Manager, Digital Activation

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$50K/yr – $95K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own activation operations across programmatic and direct buying, align budget and campaign design with DSP best practices, and drive cross-team coordination for efficient setup, optimization, and insights.

  • Activation leadership: run day-to-day activation ops and coordinate the team for campaign setup, adjustments, and optimization.
  • Programmatic data and tooling: govern DSP usage, budgeting, data sources, and measurement techniques with Strategy for client goals.
  • Consulting and reporting: translate client goals into campaigns and communicate results to clients and internal teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Ensuring the implementation of the Digital Planning & Optimization Process across programmatic and direct buying
  • Overseeing and directing the day to day operations of the activation team
  • Effectively managing budget
  • Providing inputs and guidance around campaign design, including requirements for success and optimal use of demand side platforms
  • Working side-by-side with broader activation team to ensure tight coordination of campaign setup, adjustments and optimization performance is efficient and effective
  • Working with Strategy team to understand goals, address client needs, and communicate results and insights back to clients
  • Direct billing and reconciliation process for programmatic
  • Implementing Business Intelligence tools and new capabilities (e.g., new supply & data sources, new media measurement techniques, etc.)
  • Providing expert consultation to vendors, internal teams, and clients

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience and expert knowledge of digital programmatic buying with hands-on experience using one or more of the following demand-side platforms (DSP’s): The Trade Desk, DV360 or similar
  • Experience managing a small team and juggling multiple people and work priorities
  • Experience working with across several media channels is preferred and a curiosity in emerging media platforms
  • Experience with client-facing interaction
  • Experience working with large data sets and understanding of methodologies for evaluating data
  • Ability to effectively manage costs while exceeding performance and viewability goals
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to distill key ideas for non-digitally-centric teams
  • Proven ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams
  • Strong knowledge of MS Excel and ability to coach others in shortcuts
  • Working knowledge of third-party verification tools, including DoubleVerify
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Omnicom Media, the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc., designs ecosystems for growth. Powered by the Omni Intelligence Platform, Omnicom Media connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, Initiative, PHD, UM, Hearts & Science and Mediahub to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 40,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in Omnicom Media agencies around the globe.

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