OverviewThe Technology & Activation Group (TAAG) is a team of Digital Marketing technology, operations and measurement professionals supported by best-in-class technology and expertly designed procedures.
TAAG is an integral part of Spark Foundry's Data, Insights, and Analytics (DTAI) practice and operates by turning the data we create into a true asset for our business. TAAG will support and complement our DTAI teams today, and manage the organization's technology expertise to educate some of our most valuable media professionals of tomorrow.
We are looking for a marketing technology leader with expertise in the fields of marketing technology, media performance management and measurement, and ad operations. The individual we are seeking will be confident with senior agency executives and clients, and clear in delivering our agency point of view and recommendations. They must have the ability to translate business data requirements into technical solutions, develop measurement strategies, and manage key relationships with digital media technology, operations, data and research partners, building best-in-class capability within Spark Foundry.
In addition to their responsibility as a agency expert in digital media operations, data, tools and technology, this person will be responsible for cultivating and leading a team of client-assigned resources who are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the following media planning and activation functions:
- Digital media campaign KPI creation and alignment to business opportunities/goals
- Operational alignment of campaign evaluation/measurement plan to campaign strategy
- Digital technology & infrastructure direction and decision making
- Data management and insights platform recommendations
- Data governance for client and agency measurement compliance
- Full-funnel digital media advertising operations (inclusive of emerging digitally-distributed media)
- Data management and generation of campaign optimization insights
Responsibilities- Oversee individual TAAG team across offices, as needed, and support the investment and creative teams to activate digital campaigns (display, video, social, mobile, and programmatic)
- Co-lead strategic conversations with client and investment teams around technology integrations that can improve efficiency, range or quality of data, or support new media
- Support your TAAG in all aspects of the trafficking process
- Lead the more complex aspects of trafficking, including Floodlight tags, DMP integrations, etc.
- Lead conversations with the investment team on ways to work faster and smarter. Collaborate with fellow TAAG Managers on process to prevent errors, to ensure consistency, to create a bomb-proof QA checklist
- Collaborate with vendors on behalf of creative agencies when troubleshooting is required
- Become a Subject Matter Expert on any number of technologies; keep yourself and the team up to date on the ever-evolving media landscape through regular research and writing POVs
- Share best practices across TAAG to improve our output and standardize our work
- Accountable for verification process and ongoing optimization for campaigns on a regular basis based on client needs
- Accountable for campaign activation process and ensure deadlines are met across investment teams, creative agencies, and clients to ensure on time launch
- Accountable for overall TAAG admin management across the US
Qualifications- 6+ years' industry experience required
- 1-2 years' experience managing teams who work with marketing technology tools Oversee individual TAAG team across offices, as needed, and support the investment and creative teams to activate digital campaigns (display, video, social, mobile, and programmatic)
- Co-lead strategic conversations with client and investment teams around technology integrations that can improve efficiency, range or quality of data, or support new media
- Support your TAAG in all aspects of the trafficking process
- Lead the more complex aspects of trafficking, including Floodlight tags, DMP integrations, etc.
- Lead conversations with the investment team on ways to work faster and smarter. Collaborate with fellow TAAG Managers on process to prevent errors, to ensure consistency, to create a bomb-proof QA checklist
- Collaborate with vendors on behalf of creative agencies when troubleshooting is required
- Become a Subject Matter Expert on any number of technologies; keep yourself and the team up to date on the ever-evolving media landscape through regular research and writing POVs
- Share best practices across TAAG to improve our output and standardize our work
- Accountable for verification process and ongoing optimization for campaigns on a regular basis based on client needs
- Accountable for campaign activation process and ensure deadlines are met across investment teams, creative agencies, and clients to ensure on time launch
- Accountable for overall TAAG admin management across the US
Additional informationPublicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
#LI-QH1
Compensation Range: USD $112,290.00 - USD $179,712.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/2/2026.
