Associate Director, Digital Partnerships

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrManager6+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Lead the Digital Partnerships effort by owning client relationships, cross-team alignment on KPI delivery, and end-to-end partnership planning and performance reviews.

  • Own client relationships and daily partnership deliverables
  • Drive partner selection and negotiation support across digital channels

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Direct communication with clients for all marketplace intelligence, negotiation and partnership needs and leadership accountability for team’s day-to-day responsibilities.
  • Collaborate with Strategy, Analytics and Comms Design teams to ensure alignment with and delivery against client KPI’s while managing partnership deliverable and expectations with clients on a daily basis
  • Oversee partnership plan development, recommendation and implementation, incorporating necessary and appropriate rationale and research for client buy-in
  • Regularly provide performance assessments to the team and help them to work toward their professional goals and ensure the Digital Partnerships team has clear strategy, budget and objectives at all times
  • Provide partner selection recommendation and justification designed to deliver on client KPI’s using the most sophisticated use of data and analytics, via multi-faceted, strategic partnerships, while delivering maximum strategic value and efficiency
  • Provide Partnerships support for various New Business pitches
  • Assist and collaborate with all MB SBU’s for maximum effectiveness and seamless integration onto client business
  • Assist MAGNA aggregate negotiations across all Digital media channels

Requirements

  • Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with senior-level clients, colleagues and vendors
  • Demonstrated ability to develop digital marketing communication plans specifically encompassing digital media strategies
  • Proven ability to drive projects from conception to completion; project management experience
  • Proven knowledge of online planning and research tools and resources
  • Experience with campaign management/ad serving technology: Double Click DART, and/or Atlas DMT
  • Understand the principles of marketing and advertising, as well as media concepts and terms, creative and budget requirements
  • Initiative does not require candidate to have college degree

Preferred

  • 6+ years relevant experience including 3+ years supervisory experience required
  • Programmatic experience. Experience working with a DMP preferred
  • Preferred working knowledge of third party Internet marketing research: comScore Media Metrix, Nielsen NetView, @Plan, eMarketer and others
  • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure
  • Detailed awareness of client business issues, industry trends, consumer trends, promotional resources, market status, and competition
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Initiative unlocks business growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Volvo, Amazon, Constellation Brands, Merck, Anthropic, Paramount, and T-Mobile.Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 10,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.

Founded in 1975
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$100K/yr – $120K/yr

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Associate Director, Digital Partnerships

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