The role is about bringing together our media capabilities into a strong, integrated and channel-agnostic offering, with particular responsibility for building our expertise across broad media channels such as TV, Online Video, Radio, Out of Home and more.

The ambition is to help our clients make better media decisions and maximize both media effectiveness and efficiency.

NoA Connect is part of The North Alliance (NoA), giving you the opportunity to connect media closely with strategy, Insight and creativity across NoA.

About the role

As Head of Media, you will build, connect and develop our total media capability in Sweden.

NoA Connect already has strong digital and performance capabilities. You will complement these with deeper expertise across broad media, creating an integrated offering across the full media landscape.

Initially, this will be a highly hands-on role. You need to be both willing and able to personally plan, negotiate and buy broad media, while building the capability and team around you.

You will bring strong knowledge of the Swedish media market, channels, audiences, pricing, systems and partners, and act as a senior media advisor to both clients and teams across NoA.

Over time, our ambition is to build a large, integrated media offering and team around you.

What you will be doing

– Build our total media offering, connecting broad media with our existing digital and performance capabilities.

– Develop our broad media expertise across channels such as TV, Online Video, Radio, Out of Home and more.

– Plan, negotiate and buy broad media. Initially, you will be operational and personally responsible for much of the planning, buying and negotiation within broad media.

– Maximize media effectiveness and efficiency through smart channel choices, planning, buying, optimization and investment decisions.

– Lead media planning, translating client objectives and strategies into channel-agnostic media recommendations.

– Lead media owner and partner relationships, ensuring strong partnerships, competitive conditions and access to the best opportunities in the market.

– Drive savings and value through strong buying, pricing and negotiation.

– Advise clients and colleagues as a senior media expert and strategic partner.

– Connect media with strategy, Insight and creativity to create better marketing and communication.

– Build the capability and team over time, including tools, systems, processes and ways of working.

– Grow the business by developing new media services and client opportunities.

What we are looking for

– A minimum of 5 years of relevant media experience, ideally around 10 years or more, preferably from a media agency, advertiser or similar environment.

– Deep knowledge of the Swedish media landscape, particularly broad media.

– Strong hands-on experience planning, negotiating and buying broad media, across channels such as TV, Online Video, Radio, Out of Home and more.

– Strong knowledge of the systems, tools and data used to plan and buy broad media, including those used for TV planning and buying.

– A good understanding of digital and performance media and how they connect with broad media.

– A strong understanding of media effectiveness and efficiency, including reach, frequency, audiences and the role different channels play.

– Strong knowledge of media pricing, savings and value management.

– Strong relationships with, and understanding of, Swedish media owners and partners.

– The ability to translate business and marketing objectives into clear media recommendations.

– Experience advising senior clients and working across strategy, creative and specialist teams.

– Strong strategic, analytical, commercial and negotiation skills.

– Experience leading people, or the ambition and ability to build and lead a larger media capability.

– Most importantly, you are willing to be operational and hands-on initially, while building the team and capability for the future.

– Fluent in Swedish and English.

Who you are

You love media and advertising. You are genuinely interested in how the media landscape is changing, how different channels work and how great advertising and smart media choices can work together to create greater impact.

You know the Swedish media landscape and understand how different channels work, but you are also comfortable getting into the detail — building plans, working in the relevant systems, negotiating with media owners and buying media yourself.

You think beyond individual channels to determine how media investment can create the greatest impact.

You care about both effectiveness and efficiency — creating better outcomes while buying well and making every krona work harder.

You enjoy working with strategists, creatives, Insight specialists and performance teams and believe the best solutions emerge when these capabilities work together.

You are also a builder — hands-on and operational today, while excited by the opportunity to build a significant integrated media capability and team over time.

What we offer

This is an opportunity to build and shape the total media offering at NoA Connect Sweden, combining our existing digital and performance capabilities with a stronger broad media offering.

You will have significant influence over our capabilities, partnerships, systems, ways of working and future team.

As part of The North Alliance, you will work with strategists, creatives, Insight specialists and other experts across NoA throughout the Nordics.

We offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment, competitive terms and benefits, and significant opportunities to develop professionally and personally.

How to apply

Send us your CV and a short note about why you are interested in the role.

We review applications continuously and will close the position once we have found the right person.