Activations Director

Omnicom Media Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Media Group seeks an Activations Director in Sydney to lead the strategic planning, implementation, and investment across a major client portfolio in digital media. The role requires managing key relationships with clients, publishers, and platforms, while guiding platforms for branding and performance campaigns.

You will oversee a team of Search, Social and Programmatic specialists, driving a tech-led planning approach and measurable business impact for clients.

Qualifications

• Experience leading activation teams and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional workflows across media disciplines.
• Strong strategic thinking with a track record of marketing strategy influence.

Responsibilities

• Build executive-level client relationships and provide hands-on technical leadership.
• Plan, invest, and optimize campaigns across Programmatic, Social, and Search platforms.
• Oversee portfolio-wide digital activation and improve workflow efficiency.
• Develop and coach Activation staff and foster a high-performing culture.

Skills

Executive leadership

Client relationships

Media planning

Programmatic platforms

Tools

DV360

The Trade Desk

Google Ads

Job description

You will help shape the future of digital technology and media as a leader within our business. Overseeing a team of Search, Social and Programmatic experts, you'll develop and connect marketing strategy, data, and technology to drive measurable business impact for your clients and build competitive advantage. By fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, you'll organically build a deep understanding of your clients and your agency, stepping into a trajectory toward agency leadership.

About the Role

As Activations Director, you will oversee the strategic planning, implementation, and investment across a significant client portfolio in digital media.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Client Leadership - Build executive-level client relationships, provide hands-on technical leadership internally and externally, and manage publisher and platform relationships to unlock market-leading opportunities.
• Planning & Investment - Guide and recommend platforms for branding and performance campaigns, providing testing frameworks and optimisations across Programmatic, Social and/or Search that improve your clients' campaign outcomes.
• Team Development & Capability - Lead, coach, and manage Activation staff building clear development pathways and fostering a high-performing, accountability driven culture.
• Operational Excellence - Oversee portfolio-wide digital implementation, optimise workflow efficiency, and actively improve ways of working.

About You

You are looking to step up in your career and shape the tech-led planning and investment direction of your client portfolio. With an existing background in Search, Social and/or Programmatic you have already developed the skills to manage workflows and campaign effectiveness, but ultimately you are motivated by pushing further into marketing strategy and bringing campaigns to life through the emerging media and platforms.

Hands-on familiarity with 3+ major activation platforms is a necessity (e.g. DV360, The Trade Desk (TTD), Amazon, Google Ads, SA360, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn or Snapchat.)