Associate Director, Programmatic

iProspect is a global digital-first end to end media agency. Its unmatched mix of media strategy and storytelling with digital expertise and audience knowledge defines the new territory of performance-driven brand building. By delivering human-centric solutions, iProspect accelerates growth for the world’s most iconic brands. The iProspect team works across a network of more than 8,000 media and performance specialists spread across 93 global markets.

Associate Directors will manage a team of digital and programmatic practitioners bringing to life successful programmatic and digital campaigns across clients within the dentsu portfolio of agencies including Carat, dentsu X, and iProspect. You will get on-the-job training in industry landscape and technologies, managerial skills, technology partnerships, campaign management, client services, expertise contributions, ad trafficking, analysis, and communications. This position can be performed remote and will report into the Director.

Main Accountabilities:

• Define account and audience strategy incorporating the best process
• Speak to data outputs, review account performance and address concerns when needed
• Ensure the team follows defined process for campaign management across digital and programmatic channels, including excellent hands-on-keys activation work
• Team management and communication with a focus on leading and delegating team deliverables, encouraging individual growth across team
• Manage monthly investment and revenue tracking across portfolio of clients
• Communicate frequently with agency leads and client to connect on team performance, campaign health, and strategic growth opportunities
• Lead RFP responses that inspire creativity
• Frequent contributor to experience projects
• Always stay up to date on the latest dentsu activation and internal tools
• Assist leadership with new business pitches
• Establish quarterly plans that focus on account growth
• Form strategy that guides negotiation process with site vendors, based on individual brand needs and campaign goals

• You have 5+ years’ experience in the programmatic and digital industry
• You have team management experience - with the ability to lead a successful team
• Experience across all digital media channels and ability to eloquently speak to each
• Project management experience
• Collaboration mindset
• Analytical thinking and mathematical skills
• Proficient in programmatic technology, platform, and partner solutions
• Experience working with business applications such as Microsoft Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)

• Flexible paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Matching 401(k)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

The anticipated salary range for this position is $68,000 - $110,400. Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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