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Manager, Activation
full-timeNew York, Chicago, Detroit$51k - $83k

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Location

New York, Chicago, Detroit

Salary

$51k - $83k

Type

full-time

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About this role

Job Description:

Amplifi Solutions is the commercial innovation & incremental value arm for dentsu, amplifying transformative business outcomes for all. We have a mandate to unleash the potential of media, technology and modern trading methodologies to create value for all. We deliver solutions to create and deliver value for advertisers, partners, and the wider industry including Advantage, a suite of guaranteed value products powered by principal trading and Modern Media, a modern omni-channel, cross-screen activation solution.

The Manager will be called upon for end-to-end campaign activation. The Manager is accountable for monitoring campaign performance and proactively ensuring optimizations are implemented to deliver against campaign goals. They provide oversight of QA and operational best practices. The Manager assists the senior leaders with managing timelines and priorities to ensure high-quality, on-time deliverables. Beyond day-to-day team deliverables, they foster knowledge-sharing and support senior leaders with central tasks and are key to cultivating a culture of teamwork and collaboration.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Accountable for daily team operations and campaign excellence, ensuring best practices are evident in work of the activation/investment team

  • Will own campaign activation, troubleshooting, and optimization

  • Ability to articulate optimizations, rationale, results, and recommendations in reporting commentary and on client calls, and address concerns as needed

  • Partner with the Director to generate RFP responses and develop tactical recommendations showcasing innovative thinking across platforms, audiences & content programs

  • Be an expert on the buying platforms, direct media buying processes, and internal dentsu products

  • Identify and test emerging tech solutions and innovations, highlighting client value in results and sharing across client team

  • Ensure the team adheres to defined processes for campaign management across digital and programmatic channels, with extra oversight on hands-on-keys activation work

  • Effectively manage expectations, timelines, and priorities

  • Update team leads on team performance, campaign health, and strategic growth opportunities

  • Contribute to thought leadership, POVs, or other shareable collateral that improves the overall level of knowledge across digital and programmatic investment teams

  • Assist leadership with new business pitches

We are looking for candidates who can deliver sustainable chain, and the ability to think strategically, retain focus in a fast-changing environment, and bring rigor to a multi-disciplinary business with many stakeholders. Here are some key characteristics of a successful candidate:

  • You challenge accepted thinking and inspire new ideas and approaches.

  • Business acumen, client-centricity, and a commercial mindset are essential, along with a genuine passion for people and technology.

  • Balance, prioritize and properly assign work associated with multiple, concurrent projects

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 3+ years of experience within programmatic, specifically, and overall digital industry

  • Strong experience across all digital media channels and ability to eloquently speak to each

  • Proficient in programmatic/social technology, platform, and partner solutions, including but not limited to DSPs, ad servers, ad verification platforms, planning/financial platforms, DMPs, analytics & reporting dashboards, etc.

  • Strong analytical thinking and mathematical skills

  • Strong experience working with business applications; MS Office Suite required

The annual salary range for this position is $51,000-$83,375. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• 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, and

• 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. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

Location:

New York

Brand:

Amplifi

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. 

 

Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to [email protected] by clicking on the link to let us  know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.  

Other facts

Tech stack
Campaign Activation,Optimization,Analytical Thinking,Digital Media,Programmatic,Client Communication,Team Management,Emerging Technologies,Media Buying,Reporting,Problem Solving,Project Management,Business Acumen,Collaboration,Technology Proficiency,Strategic Thinking

About dentsu

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Business Consulting and Services

What you'll do

  • The Manager is responsible for end-to-end campaign activation, monitoring performance, and ensuring optimizations are implemented to meet campaign goals. They also oversee quality assurance and operational best practices while assisting senior leaders with timelines and priorities.

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What does dentsu pay for a Manager, Activation?

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What does a Manager, Activation do at dentsu?

As a Manager, Activation at dentsu, you will: the Manager is responsible for end-to-end campaign activation, monitoring performance, and ensuring optimizations are implemented to meet campaign goals. They also oversee quality assurance and operational best practices while assisting senior leaders with timelines and priorities..

Why join dentsu as a Manager, Activation?

dentsu is a leading Business Consulting and Services company. The Manager, Activation role offers competitive compensation.

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