Huntress Talent

Senior Vice President / Executive Vice President, Performance Media

Location: New York City (Hybrid – 2 days/week in office)

Our client, a leading independent media agency based in New York City, is seeking a Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President of Performance Media to lead and grow its performance media practice. This is a senior leadership role focused on overseeing two major eCommerce retail accounts, serving as a trusted strategic advisor to clients, and driving continued growth of the agency's performance media business. This is not a hands-on campaign management position, but rather a leadership role centered on strategy, team management, and client partnership.

The ideal candidate will have extensive media agency experience with a deep understanding of performance media across paid search, paid social, programmatic, retail media, and other digital channels. They will be responsible for guiding client strategy, ensuring best-in-class media planning and execution through their teams, and providing executive-level counsel that helps clients achieve their business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the executive lead for two large eCommerce retail clients, building trusted, long-term client relationships.
• Oversee the agency's performance media practice, ensuring strategic excellence across all client engagements.
• Lead, mentor, and delegate work across high-performing media teams while ensuring quality execution and client satisfaction.
• Partner with clients to develop integrated performance media strategies that align with business goals and drive measurable results.
• Act as the senior media expert, providing strategic recommendations and thought leadership across the performance marketing landscape.
• Steward existing client relationships while identifying opportunities to grow accounts and bring in new business.
• Collaborate with internal leadership to strengthen the agency's performance media offering and support continued business growth.
• Ensure teams are delivering against client objectives, timelines, budgets, and performance goals while maintaining operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in performance media within a media agency environment.
• Proven experience leading large-scale eCommerce or retail accounts.
• Strong leadership background with experience managing senior teams and delegating day-to-day execution.
• Demonstrated success growing client relationships, expanding business, and contributing to new business efforts.
• Deep expertise across performance marketing channels and a strategic understanding of the evolving digital media landscape.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive client management skills.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior media leader who enjoys building client relationships, leading high-performing teams, and driving strategic business growth while serving as a trusted advisor to marquee retail clients.