associate director media specialist

associate director media specialist Little Rock, AR

Merkle
Full Time Little Rock, AR 182850 - 113000 USD ANNUAL Today
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Company Description


Merkle is a leading data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. For more than 30 years, Fortune 1000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with Merkle to maximize the value of their customer portfolios. The agency's heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive people-based marketing strategies. Its combined strengths in performance media, customer experience, customer relationship management, loyalty, and enterprise marketing technology drive improved marketing results and competitive advantage. With 9,600+ employees, Merkle is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with 50+ additional offices throughout the US, EMEA, and APAC. In 2016, the agency joined dentsu. For more information, contact Merkle at 1-877-9-Merkle or visit www.merkleinc.com. We are champions for meaningful progress, and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding, and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all. Merkle is an agency of dentsu.


Job Description


As an Associate Director, you will be responsible overseeing the strategy and delivery of work for the media planning, activation, and campaign management team of top-tier retail media networks. You will develop and maintain an intimate knowledge of client businesses and ensure all client media requirements are executed in a timely and accurate manner. You will align the right resources to meet the client needs and you will provide coaching and guidance to your direct reports and team. You will work cross functionally with all teams to support and deliver against media, client, and company objectives. You will report to the Director of Media.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee team workload including distribution of work and staffing across pods, capacity planning, and communicating staffing needs to senior management.

  • Lead interviewing, hiring, training, and coaching of new team members.

  • Provide ongoing support to your team through regular feedback and weekly one-on-ones.

  • Maintain a deep understanding of client business goals and marketing objectives and translate them into digital objectives/strategies.

  • Remain abreast of the overall media marketplace and relevant opportunities for our clients.

  • Build internal/external client and stakeholder relationships.

  • Drive alignment across internal and client teams for establishing processes, ways of working, and cross-functional roles and responsibilities.

  • Identify challenges and process-related roadblocks, and proactively problem solve internally and with client.

  • Ensure that process documents are accurate and are kept current.

  • Act as an escalation point on planning and activation best practices, process, and campaign troubleshooting.

  • Work on special projects as assigned.


Qualifications

  • 5+ years in digital media planning, activation and/or campaign management

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in a digital planning/buying role, including platform experience across programmatic DSPs (DV360, TTD, YouTube), paid social platforms (Meta, Pinterest, TikTok) and/or SSP/Ad Servers (GAM, DCM, Criteo, CAD)

  • Experience working within OMS platforms (Placement.IO, Advendio) and workflow management systems (JIRA, Workfront, Monday) a plus

  • Experience with management of planning/buying on digital OOH platforms a plus

  • Independent self-starter, comfortable working in a start-up environment with changing workflows and priorities

  • Detail-oriented, organized and articulate; able to work well under pressure

  • Shopper, CPG or retail media network experience is a plus

  • Thirst for knowledge and innovation, keen to make a difference in a growing business with existing clients

  • Possess outstanding written and verbal communications skills, especially strong presentation skills

  • Experience managing a team, preferably in a retail media environment

  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint


Additional Information


Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society https://www.dentsu.com/.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $113,000-$182,850. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. 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 dentsubenefitsplus.com

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

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About dentsu
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

About dentsu
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

associate director media specialist
Merkle

www.merkleinc.com
Columbia, MD
Craig Dempster
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Private
Advertising & Public Relations
1971
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