Director, Audience & Activation Strategy
About The Position
We're seeking a Director, Audience & Activation Strategy to lead the development of audience targeting strategies that drive measurable business outcomes across digital media channels. This role sits at the intersection of audience strategy, identity, data, and media activation, serving as a subject matter expert responsible for ensuring audience solutions are designed, activated, optimized, and measured effectively across today's complex media ecosystem. You will help answer critical questions such as: Who should be targeted and why? Which data sources will deliver the highest-quality audiences? How should audiences be activated across channels for maximum performance? How can audience match rates, targeting accuracy, and campaign outcomes be improved? How can audience strategies be measured and optimized to drive stronger business results?
Requirements
- Strategic leader who understands the complete audience lifecycle: Identity → Audience Creation → Activation → Measurement → Optimization
- Deep expertise in audience targeting, segmentation, and activation.
- Strong understanding of identity resolution and audience data ecosystems.
- Hands-on experience with paid media platforms, DSPs, retail media, and programmatic activation.
- Knowledge of first-party data, third-party audiences, CRM data, and identity-based targeting.
- Experience measuring audience performance and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
- The ability to connect audience strategy with measurable business outcomes.
- A collaborative, consultative approach to partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Audience Strategy
- Data & Identity Solutions
- Programmatic Media
- Retail Media Networks
- AdTech or MarTech Organizations
- Advanced Analytics & Activation Teams
- Media Platforms or Audience Product Organizations
Responsibilities
- Develop audience targeting strategies aligned to business and marketing objectives.
- Design, build, and optimize audience segments using first-party, third-party, and identity-based data.
- Drive audience activation across platforms including Google, Meta, TikTok, programmatic DSPs, CTV, retail media, and emerging channels.
- Partner closely with media, analytics, data science, product, and activation teams to improve audience performance and effectiveness.
- Optimize audience match rates, activation strategies, and cross-channel targeting approaches.
- Evaluate audience data providers, identity partners, and emerging targeting capabilities.
- Lead testing, measurement, and optimization efforts to demonstrate the impact of audience strategies.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on identity resolution, audience design, activation best practices, and measurement frameworks.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
