DEPT® - Freelance Associate Director, Programmatic

Remote - CO, US, AZ, UT, OR, CA, WA, IL, NY, FL$208k - $208k1mo ago

Remote Director NA Data Analytics Associate Creative Director Managing Director Team Management Coaching Strategic Planning Quality Assurance Team Leadership

Requirements

• 5–7 years of programmatic experience, within an agency on fast-paced, agile, enterprise account(s). • Advanced proficiency across leading programmatic platforms including The Trade Desk, DV360, Amazon DSP, Google Ads, and CM360. • Advanced proficiency across leading programmatic platforms • Confident mastery of campaign activation, optimization, measurement, troubleshooting, and quality assurance across complex programmatic campaigns. • Confident mastery of campaign activation • A “Better Together” spirit, demonstrated through a passion for collaboration, mentorship, and developing future leaders. Proven experience leading and developing teams, with the ability to coach, influence, and create opportunities for others to grow. • A “Better Together” spirit, • Experience operating as a senior contributor within enterprise accounts, embodying a true “self-starter” mindset. Demonstrated ability to build trust, stay organized, maintain exceptional attention to detail, fluidly manage changing deliverables and deadlines, and communicate effectively across stakeholders. • Experience operating as a senior contributor within enterprise accounts, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate performance data into actionable recommendations and clear business insights. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • A "get sh*t done" mentality when it comes to troubleshooting technical issues or navigating industry shifts. • A "get sh*t done" mentality • Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution, comfortably moving between high-level recommendations, story-led presentations, and detailed campaign reviews. • Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution • A collaborative, curious, and solutions-oriented approach aligned with DEPT®'s values and culture. • A collaborative, curious, and solutions-oriented approach • WE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU:

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Managers and Associates across U.S.-based, nearshore, and offshore teams, fostering professional growth, accountability, and a high-performing team culture. • Lead and mentor a team • Oversee activation excellence across clients & campaigns, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and adherence to platform and account best practices. • Oversee activation excellence • Serve as the primary escalation point for campaign execution, platform troubleshooting, measurement challenges, and operational issues, partnering with internal teams to drive timely resolution. • Serve as the primary escalation point for campaign execution • Lead campaign architecture, optimization frameworks, and testing execution while driving performance narratives that ensure high-quality execution and continuous improvement. • Partner closely with the Group Director to translate strategic recommendations into actionable activation plans that drive client performance and business objectives. • Partner closely with the Group Director • Contribute programmatic expertise and performance insights to support ongoing strategic development, innovation, and testing initiatives. • Contribute programmatic expertise and performance insights • Support client engagements by providing programmatic subject matter expertise, performance insights, and activation updates, while partnering with senior team members on strategic discussions. • Support client engagements • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Integrated Media Strategy & Planning, Ad Operations, Data Science & Analytics, and Project Management to deliver seamless campaign execution and measurement. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams • Drive operational consistency, documentation, workflow improvements, and quality assurance processes across the programmatic team. • Drive operational consistency • Promote DEPT®'s values while creating an inclusive, collaborative environment that supports learning, innovation, and growth. • Promote DEPT®'s values

Benefits

• We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. • We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter. • At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.