Director, Digital Media

About the role

We welcome remote candidates based in the continental United States and Canada. Merkle is seeking a Director of Digital Media to lead and scale delivery capabilities across three strategic areas: Media Reseller License Business (oversee delivery of Google Marketing Platform licenses to drive client growth and platform adoption), Digital Media Technology Consulting (guide clients in implementing scalable advertising and data activation solutions across AdTech & Digital Media platforms), and Consultant Team Leadership (manage and develop a team of GMP consultants focused on delivering innovative, data-driven digital advertising strategies for platform license clients). This is a high-impact leadership role requiring strategic thinking, operational excellence, and a consultative mindset to drive growth, efficiency, and client success. Time allocation: 40% Practice & Delivery Leadership, 30% Team Management & Development, 30% Business Development & Thought Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of Google Media Platform (SA360, DV360, CM360) reseller license business, ensuring operational excellence, platform compliance, and client satisfaction.
• Provide strategic oversight of digital media technology consulting, including ad tech infrastructure, data pipelines, and activation workflows.
• Support Retail Media Network technology services as part of broader client solutions, including GAM or similar platforms, where applicable.
• Act as a strategic advisor to clients on media activation, first-party data strategies, and platform adoption.
• Collaborate with internal teams and technology partners to evolve delivery processes and unlock efficiencies across media and data ecosystems.
• Partner with business development teams on RFP responses, solution design, and client pitches to expand platform licensing and consulting services.
• Identify opportunities to enhance first-party data capabilities and explore monetization strategies, including retail media where relevant.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Digital Media consultants, ensuring delivery excellence, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
• Build best practices, training programs, and operational frameworks to scale delivery capacity while maintaining high-quality client outcomes.
• Foster collaboration across internal data, analytics, media, and activation teams for integrated client solutions.
• Support ongoing platform consulting and billing operations for clients.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in ad tech, data privacy, and media activation to guide internal strategy and client recommendations.
• Publish POVs, whitepapers, or blog posts to position the team as thought leaders in digital media technology and platform activation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in digital media, ad tech, or data-driven marketing consulting, with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of GMP (DV360, CM360, SA360, Google Ads). Google Ad Manager preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with other DSPs (e.g., The Trade Desk, Yahoo, Viant) is beneficial to support consulting expertise across the ad tech ecosystem.
• Experience managing reseller license businesses and consulting teams; familiarity with retail media technology deployments is a plus.
• Proven track record in media activation, ad tech implementation, and first-party data strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams, lead client engagements, and deliver complex, multi-channel solutions.
• Experience with business development support, including solution design and RFP participation.

Benefits

Canada-based candidates: A range of medical, dental, RRSP, paid time off, and/or other benefits are available to all permanent employees.

US-based candidates: Medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; 401k; flexible paid time off; at least 15 paid holidays per year; paid sick and safe leave; paid parental leave. Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies.

Pay

Canada-based candidates: The salary range for this position is $130,000‑$145,000. Actual salary within the range will be based on relevant experience, knowledge, and skills.

US-based candidates: The annual salary range for this position is $113,000‑$158,750. Placement within the range is based on relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by