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The Associate Director will provide thought leadership on audience strategies, optimization approach, and campaign architecture and will serve as a key lead in the expansion of relationships with our agency partners.\nThis role requires a highly collaborative individual who is analytical and uses data-enabledproblem solvingcapabilities to deliver flawless campaign execution - meeting and exceeding client business goals and KPIs. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in programmatic campaign management (display, video, mobile); extensive in-console experience with DSPs and exchange-based media buying; superior analytical thinking ability, excellent presentation/client servicing skills and experience managing direct reports.\nResponsibilities:\nManage a team of programmatic professionals (Coordinator, Campaign Manager and Sr. Campaign Manager) in ensuring all technical aspects(e.g.tactics, creative, etc.) for all campaigns are set up flawlessly and meet client objectives.\n\nOversee the team in running and optimizing campaigns with different goals/KPIs. Ensure DSPs recommendations made are based on historical performance against each KPI with consideration for broader agency objectives.\n\nConfidently and effectively communicate and recommend technical solutions with agency partners that drive client business results.\n\nProactively manage potential issues that may be flagged by senior management or team members regarding campaign performance overall (e.g.low viewability placements, non-brand safe sites etc.) and identify opportunities for optimization (e.g. high performing placements with loweCPMs)\n\nAccountable for reviewing and approving campaigns and ensuring budgets align, naming conventions are accurate and selecting properDSP’sto align with campaign goals.\n\nEnsure that client expectations are met and adapt or make recommendations to adjust as required.\n\nBuild/Setup campaign reports within reporting dashboard.\n\nSupport finance primes and senior leadership team with pulling ad hoc reports and drawing meaningful insights to support business decisions.\n\nIn partnership with Director, make recommendations to implement process improvements that better set up the team to perform more efficiently and effectively.\n\nEnsure processes are effectively communicated and consistently adhered to by team members.\n\nDeep understanding of organization’s business objectives and challenges; proactively uncover new opportunities for products and solution offerings.\n\nAct as a subject matter expert and further develop partnerships with DSP (demand side platform) partners to ensure awareness of new features and address technical issues.\n\nAccountable for ensuring all team members are trained in required areas and have completed required certifications (Adobe, Google, etc.)\n\nOversee the team and ensure they are utilizing advanced optimization techniques.\n\nProactively presentsstrategic brand solutions to client teams.\n\nQualifications:\nProfessional or Educational background in Marketing or Advertising would give leverage to this application.\n\nLeadership and advanced experience in programmatic, digital display, search, trafficking, ad operations or site analytics optimization.\n\nExperience optimizing campaigns (e.g.display campaigns, SEM, trafficking, etc.)\n\nFamiliarity with ad serving and campaign management tools would give leverage to this application. (e.g.DoubleClick, Google Analytics, Google Ad Sense, etc.)\n\nBasic understanding of tagging for analytics\n\nFundamental knowledge of online media metrics and analysis\n\nLearning agility, with a passion for continuous development.\n\nExcellent communication skills (both written and verbal).\n\nHighly developed organizational skills with attention to detail accuracy.\n\nExcellent ability to manage and prioritize time effectively.\n\nAbility to work collaboratively as well as independently.\n\nProactive approach to problem solving, assisting the team, self-development, etc.\n\nAbility to develop and foster relationships with media partners.\n\nProficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word,Exceland PowerPoint).\n\nDemonstrated ability using Excel, with knowledge of pivot tables, basicformulasand visualizations.\n\nSalary Range $80,000 - $90,000\nOmnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.\nOmnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us-we look forward to getting to know you. 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