Modeled career paths · Media planning buying

Where does a Media Director go next?

What employers are asking a Media Director for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
VP Media+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Media Director go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Marketing+30% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Marketing Officer+99% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Editor-in-Chief-28% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Media Director go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Publisher-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Media Director go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing-9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Media Director go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.