Media Director Jobs in Chicago, IL
Media Director jobs in Chicago are in strong demand, concentrated in the Loop, River North, and the Fulton Market District across advertising, media, and marketing services. Employers hiring right now include Fusion92, Mastercard, and Fitch Ratings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
CVS Media Exchange (CMX) is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for suppliers, merchants, brand advertisers, and agencies. Our full-funnel advertising solutions leverage CVS's reach and approved first-party insights to help businesses build awareness, engage relevant consumers, and drive measurable results
Position Summary
Reporting to the Executive Director of Product, the Director, Audience & Offsite Products leads the development and execution of CMX's connected audience, data product, and offsite activation portfolio. This leader manages a team of PMs and partners with Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Data Science, Engineering, Measurement, Legal, Privacy, and Compliance to translate defined business priorities into scalable products and capabilities that support advertiser adoption and business growth.
The role is responsible for building audience and data products, enabling activation across managed service, self-service, marketplace, and partner-enabled models, and identifying the offsite channels and integrations needed to expand the reach and value of CMX audiences. The leader must combine strong product judgment with technical expertise across audience creation, identity resolution, onboarding, data architecture, distribution, activation, and measurement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the audience, data, and offsite product portfolio and roadmap across Front Store and Pharma, translating business priorities and customer needs into scalable capabilities and prioritized investments that support advertiser adoption and business growth.
- Oversee the development and scalability of audience and data products, partnering with Data Science and Engineering to establish the technical capabilities required for audience creation, identity resolution, distribution, activation, and measurement across managed service, self-service, marketplace, and partner-enabled models.
- Lead offsite product expansion and partner enablement, prioritizing channels, platforms, integrations, and build-versus-partner opportunities that extend the reach and value of CMX audiences; guide validation and commercialization of new capabilities in partnership with cross-functional teams.
- Embed privacy-by-design and responsible data use across the product portfolio, balancing customer value, audience quality, technical feasibility, and scalability with applicable privacy, legal, compliance, and data governance requirements, including advancing approved health-focused and healthcare professional advertising solutions.
- Lead and develop the audience and offsite product team and drive cross-functional accountability for portfolio outcomes, establishing product ownership, goals, success measures, and lifecycle oversight while aligning stakeholders and senior leaders on priorities, tradeoffs, risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
This role is hybrid, with two or more days per week in one of our Corporate Hubs: Woonsocket, RI; Wellesley, MA; New York, NY; or Chicago, IL. We are also open to remote candidates outside of those Corporate Hubs, provided they are willing to work Eastern hours.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in product management, AdTech, MarTech, retail media, digital advertising, data products, or a related field.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated experience building and scaling audience or data products.
- Deep knowledge of audience creation, identity resolution, onboarding, data architecture, distribution, activation, optimization, and measurement.
- Experience with audience and data ecosystems such as DSPs, SSPs, identity providers, onboarding partners, data marketplaces, clean rooms, CDPs, or related platforms.
- Strong understanding of first-party data, deterministic and modeled audiences, privacy-by-design product development, and responsible data use.
- Experience developing advertising products or capabilities for pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated environments, with knowledge of relevant privacy, legal, compliance, and governance considerations.
- Proven ability to translate business and customer needs into technical product capabilities and to lead complex initiatives across matrixed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building identity solutions, onboarding integrations, clean-room capabilities, audience marketplaces, or partner-distributed data products.
- Experience launching self-service, marketplace, or partner-enabled media and data products.
- Experience working with pharmaceutical advertisers, healthcare agencies, data providers, DSPs, SSPs, or health-endemic media partners.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (HS Diploma and 4 years of experience) required
- Master’s preferred
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$100,000.00 - $231,540.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
CVS Media Exchange (CMX) is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for suppliers, merchants, brand advertisers, and agencies. Our full-funnel advertising solutions leverage CVS's reach and approved first-party insights to help businesses build awareness, engage relevant consumers, and drive measurable results
Position Summary
Reporting to the Executive Director of Product, the Director, Audience & Offsite Products leads the development and execution of CMX's connected audience, data product, and offsite activation portfolio. This leader manages a team of PMs and partners with Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Data Science, Engineering, Measurement, Legal, Privacy, and Compliance to translate defined business priorities into scalable products and capabilities that support advertiser adoption and business growth.
