Manager, Media
Date: Nov 10, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607
Company: McDonald's Corporation
Company Description:
McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.
At McDonald’s, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.
Department Overview
The Customer Engagement and Experience team nurtures profitable customer relationships through meaningful engagements and seamless experiences by leveraging data, innovation, and technology.
Within the Customer Engagement and Experience team, the US Media team oversees McDonald’s US media strategy and customer data strategy to maximize the return on marketing in our paid channels. The team is responsible for leading and optimizing McDonald’s media investments to drive brand awareness, affinity and guest counts through delivery of best-in-class media strategies.
Duties
In the Manager, Media Investment role, you will contribute in the following ways:
- Oversight of full Media budget to guide investment in appropriate channels and partners in partnership with our agency
- Approve and guide Upfront strategy and purchases
- Strategically manage McDonald’s marketplace posture including relationships with partners and larger strategic alliances such as JBPs (Joint Business Partnerships)
- Meet regularly with agency and marketplace partners
- Provide consistent updates to McMedia on marketplace news
- Manage and approve media performance reporting and tracking in partnership with agency and internal partners (post buy analysis, commitment reporting, media budget tracking, Added Value reports and coupons)
- Direct oversight of Investment and Budget Supervisor
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or Business, or related field
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in marketing or a related field
- Agency or agency management experience
- Strong leadership capabilities, including the ability to adapt to various stakeholder groups.
- Ability to contribute to, collaborate with, influence, and frequently lead cross-functional teams
- Experience working in a sophisticated, global, matrixed organization
- Strong influence across all levels within the system
- Ability to manage multiple complicated projects with varying stage gates and timelines
Compensation
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $107,684.00 - $134,605.00 per year
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.
Competencies
Additional Information:
Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.
Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.
Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald’s long-term incentive plan.
McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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Nearest Major Market: Chicago