Associate Director of Investment Strategy (Programmatic)

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own client relationship growth and strategic program oversight across large partners, while mentoring juniors and turning campaign data into actionable learning and performance metrics.

  • Relationship ownership: broaden and deepen strategic client partnerships and foresee future needs.
  • Analytics & measurement: create KPI reports and optimize from historical and current campaign results.
  • Team leadership: provide thought leadership to the junior team and maintain cross-functional consistency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Managerial Rigor & A Relationship Building Focus
  • Without losing sight of ongoing client deliverables, the Associate Director is building upon their knowledge base by broadening and strengthening their business relationships beyond OMG.
  • Creates and maintains team dynamics with a focus on learning and innovation.
  • Actively ensures strategic consistency across all elements of plan development and implementation Relationship & Knowledge Cultivator.
  • Proactively explore and recommend ways to further service and grow client relationships.
  • Manages large scale partner relationships to foresee future needs and provide client support.
  • Provide thought leadership for the junior team.
  • Analytical Thinker
  • Create and articulate clear performance metrics and develop associated reports that measure KPI’s.
  • Analyze historical and current campaign results to optimize learning and ensure continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of the principles of advertising, marketing and media (minimum of 6 years of industry experience).
  • Experience utilizing DSPs including The Trade Desk, DV360, Amazon DSP etc.
  • Programmatic OLV (including YouTube), TVE, Display, Audio, DOOH, Custom Partnerships.
  • Knowledge of the dynamics of media.
  • How each media element performs alone, how they perform together, and how they are constantly changing.
  • Understanding of the skills and functions of the Investment side of the business, as well as the Strategic Business Units’ competencies.
  • Ability to foster a strong, cohesive working team, providing leadership and instruction - Understanding of marketplace dynamics, working with Director to formulate marketplace strategies.
  • Strong overall communication skills with a focus on presentation excellence.
  • Retail experience required.

    Benefits

    • benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.
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