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About the Role

The Associate Strategy Director will manage a team of digital media experts and be accountable for the success of multiple client relationships. This role involves understanding client business issues and goals, advising client leadership, overseeing media plan development, leveraging industry relationships for media buying, ensuring flawless campaign execution, and driving analysis to measure results. Team members are both account leaders and technical experts in ad operations.

Responsibilities

Act as a senior point of contact for assigned client portfolio, with accountability for client success.
Interface with client leadership regularly, leading discussions with executive leadership.
Partner with clients to understand their business goals, marketing objectives, and competitive constraints, and build digital strategies to address these areas.
Directly lead a team of Managers and Analysts, and provide strategic guidance across Kepler’s functional teams.
Be a strategic expert on digital media planning, tactics and measurement.
Lead the team through media planning, tactic selection, partner negotiation, campaign design, and measurement.
Oversee ad operations across assigned clients, including pixel strategy, tag management and ad trafficking.

Requirements

5-8+ years of experience in digital advertising account management, yield optimization, marketing strategy/consulting, or brand management.
Experience leading cross-functional teams, both directly and indirectly, with proven ability to develop junior staff.
Ability to apply innovative thinking to solve complex client marketing challenges.
Strong ability to create, build and leverage relationships and effectively interface with executive-level client leadership.
Strong analytical skills - comfortable using Excel for data analysis with understanding of advanced analytic approaches.
Excellent listening, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills.
Effective time management skills; ability to prioritize, delegate and meet deadlines.
Ability to contribute as a leader in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, team-based environment.

Skills

Digital media planning
Tactic selection
Partner negotiation
Campaign design
Measurement
Ad operations
Pixel strategy
Tag management
Ad trafficking
Excel for data analysis
Advanced analytic approaches
Client relationship management
Executive-level communication
Presentation skills
Written communication
Verbal communication
Time management
Prioritization
Delegation
Meeting deadlines

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid
Work From Anywhere (4 weeks per year)

Experience Level

Associate Director
5-8+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree with relevant major preferred

Salary/Compensations

Base Salary: $117,000 - $130,000
Target Annualized Discretionary Bonus: 5% ($5,850 - $6,500)
Target Total Cash: $122,850- $136,500

Benefits

Healthcare/Dental/Vision
Unlimited PTO
401k Contributions
$75/mo Wellness Stipend
$100/mo Mobile Phone Stipend
$50/mo Internet Stipend
$500/yr Annual Learning Stipend
$2,000/yr Annual Tuition Stipend
$200 New Hire Home Office Equipment Stipend
Parental Leave - 16 week primary caregiver / 6 week secondary caregiver leave
Annual Work From Anywhere 4 weeks per year

About the Company

Kepler executes engineered marketing, where every message and ad delivered helps create a more personalized and productive relationship between brands and their consumers.
Kepler acts as clients’ agency of record, their in-house team, or a hybrid, harnessing data and technology across all paid digital media and data-driven CRM channels.
AdAge recognized Kepler among the Best Place to Work in 2022.
Kepler is transparent with employees regarding company financials, bonus goals, and challenges.
Kepler offers unparalleled growth opportunities and a role in shaping the company's direction.
Kepler provides an environment to work with and learn from smart people in the industry.

Equal Opportunity

Kepler is a people first organization. If this role piques your interest but you may not check every box, we still encourage you to apply! Studies show that imposter syndrome can prevent women and people of color from applying unless they meet every single qualification. We welcome all who are interested to apply, you just might be a great candidate for this role or others.