Associate Director

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$89K/yr – $127K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and shape data strategy and client-facing influence in ad tech by translating complex platform concepts into business impact for activation, education, and risk management.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Define client data and activation strategies, bridging technical opportunities with business outcomes.
  • Identity/AdTech Leadership: Oversee identity/CDP deployments and coordinate with programmatic teams to activate data-driven campaigns.
  • Client Advisory & Education: Identify opportunities, share audience insights, and evangelize findings to influence decisions and campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage data strategy for advertising clients, communicating strategies/recommendations to clients using a consultative approach
  • Understand how platform/data technologies work and offer the ability to explain technical concepts in ordinary terms (be technically savvy - understand the opportunities and limitations)
  • Identify opportunities – industry learning, meet with vendors and provide a POV, with a client lens and in desired format -- education/evangelize the findings
  • Oversee relationship with the Identity Resolution platforms, CDPs, or other AdTech solutions and project manage the deployment and activation of data technology solutions
  • Partner with internal Programmatic and media investment arms to support campaign activation as well as advanced data use cases
  • Oversee, author and/or constructively edit and review the writing of media documents (timelines, POVs, RFPs, plans, agreements, client memos, and correspondence from within and outside the agency).
  • Share knowledge with client and internal teams regarding audience insights and results to impact business needs
  • Provides input to client business-related decisions
  • Ownership of day-to-day client relationship (mid-level)
  • Anticipates risks and prepares multiple resolutions

Requirements

  • 5+ years of prior digital advertising experience in a client-services capacity
  • 2+ years managing 2+ direct reports
  • In-depth technical knowledge of ad and marketing technology, including ad servers, rich media, dynamic creative, streaming video, OBA, ad verification, customer data management platforms, identity resolution solutions, DSPs, etc
  • Strong project management skills and keen ability to delegate
  • Strong understanding of digital media planning and management processes
  • Expert knowledge and experience with Identity Solution tools (eg. Epsilon, Liveramp, Neustar)
  • Expert understanding and usage of CDP (eg. Salesforce, Adobe, Treasure Data)
  • Expert understanding data flow within adtech/martech ecosystem.

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parential and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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As one of the fastest-growing global media agency networks, Spark Foundry is not beholden to legacy.We embrace nimbleness, agility and open-mindedness as part of our Startup Spirit. But as part of Publicis Media, we tap into a Powerhouse Soul, gaining access to first-mover opportunities alongside market-shaping clout, plus leading-edge AI and technology.Together, our Startup Spirit and Powerhouse Soul allow us to innovate and iterate faster than any other agency, bringing clients a distinct competitive advantage. Our innovative experiences have been recognized by Cannes Lions, Effies, Shortys and Webbys, all delivered by best-in-class talent across more than 70 global offices. Spark Foundry is part of the global Publicis Media agency network, a key division of Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40].

Founded in 2016
New York, New York, USA
3.1K employees (807 in marketing)
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81% CEO approval

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Referral
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Social
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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.1K

Marketing Team

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759 (24% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
5 years
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