Director Digital Activation , Programmatic Channel Lead - Software Solutions

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $215K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive programmatic strategy and thought leadership across agency partners, leading activation, testing, and innovation across channels.

  • Develop recommendations, learning agendas, and playbooks for the programmatic channel.
  • Collaborate with Center of Excellence and activation teams to shape channel innovation and cross-channel practices.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Programmatic strategy for agency partners, developing recommendations, learning agendas, and strategic testing across the programmatic ecosystem.
  • Partner with Omnicom Center of Excellence to develop and improve ways of working and points-of-view on channel innovation.
  • Drive Programmatic thought leadership within the holistic process in partnership with agency activation team.
  • Focus on programmatic innovation and be a champion for the program. Support agency partners and activation team in building strong holistic campaigns that lean into channel best practices and drives innovation.
  • Develop programmatic activation strategy across channels and buy types to deliver on agency partner goals.
  • Review of new solutions and partners as applicable.
  • Lead and develop Playbook, Roadmap, Learning Agenda and Engagement Model for the Programmatic channel.
  • Supports programmatic adoption across the agency.
  • Updates SME on new developments across advertiser operating models.
  • Help to identify and lead/pilot innovative opportunities (e.g. advanced TV, cross-channel planning, etc.).

Requirements

  • 10+ experience in digital with heavy programmatic and direct media skills – equal parts technically savvy and strategic
  • Deep Technical expertise on all things data and digital.
  • Provides omni-channel perspective and know-how. While a core deep digital expertise is critical, be able to apply across channels to off/online mediums
  • Comes from a place of core/native Digital and data centricity.
  • Strong technical knowhow/implementation as well as high level strategy and creative tactics as well as vertical/horizontal (across mediums, marketing etc.)
  • Passionate about changes in the marketplace and eager to share updates regularly to inform clients and be a ‘go-to’ resource on all things media
  • Highly responsive to crucial demands/requests
  • Confident in building strong relationship with key clients as the thought leader in the programmatic space

Benefits

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