Manager, Digital Activation

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid social and programmatic leadership for a client team, owning strategy, education, and cross‑functional coordination.

  • Own digital strategy and execution across paid social and programmatic channels.
  • Must-have: 3+ years hands-on paid social/programmatic media management.
  • Standout: leadership across client teams and cross‑functional collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive overall digital strategy and associated tactics to meet client’s goals, working closely with account lead(s)
  • Established as leader with the client and across all departmental teams, effectively prioritizing and negotiating needs between all parties
  • Effectively manage and develop junior team members (mentoring, training, etc.)
  • Prioritize and manage quarterly priorities and ad-hoc requests to ensure they are executed on time and to client expectations by entire client team
  • Ability to problem solve, such as finding solutions for issues not yet attempted
  • Proactively share learnings and best practices across the organization
  • Establish oneself as an expert within their functional department and client team
  • Identify ways to improve team efficiency and effectiveness, such as new processes
  • Bring new proactive ideas to help meet client goals and grow business
  • Ability to consult/educate/negotiate with clients and agency partners

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, or communications or relevant post-secondary education, training, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on-keyboard work experience managing paid social / programmatic media accounts
  • Be a proactive self-starter
  • Possess general knowledge of direct marketing principles and strategies
  • Have polished presentation, communication and listening skills
  • Have strong organizational skills as applied through an ability to manage multiple projects at once
  • Be confident in analyzing and acting on marketing data
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OMD is the world’s largest media network, with more than 14,000 people working across more than 100 countries.At OMD, We Create What’s Next — delivering creative media solutions to drive sustainable growth for the world’s leading brands. Named the best-performing global media network overall by RECMA, the highest-ranked media agency network on the Effie Effectiveness Index, and Media Network of the Year at the 2025 Cannes Festival of Media, OMD is a leader in innovation, creativity, and cultural relevance.

Founded in 1996
New York, New York, USA
4.2K employees (1,415 in marketing)
67% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
54K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.4%
Direct
39.1%
Referral
9.4%
Social
3.4%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,318 (31% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
27

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