Associate Director, Client Activation

Dotdash Meredith•New York, NY

2d•$95,000 - $115,000

About The Position

In this role, you’ll lead multiple complex, high-touch, high-revenue custom content programs (print, digital, video, social and events) for key Food/Bev, Retail, Home, and CPG advertisers. You’ll manage several projects simultaneously while balancing timelines, deliverables, and client expectations, and you’ll confidently navigate obstacles and next steps with minimal oversight. You’ll guide programs from pre-sale consultation through post-sale activation, partnering closely with Sales, Content Strategy, and Account Strategy to ensure smooth handoffs and strong execution. Acting as the central hub of information, you will drive clarity, alignment, accountability, and media expertise across cross-functional teams—while maintaining rigorous project documentation and delivering high-quality creative output. You’ll build strong client relationships by communicating clearly, managing production needs under tight deadlines, and navigating ambiguity with confidence.

Requirements

You have worked in an activation or production role for 8 + years, overseeing multiple elements to implement a program/project with a successful history of project completion.
You have superb written and business communication skills.
You are a team player with strong interpersonal skills that will engage clients, agency decision makers, team members and internal counterparts.
You have a sound knowledge of the custom content production process, event production and superb project management skills.

Responsibilities

Program Management: Drive successful internal and external project delivery through clear communication, meticulous attention to detail, and effective coordination of both client-facing and internal meetings. Maintain comprehensive meeting notes and project status documents to ensure team alignment and on-time execution — all with the goal of achieving exceptional client satisfaction.
Client Service: Partner with Sales and Account Strategy teams to transition programs seamlessly from pre-sale to activation. Lead internal and client meetings, manage ongoing weekly status calls, and provide consistent, high-quality service and communication to all People Inc. partners.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Drive successful project delivery through clear communication, meticulous attention to detail, and effective coordination of external/client and internal meetings. Maintain comprehensive meeting notes and project status documents to ensure alignment across teams, with the ultimate goal of ensuring client satisfaction.
Post-Campaign Review: Contribute to end-of-campaign debriefs by sharing insights, learnings, and recommendations to continuously enhance future program delivery and team processes.

Benefits

unlimited paid time off (PTO)
adoption or surrogate assistance
donation matching
tuition reimbursement
basic life insurance
basic accidental death & dismemberment
supplemental life insurance
supplemental accident insurance
commuter benefits
short term and long term disability
health savings and flexible spending accounts
family care benefits
a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
10-12 paid holidays annually
generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage
voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance