Associate Director, Programmatic

At Publicis Collective, we know tomorrow’s challenges won’t be solved by today’s solutions. It’s why we support our teams with the resources and tools they need to continue redefining the future of marketing. It’s also why clients rely on us to lead the way in connecting media, data, technology, and teams by what matters most – business outcomes.

Publicis Collective’s consultative practitioners are catalysts for business growth and innovation; we’re more than media experts. We are an incubator for high-performing talent and a launchpad for ideas that push the boundaries of what’s possible.

As part of the global Publicis Media network, we’re backed by the power, scale, and benefits of Publicis Groupe, one of the largest and most celebrated marketing and communications platforms on the planet.

How are we different? There are three core values at the center of our approach that help us stay ahead – curious, open, and driven.

Curious -A deep curiosity compels us to go beyond the brief to deliver exceptional outcomes.

Open -We value diverse perspectives and new ways of working.

Driven -We are ambitious, rigorous, self-disciplined, and resilient in our pursuit of excellence.

If you're a collaborative and enterprising practitioner with a passion for media and a desire to make a real impact, we want to hear from you.

Let's shape the future together.

The Associate Director, Programmatic (AD) oversees the strategic development and execution of programmatic campaigns across Display, Mobile and Video channels. The AD owns planning activities for complex or large spend campaigns and is responsible for generating strategic insights while driving learnings across the full suite of the client’s activities, while serving as the primary point of contact for clients and will manage the development of client decks, status documentation, and facilitates client meetings.

While providing thought leadership on audience strategies and campaign optimization, the AD builds strong relationships and establishes clear lines of communication with agency partners and the client services team alike. This role oversees all campaign activity and deliverables by the team’s Programmatic Analysts and Managers and facilitates the training and development of the team, determining each individual’s assignments and bandwidth, distributing work as needed.

• Direct and manage the daily workflow of all programmatic campaigns including proposal development, campaign activation and maintenance, and post-buy recaps
• Interface with Agency media teams to respond to RFPs, build strategic campaign plans, communicate service offerings, and identify and deliver new solutions in a collaborative fashion
• Review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are sound and viable
• Own the development of strategic proposals, coordinating across programmatic teams to account for all relevant inputs
• Assume accountability and ownership of programmatic campaign execution for assigned client accounts
• Understand and effectively communicate programmatic value proposition, technology, and processes as related to the growth of current and prospective agency accounts
• Monitor and report on campaign performance
• Participate in forecasting exercises for senior management
• Embrace and encourage a culture based on teamwork, collaboration, and intellectual curiosity
• Adopt established account management standards and program management best practices
• Assist in training, mentoring, and developing team members
• Assist in the development and documentation of best practices for improving communication and collaboration within the team and the group
• Develop and maintain quality control procedures for programmatic…