Head of Digital

3rdeye Recruitment and Talent Management Agency; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

3rdeye Recruitment and Talent Management Agency in Auckland is seeking a Head of Digital Media to lead a talented team and own the digital media offering. You will guide strategy across paid search, paid social and programmatic, while remaining hands-on when needed for problem solving and input.

You will translate client challenges into clear recommendations, oversee measurement and reporting, and keep pace with industry advances such as AI and automation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience across digital media including paid search, paid social and programmatic.
• Strong strategic thinker who can set direction and drive outputs.
• Proven experience leading a team and developing talent.
• