Associate Director, Digital Activation

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize cross client paid media activation, with hands on execution and cross functional coordination across DSPs and social platforms.

  • Own campaign setup, trafficking, QA, and optimization across DSPs and social channels.
  • Bridge between media partners and internal teams to translate performance insights into action.
  • Lead mentorship and QA of activation processes while safeguarding budget discipline and forecast accuracy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end activation of programmatic and paid social campaigns across multiple clients and business categories.
  • Execute and manage campaigns directly within DSPs, social platforms, ad servers, and third-party technology platforms.
  • Oversee campaign setup, trafficking, QA, launch, pacing, optimization, and reporting.
  • Ensure accurate implementation of audience targeting, tracking pixels, conversion events, and creative assets.
  • Troubleshoot delivery, tracking, and performance issues while proactively identifying solutions.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for direct media partners and platform representatives.
  • Collaborate with agency teams, clients, vendors, and platform partners to ensure campaign success.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with publisher and technology partners.
  • Communicate campaign performance, optimization recommendations, and insights to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage campaign budgets across multiple accounts and channels.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, or related field.
  • 6+ years of experience in programmatic and paid social media activation.
  • 2+ years of leadership or team management experience.
  • Hands-on keyboard experience executing campaigns within major DSPs and social platforms.
  • Experience trafficking campaigns and managing ad operations processes.
  • DV360
  • The Trade Desk
  • Amazon DSP
  • Meta Ads Manager
  • LinkedIn Campaign Manager
  • TikTok Ads Manager
  • Google Campaign Manager 360 (CM360)
  • Experience managing substantial media budgets across multiple campaigns simultaneously.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and campaign reporting tools.

Preferred

  • Experience managing direct partner and publisher campaigns
  • Familiarity with data clean rooms, audience onboarding, and measurement solutions
  • Experience with verification, brand safety, and attribution platforms
  • Understanding of retail media, connected TV (CTV), digital video, and emerging media channels
  • Relevant platform certifications (Google, Meta, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP)

Benefits

  • 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

Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr – $125K/yr

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