Harrison and Star

Associate Director, Digital Activation

Harrison and Star$70K — $125K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in media planning and digital buying, including familiarity with demand-side platforms (The Trade Desk, DV360, etc.)
  • Proven experience managing media teams and maintaining strong client relationships
  • Proficient in working with large data sets and understanding evaluation methodologies
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly for non-digital audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence across diverse teams
  • Advanced MS Excel skills with the capacity to train others
  • Familiarity with 3rd party verification tools, such as IAS, and campaign workflow tools like Prisma

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of strategic digital media plans
  • Deliver top-notch client service by being responsive and accountable
  • Create strategic frameworks aligning with client business objectives
  • Set the strategic direction for the team focused on growth and learnings
  • Guide creative and messaging strategies across user touch points
  • Cultivate consumer insights to inform robust media strategies
  • Foster strategic partnerships and serve as a subject matter expert
  • Manage campaign creation, implementation, and day-to-day operations of the activation team
  • Effectively oversee budget management
  • Guide the team in campaign design and tactical implementation decisions
  • Conduct regular client check-ins to discuss campaign performance
  • Collaborate with the activation team for seamless campaign execution
  • Oversee billing and reconciliation processes
  • Implement new business intelligence tools and measurement techniques

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career growth within a leading media agency
  • Access to ongoing training and development resources
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on teamwork
  • Involvement in innovative projects using emerging media platforms
  • Commitment to a structured work-life balance with hybrid in-office work flexibility
Full Job Description
Agency:
Omnicom Media

Job Function:
Media

Job Subfunction:
Media Planning and Buying

Job Description:

Associate Director, Digital Activation

The Associate Director plays a key role as a day-to-day lead for development of plans, executing digital buys, ensuring pacing and performance are optimized, client interaction, working with internal teams and leading the team responsible for digital activation. Ensuring that the Digital Activation Process is used correctly across the area of responsibility is a critical focus of this job.

A positive attitude and willingness to "roll up your sleeves" is also critical to get the job done. Experience working with across several media channels is preferred and a curiosity in emerging media platforms is a must.

Responsibilities

  • Bring proactivity and leadership to the clients and the team


  • Provide excellent client service by being responsive, accountable and detail oriented


  • Build sound strategic frameworks that ladder up to client business goals


  • Set the tone and strategic direction of the team; built around growth and application of learnings


  • Understand and direct multiple user touch points that can influence creative and messaging strategies


  • Own consumer insights and inspire tactical representations of strong, clear media strategies


  • Develop strategic partnerships and provide subject matter expertise to clients, partners, internal teams etc.


  • Overseeing campaign creation and implementation and directing the day-to-day operations of the activation team


  • Effectively manage budget


  • Leading and providing inputs and guidance around work around campaign design, tactic implementation, determining what path to buy (manual IO or programmatic), defining requirements for success and optimal use of demand side platforms


  • Managing the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly client conversations related to digital media


  • Working side by side with the broader activation team to ensure tight coordination of campaign setup, adjustments and performance is efficient and effective


  • Overseeing billing and reconciliation process.


  • Implementing Business Intelligences tools and new capabilities (e.g., new supply & data sources, new media measurement techniques, etc.)


Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in media planning and expert knowledge of digital buying, hands-on experience using demand-side platforms (The Trade Desk, DV360 or similar) a plus


  • Experience managing media teams and client relationships


  • Experience working with large data sets and understanding of methodologies for evaluating data


  • Ability to self-manage, juggle multiple priorities, and pay strong attention to details


  • Excellent 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 3rd party verification tools, including IAS


  • Hands-on experience with campaign workflow tools, including Prisma


Compensation Range: $70,000 - $125,000

Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

About Harrison and Star

Harrison and Star is a healthcare advertising agency that provides marketing and advertising services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers a range of services including brand strategy, creative development, digital marketing, and market research. Harrison and Star was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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500 employees
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Founded
1986
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