Manager, Activation (Social) at dentsu | NY, United States | Rezi

Manager, Activation (Social) at dentsu

Manager, Activation (Social)

dentsu · NY, United States

2 weeks ago

Manager, Activation (Social)

dentsu · NY, United States

19 days ago
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About the Role

The Manager will be responsible for end-to-end campaign activation, monitoring performance, and ensuring optimizations are implemented to meet campaign goals. This role involves overseeing QA and operational best practices, assisting senior leaders with timelines and priorities, and fostering knowledge-sharing to cultivate teamwork and collaboration. A strong understanding of media, particularly social media, finance, and compliance processes within media buying is expected. Experience in campaign operations and client commercial roles is beneficial, with a focus on integrating commercial, finance, process, and technology skillsets to enhance business outcomes. Knowledge of programmatic media, linear, audio, and OOH buying is a plus. This position serves as a stepping stone to greater leadership opportunities within the network.

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

  • Candidates must deliver sustainable chain, think strategically, retain focus in a fast-changing environment, and bring rigor to a multi-disciplinary business with many stakeholders.
  • 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.
  • Detail-oriented with strong attention to project management and follow-through.
  • Consistent, exceptional project management.
  • Collaboration mindset with a proactive work ethic and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
  • Ability to retain professionalism in all situations.
  • Solutions-oriented 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.

Skills

  • Strong working knowledge of media, specifically social media, inclusive of the associated tools.
  • Knowledge of finance and compliance processes inherent in a media buying business.
  • Experience in campaign operations.
  • Client commercial roles experience.
  • Ability to meld commercial, finance, process, and technology skillsets together to improve business processes and outcomes.
  • Knowledge of programmatic media, linear, audio and OOH buying is a plus.
  • 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.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications, presentation, and analytical skills.

Location

  • New York

Work Type

  • Full time
  • Permanent

Experience Level

  • 3-5 years’ experience within social, specifically, and overall digital industry.

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

  • $62,100-$83,088

Benefits

  • 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
  • Paid parental leave
  • Compliance with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

About the Company

  • For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering – exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences.
  • Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact.
  • Be a force for good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We’re leading the way – helping to build a more sustainable planet.
  • Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future.
  • Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way.

Equal Opportunity

  • 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 ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com 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.