The role is responsible for building audience and data products, enabling activation across managed service, self-service, marketplace, and partner-enabled models, and identifying the offsite channels and integrations needed to expand the reach and value of CMX audiences. The leader must combine strong product judgment with technical expertise across audience creation, identity resolution, onboarding, data architecture, distribution, activation, and measurement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the audience, data, and offsite product portfolio and roadmap across Front Store and Pharma, translating business priorities and customer needs into scalable capabilities and prioritized investments that support advertiser adoption and business growth.
- Oversee the development and scalability of audience and data products, partnering with Data Science and Engineering to establish the technical capabilities required for audience creation, identity resolution, distribution, activation, and measurement across managed service, self-service, marketplace, and partner-enabled models.
- Lead offsite product expansion and partner enablement, prioritizing channels, platforms, integrations, and build-versus-partner opportunities that extend the reach and value of CMX audiences; guide validation and commercialization of new capabilities in partnership with cross-functional teams.
- Embed privacy-by-design and responsible data use across the product portfolio, balancing customer value, audience quality, technical feasibility, and scalability with applicable privacy, legal, compliance, and data governance requirements, including advancing approved health-focused and healthcare professional advertising solutions.
- Lead and develop the audience and offsite product team and drive cross-functional accountability for portfolio outcomes, establishing product ownership, goals, success measures, and lifecycle oversight while aligning stakeholders and senior leaders on priorities, tradeoffs, risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
This role is hybrid, with two or more days per week in one of our Corporate Hubs: Woonsocket, RI; Wellesley, MA; New York, NY; or Chicago, IL. We are also open to remote candidates outside of those Corporate Hubs, provided they are willing to work Eastern hours.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in product management, AdTech, MarTech, retail media, digital advertising, data products, or a related field.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated experience building and scaling audience or data products.
- Deep knowledge of audience creation, identity resolution, onboarding, data architecture, distribution, activation, optimization, and measurement.
- Experience with audience and data ecosystems such as DSPs, SSPs, identity providers, onboarding partners, data marketplaces, clean rooms, CDPs, or related platforms.
- Strong understanding of first-party data, deterministic and modeled audiences, privacy-by-design product development, and responsible data use.
- Experience developing advertising products or capabilities for pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated environments, with knowledge of relevant privacy, legal, compliance, and governance considerations.
- Proven ability to translate business and customer needs into technical product capabilities and to lead complex initiatives across matrixed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building identity solutions, onboarding integrations, clean-room capabilities, audience marketplaces, or partner-distributed data products.
- Experience launching self-service, marketplace, or partner-enabled media and data products.
- Experience working with pharmaceutical advertisers, healthcare agencies, data providers, DSPs, SSPs, or health-endemic media partners.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (HS Diploma and 4 years of experience) required
- Master’s preferred
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$100,000.00 - $231,540.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Media Director Jobs in Chicago: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a media director job in Chicago?
The strongest path is targeting Chicago's dense cluster of advertising agencies, integrated marketing firms, and media companies in River North and the Loop, where most director-level openings are concentrated. Candidates with hands-on experience in programmatic buying, media planning, or cross-channel campaign management stand out. Building relationships through Chicago-specific industry groups and agency networks also gives you a real edge in this market.
Which companies hire media directors in Chicago?
Chicago media director roles are posted by Fusion92, Mastercard, and Fitch Ratings and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Chicago's mix of global holding-company agencies, regional independents, and in-house brand teams across consumer goods and financial services creates consistent year-round demand.
Are there remote media director jobs in Chicago?
Yes, though the role is often hybrid given the collaboration and client-facing demands it carries. About 81% of media director openings tied to Chicago are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with fully remote positions more common at performance-marketing and digital-first firms. Strategy, reporting, and planning work tends to flex remotely, while campaign launches and agency reviews typically require in-person presence.
How can I get a media director job in Chicago with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving up through a media planning or buying role at one of Chicago's many mid-size agencies or media shops, where internal promotion to director is common. Entry-level coordinators and media planners at River North and Loop agencies regularly advance within three to five years. Demonstrating fluency with programmatic platforms and showing ownership of campaign performance, even on smaller accounts, accelerates that progression in Chicago's agency market.
Which industries hire the most media directors in Chicago?
The sectors hiring the most media directors in Chicago are Food & Beverage, Sports & Recreation, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Chicago's role as a national hub for advertising, packaged goods brands, and financial services creates especially deep and recurring demand for senior media leadership across those sectors.
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