Manager, Digital Activation

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

Qualifications

• 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
• Able 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
• Prowess in MS Excel and ability to coach others in shortcuts
• Working knowledge of third-party verification tools, including DoubleVerify

Benefits

Illinois: $50,000.00 - $95,000.00

Schedule

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.

Pay

Illinois: $50,000.00 - $95,000.00