Vice President, Media

POSITION DESCRIPTION
ROLE: VICE PRESIDENT, MEDIA (Financial Institution Experience)
TEAM: ACCOUNTS, SALT MEDIA
LOCATION: TORONTO (HYBRID)
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Salt is a North American marketing agency that creates connected experiences through creative, digital & media innovation.
Our mission is to “Earn The World’s Attention” and Salt is built to find, develop, execute, and amplify the ideas that are worthy of our clients’ audiences. We’ve structured our agency to do what’s right for our clients – to connect different perspectives, to work across mediums, and to focus on delivering meaningful, effective results.
We’re committed to living up to the values in our name. “Salt of The Earth” means we value collaborative, humble, hard-working people here. We’re looking for people who are as smart as they are kind because we believe the right talent and the right culture help us do what’s right for our clients.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As Vice President, Media, you are responsible for the vision, growth, and performance of Salt’s Media practice. You establish the strategic direction for media planning, investment, measurement, technology, and innovation while ensuring the discipline continues to evolve alongside changing consumer behaviors, platform ecosystems, and client needs.
You lead the overall media business, guiding Managing Directors and senior leaders to deliver exceptional client outcomes while driving operational excellence, financial performance, and capability development across the department. You balance long-term strategic thinking with decisive leadership, creating the conditions for teams, clients, and the business to thrive.
This role is focused on building the future of Salt’s media offering. You will shape agency-wide media philosophies, foster strategic partnerships, champion innovation, and drive sustainable growth while ensuring the Media practice remains a market-leading discipline within the agency.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Media Strategy & Planning Leadership
Define and lead the long-term vision, strategy, and evolution of Salt’s Media practice.
Establish agency-wide standards, frameworks, and best practices across media planning, investment management, audience strategy, measurement, and optimization.
Guide senior media leaders in developing innovative solutions that drive business growth and measurable client outcomes.
Partner with executive leadership to align media capabilities with agency objectives, growth strategies, and market opportunities.
Represent Salt as the senior media authority both internally and externally, driving thought leadership and industry influence.
Media Buying & Investment Management
Establish Salt’s media investment philosophy, governance standards, and operating frameworks across all channels and platforms.
Oversee media investment performance across the agency, ensuring accountability, efficiency, and long-term value creation for clients.
Develop strategic relationships with major media owners, technology providers, publishers, and platform partners.
Lead high-value negotiations, partnership agreements, and investment opportunities that strengthen agency capabilities and commercial outcomes.
Ensure investment approaches evolve in response to market trends, consumer behavior shifts, and emerging technologies.
Measurement, Analytics & Insight Development
Define agency-wide measurement philosophies, reporting standards, and performance frameworks.
Champion the integration of analytics, attribution, and business intelligence capabilities across media operations.
Ensure client performance measurement aligns with business objectives and demonstrates clear return on investment.
Guide the development of advanced analytics capabilities that enhance decision-making, optimization, and strategic planning.
Foster a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement through data-driven decision making.
Media Technology & Innovation