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Job Summary

The Performance Media Associate Director is responsible for campaign strategy, planning, execution and management while also overseeing and coaching Managers and Associates on the same accounts. The AD must be wholly comfortable being independent and managing their workload and projects as well as delegating and leading the team below them. The AD serves as the point of contact for internal teams he/she supports for all items regarding campaign activation. While providing thought leadership, the AD builds positive relationships and establishes clear lines of communication with internal teams and external partners. ADs will have a direct line of communication to senior members of the team which is designed to facilitate knowledge sharing in both directions. The AD is responsible for coordinating onboarding and training of team members on account specifics, media buying platforms/tools and campaign management best practices.

The ideal candidate will have digital media and campaign management experience, analytical and interpersonal skills, and experience with media buying platforms. Teamwork across all agency teams (Integrated Media, Analytics, Strategy, Ad Operations, Creative, etc.) is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead tactical strategy and planning for campaigns from a brief

• Lead and train a team of Managers/Associates to build campaigns in buying platforms, perform QAs and activate according to standard methodologies

• Attend meetings/statuses/calls on behalf of account’s team members to ensure accurate communication and connection between capability and client/brand needs

• Pull platform reporting and generates insights for Analytics readouts and client deliverables

• Supervise billing and actualization between vendor and internal teams to ensure timely delivery and processing

• Lead planning process alongside senior team members and Integrated Media team

• Vet vendor offerings and capabilities on a frequent basis to ensure the team is using best-in-class tech and most sophisticated tools for respective accounts

• Maintain communication with vendor and campaign partners

• Participate in client meetings & conversations, with support from senior team members

• Support internal and external communications with team members and partners across several accounts – from responding to a brief, strategic recommendations, to developing a

  multi-channel plan, recommending measurement, campaign launch and optimization, to results reporting

• Lead preparation of client-facing presentation slides summarizing campaign performance, optimizations, recommendations, and wrap ups

• Onboard and train Managers/Associates on account specifics, media buying platforms

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of professional experience working in digital media as a campaign manager – while owning buying platform management, campaign management, optimization & digital media operations

• 3+ years of hands-on platform experience (preferred), programmatic/sem/social

• Successful track record of tackling increasing levels of responsibility

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly in a multifaceted, fast-paced work environment

• Experience with leading day-to-day meetings, statuses, calls

• Experience in platform strategy and tactical recommendations

• Experience with client communication & deliverables

• Ability to identify, troubleshoot and optimally resolve issues

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills

• Excellent mathematical skills

• Excellent project management & time management skills

• Thorough attention to detail