Director of Digital – Media Bridge
Location: Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)
Full-Time | $115,000-$140,000
Lead the Charge in Digital. Guide Strategy, Grow Talent, Drive Results.

Media Bridge is a bold, people-first advertising agency based in Minneapolis, MN, where media buying meets creative brilliance to help brands grow—and win big. We’re on the lookout for a passionate, driven, and collaborative Digital Director to join our team.

At Media Bridge, we don’t just talk values—we live them. We Build the Bridge by fostering real connections with each other and our clients. We Go for Extraordinary by dreaming big, staying curious, and never settling for “good enough.” And we Got You—because we believe work should be a place where you feel supported, trusted, and safe to be exactly who you are.

Our culture is fun, fast-moving, and full of heart. We celebrate what makes each person unique and are deeply committed to creating an inclusive, equitable workplace where everyone feels like they belong. We’re a no-BS, results-driven team who believes in doing great work, being good humans, and having a darn good time while we’re at it.

If you love what you do, thrive in a professional-yet-relaxed environment, and want to grow by helping others grow, you just might be our kind of people.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS A DIGITAL DIRECTOR

Digital Media Strategy, Optimization & Execution

• Oversees the management and hands-on strategic planning, execution, and optimization of programmatic, paid social, and paid search campaigns, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with client objectives.

• Work closely with strategy and planning teams to develop innovative digital media strategies that leverage optimal channels, targeting, and spend levels for maximum performance.

• Stay informed on industry trends, emerging digital tools, and regulatory changes, with a strong focus on data privacy compliance. This includes monitoring data protection regulations to ensure all campaigns adhere to the latest standards and maintain the highest level of consumer trust.

• Support the digital team with hands-on-keyboard trafficking and campaign management across biddable platforms (programmatic, search, social)

Team Leadership & Development

• Manage and mentor a team of digital media experts, fostering a culture of growth, accountability, and collaboration.

• Oversee team performance and career development, ensuring high-quality work and hands-on guidance.

• Support training initiatives to ensure team members are fully equipped to achieve outstanding results.
  

Client Engagement & Strategic Execution

• Serve as a digital media expert in client meetings, presenting strategies, hands-on insights, and campaign performance updates.

• Partner with clients to understand their business goals, translating these into actionable digital media strategies across programmatic, paid social, and paid search.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships, proactively identifying new opportunities to exceed expectations.
  

Process Improvement & Internal Efficiency

• Drive continuous improvements in internal processes within the digital media team to enhance operational efficiency and campaign outcomes.

• Champion the adoption of best practices in digital operations, ensuring smooth, hands-on campaign execution and clear communication across teams.
  

Data-Driven Insights & Reporting

• Provide data-driven insights and regular reporting to translating metrics into actionable recommendations.

• Collaborate with analytics teams to develop dashboards, unify measurement frameworks, and enhance reporting accuracy.

IDEAL BACKGROUND

• Over 10 years of agency-side experience in digital media, with hands-on expertise in executing campaigns across platforms like The Trade Desk, PulsePoint DV360, Meta, and Google Ads.

• Proven leadership in managing and developing teams, fostering accountability, and driving collaborative success.

• Strong client-facing skills, with a demonstrated ability to deliver strategic insights, maintain strong client relationships, and provide hands-on guidance.

• Proactive and detail-oriented, consistently identifying opportunities to optimize campaigns, streamline processes, and drive client innovation.

• Strong analytical skills with expertise in interpreting performance data and optimizing campaigns through multi-touch attribution models.

• Skilled in A/B testing, multivariate testing, and conversion rate optimization, ensuring campaigns meet performance goals.

We know that research shows women, people of color, and other historically excluded groups may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Media Bridge, we Build the Bridge to opportunity by embracing diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If this role excites you and you’re thinking, “I could totally do this,” we want to hear from you—even if you don’t check every box. Passion, potential, and alignment with our values matter just as much as experience.

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE

We believe in the power of collaboration—and that some of the best ideas come from being in the room together. For this role, in-person presence at our North Loop office in Minneapolis is required on Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus one additional weekday of your choice. Most Fridays are remote, and once you're fully onboarded, we’re open to adding another remote day during the week.

We also get that some days are just better spent at home in your comfiest hoodie, so we offer flexibility when needed. Oh—and if you’re coming into the office, we’ve got you: Media Bridge covers the cost of parking on required in-office days.

ABOUT MEDIA BRIDGE

Media Bridge is a proud multi-year honoree on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in America, and we credit that growth to our philosophy: Media the Way It Should Be®. To us, that means showing up for each other, our clients, and our community—growing and winning together, both personally and professionally. We’re not just building successful campaigns—we’re building a culture where people thrive, client satisfaction is high, and team health scores keep getting better.

Founded in 2010 and based in the heart of Minneapolis, Media Bridge partners with bold brands like Caribou Coffee, Delta Dental, It’s Just Lunch, Blaze Credit Union, Morrie’s Automotive, The Bond Between, and many more. We’re a close-knit crew of smart, scrappy, creative marketing pros who live and breathe our core values: Build the Bridge, Go for Extraordinary, and I Got You. If that sounds like your kind of team, let’s connect.

EEO STATEMENT

Media Bridge will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, familial status, membership, or activity in a local human rights commission, or status regarding public assistance. We will take affirmative steps to ensure that all our employment practices are free of discrimination. Such employment practices include, but are not limited to, the following: hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, selection, layoff, disciplinary action, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities whenever possible.