A good sense for trends and how communications measures interlock across the entire marketing funnel.
• Curiosity, willingness to learn and motivation to continuously develop yourself and your environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid work (60% in-office & 40% remote)
• 30 days of vacation + Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve off
• Modern, centrally located offices
• Individual training through our talent academy
• Plenty of scope for creativity and initiative
• Structured onboarding
• Open feedback culture
• English courses
• Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket (national public transport pass)
• JobRad leasing (company bike program)
• Company pension plan & occupational disability insurance
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Regular parties & team events
• Gifts for service anniversaries & completion of probation
• Regular employee updates
• And much more