Manager, Digital Activation

Omnicom Media Group US•Chicago, IL

7d•$50,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) – delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OMG connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world’s leading brands in OMG agencies around the globe. The Manager, Planning will help to deliver our clients’ business objectives through bespoke and insight rooted digital programs. This individual is the day-to-day liaison between the client, account team, and the digital media community. They will build and maintain strong relationships with the media vendor community to ensure that our clients get premium access to opportunities and that our plans are the most innovative in the industry. They will steward media plan development and implementation, including ongoing and insightful performance reporting and optimization recommendations to maximize return on investment. They will be tasked to manage up to director level and supervise the analyst’s day-to-day activities making sure that their growth as digital media professionals is of utmost importance.

Requirements

Minimum of 3+ years of experience in a Digital Strategy or Activation role
DTC experience strongly preferred - Client facing experience
Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Business, Marketing, or Management & Entrepreneurship)
Experience managing and mentoring at least one team member, providing thought leadership to junior team members
Must be comfortable analyzing and presenting data - experience effectively using Excel & PowerPoint required
Collaborative nature and experience with media owners, agency business units, and creative agency partners
Comfort level with data, analytics and measurement, and various data sources and methodologies
Thorough knowledge of the principles of marketing/advertising, understanding of media concepts and creative requirements

Responsibilities

Develop recommendations based on media and marketing objectives, referencing historical data to develop spend and performance projections
Ensure strategy and approach is integrated with other media
Evaluate new ad and targeting products
Lead status calls with partners and client teams
Key contact for clients, ensuring prompt and clear responses to client questions and requests
Build, or assist in crafting, POVs on technologies, platforms, best practices, and creative opportunities
Oversee implementation of Awareness and DTC media plans
Check for accuracy, timeliness and quality of launches, optimizations, and tests
Coordinate with team members to prioritize planned and ad hoc deliverables
Help refine internal processes to improve workflow and train new team members
Lead billing process
Provide clear and concise highlights and actionable insights
Uncover new targeting/bidding opportunities to buy more efficiently and better understand the outcomes we drive for clients