Associate Director, Programmatic

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$120K/yr – $130K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own client outcomes across multiple accounts with budget, staffing and vendor oversight while building senior stakeholder relationships and delivering data-driven dashboards that clearly show impact.

  • Account Leadership: Own performance, staffing and decisions across a small client portfolio.
  • Reporting & Insights: Lead dashboard design and stakeholder-ready presentations to communicate results.
  • Vendor Collaboration: Manage vendor scopes and cross-functional partners to deploy data-driven solutions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Accountable for the performance, development and results of a small client account or across multiple accounts; leads account decisions, budget spending, and staffing
  • Builds relationships with mid to senior level stakeholders at clients; builds capabilities and serves as customer relationship manager
  • Approves vendor selections and scopes; oversees the team meeting with vendors; brings own expertise to vendor selection
  • Leads design of reporting dashboards and develops presentations to ensure results are clearly communicated. Owns accuracy of all reporting
  • Develops long-term solutions for clients including custom data management solutions and data solutions
  • Tactically manages a small group of managers and/or professional employees; has responsibility for performance, development and coaching of direct team
  • Adapts account plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
  • Collaborates with partners/colleagues across functions and/or centers of excellence

Requirements

  • Proven track-record of successfully seeking out and curating new business relationships and/or solutions; developing solutions using new or existing processes
  • Experience building team leadership qualities and soft skills needed to manage up/down/laterally
  • Experience working with and approving vendor selections and scopes and expertise in vendor selection
  • Experience ensuring departmental standards & process are customized to fit the specific needs of assigned clients and are implemented across all campaigns.
  • Substantial experience designing reporting dashboards with ability to lead others in this work; strong presentation abilities to ensure results are clearly communicated
  • Knowledge of technology or measurement ad tech solutions, including platforms
  • Examples include DV360, Adwords, The Trade Desk, Roku, Vistar, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.
  • Intermediate to strong data analysis skills
  • Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or clients
  • A history of team management/mentorship and a comfort with internal/external-facing communication

Nice to have

  • Advanced ability to anticipate, recognize and clearly define problems using various techniques to systematically analyze, weigh alternatives and propose solutions
  • Experience with managing existing business relationships, partnerships, and alliances internally and externally
  • Proven ability to assess and rank issues and tasks in order of importance for taking action
  • Intermediate/advanced knowledge of technology or measurement ad tech solutions, including platforms

Benefits

  • We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
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Omnicom Media, the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc., designs ecosystems for growth. Powered by the Omni Intelligence Platform, Omnicom Media connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, Initiative, PHD, UM, Hearts & Science and Mediahub to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 40,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in Omnicom Media agencies around the globe.

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