Biddable Associate Director

Omnicom Media Group UK (OMG); City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency is seeking an Associate Director to join their Connected Performance team in the UK. The role focuses on biddable media planning and developing digital strategies that align with client objectives. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in biddable media and strong analytical skills. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility while fostering teamwork. Join a collaborative team committed to driving results for top brands.

Benefits

Flexible working model

Collaborative team environment

Opportunity for professional growth

Qualifications

• Proven experience in biddable media planning and activation.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills required.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Own biddable planning and activation to meet client objectives.
• Define and evolve digital strategies to deliver on KPIs.
• Guide a team to respond effectively to briefs and identify trends.

Skills

Biddable media planning and activation

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Collaborative work

Commercial acumen

Performance-driven mindset

Job description

Are you passionate about digital strategy, biddable media, and driving measurable results? OMD UK is seeking a detail-oriented Associate Director to join our Connected Performance team on a fixed-term contract.

Responsibilities

• Own Biddable Planning & Activation: Take responsibility for delivering best-in-class biddable media strategies and activation, ensuring alignment with our client's UK business, marketing, and media objectives.
• Shape Digital Strategy: Define and evolve digital approaches that deliver on KPIs, leveraging insight-driven planning and robust measurement frameworks.
• Lead with Expertise: Guide a team of digital specialists in crafting responses to briefs, identifying key moments, tactics, and trends that connect creative ideas with media relevance.
• Drive Integration: Act as a core source of information for both the client and internal teams, fostering deep integration across specialist and generalist groups within the agency.
• Deliver with Precision: Apply your organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail to ensure all work is executed accurately, on time, and with agility.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in biddable media planning and activation
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Excellent organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively and drive integration across teams
• Commercial acumen and a proactive, performance-driven mindset

Why Join Us

Join a collaborative, high-performing team where your expertise will help shape the future of digital marketing for leading brands. This is a fantastic opportunity to innovate, grow, and make a real impact in a supportive and dynamic environment.

About the Agency

At OMD UK, we help our clients make better decisions, faster to unlock extraordinary growth using three industry-leading capabilities: Decisions Science, Connected Performance and Agile Innovation. We transform better customer understanding into faster marketing impact with world-class talent and technology, and we do this with some of the world's most iconic and influential brands. We are part of the world's largest media network, with more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries and are currently AdWeek's Global Media Agency of the Year.

Flexible Working

At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely) to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that's in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30. We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high‑need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best – both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.