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Manager, Activation (Social)

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In-Office
New York, NY, USA
62K-83K Annually
Mid level
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New York, NY, USA
62K-83K Annually
Mid level
Lead daily activation team operations for programmatic campaigns: own activation, troubleshooting, optimization, and reporting. Partner on RFPs, test emerging tech, ensure process and compliance, manage expectations, and contribute thought leadership to improve digital investment outcomes.
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Job Description:

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. 

 

The Manager is expected to have a strong working knowledge of media, specifically social media, inclusive of the associated tools, as well as the finance and compliance processes inherent in a media buying business. Experience in campaign operations, combined with client commercial roles would be most suitable, but the most important factor is to meld commercial, finance, process, and technology skillsets together to improve business processes and outcomes. Any knowledge of programmatic media, linear, audio and OOH buying is a plus. This role is a step toward greater leadership within the network. 

 

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 & formats. 

  • 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 social platforms, 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 social 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 

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 3-5 years’ experience within social, specifically, and overall digital industry 

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

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

  • Detail-oriented with strong attention to project management and follow-through 

  • Consistent, exceptional project management 

  • Excellent verbal and written communications, presentation, and analytical skills 

  • Collaboration mindset with a proactive work ethic and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks 

  • Ability to retain professionalism in all situations 

  • Solutions orientated with strong critical thinking abilities and problem-solving skills 

  • Strong analytical thinking and mathematical skills  

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

 

 

The annual salary range for this position is $62,100-$83,088. 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.  

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