Director, Digital Media

We welcome remote candidates based in the continental United States and Canada. Merkle is seeking a Director of Digital Media to lead and scale our delivery capabilities across three strategic areas:
Media Reseller License Business, Digital Media Technology Consulting, Consultant Team Leadership. This is a high-impact leadership role requiring strategic thinking, operational excellence, and a consultative mindset to drive growth, efficiency, and client success.

• Leadership & Delivery Oversight. 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.
• Team Leadership & Development. 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.
• Thought Leadership & Innovation. 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.

• 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.

• 40% Practice & Delivery Leadership (Licensing, Client Solutions, Technology Services)
• 30% Team Management & Development
• 30% Business Development & Thought Leadership

• Canada Based Candidates:
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• The salary range for this position is $,000. Actual salary within the salary range will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, and skills.
• A range of medical, dental, RRSP, paid time off, and/or other benefits are also available to all permanent employees.
• AI Disclosure: [dentsu] utilizes artificial intelligence tools as part of its recruitment process. During the sourcing and screening stages. All other parts of the dentsu application and hiring processes do not utilize artificial intelligence tools.
• We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best.
  
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