Director, Media Operations + Partnerships

Electronic Arts is seeking a Director of Media Operations + Partnerships to join the Growth Marketing Organization. The successful candidate will report into the Sr. Director Growth Operations and be directly responsible for owning and improving the processes, tools, and both internal and external partnerships for the Franchise Media team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop centralized Operations team to support large Media Strategy organization in rhythm of business efforts such as communications, centralized and standardized campaign tracking, and multi-level reporting of business-centric performance metrics.
• Oversee media budget tracking, forecasting, and reporting, including connection to business planning operations.
• Manage partnerships across marketing organization, including external agency support, internal cross-functional teams of Brand and Creative organizations, technology providers, and platform ecosystem.
• Own operational tools and efficiency improvements across the media organization.
• Develop roadmaps and strategic approaches to improving tools, processes, communications, and operational systems.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts with partners internally and externally to aid Media Strategy + Buying teams day-to-day task management.
• Develop and execute strategic plans for process improvement, automation, centralization, and standardization within media operations.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in full-funnel media strategy and buying within an enterprise environment, with experience working with attribution models and media mixed modeling.
• At least 5 years of direct people management experience, including oversight of media strategists and buyers.
• Track record of defining team goals, building and motivating teams, and fostering a culture of collaboration.
• 8+ years of experience building operational models for media organizations, identifying and addressing functional gaps, and collaborating with creative teams to define advertising content needs.
• Demonstrated success in leading large-scale organizational change and setting new standards, tools, and processes for media operations.
• Demonstrated experience in partnership building.
• Influencing, negotiate, and build partnerships with internal teams, agency partners, and external vendors.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in media budget ownership, forecasting, and reporting with budget holders across multiple business units.
• Advanced project management and tracking skills, with the ability to operate and improve business rhythm across multiple teams and partners.
• BA/BS Degree in marketing/finance or equivalent quantitative field
• Passion/knowledge for video games

The role is hybrid, with 3 days a week in office at one of the posted locations.

Pay Transparency - North America COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting.

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria): $160,700 - $224,700 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco): $182,600 - $276,300 USD
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane): $175,600 - $233,600 USD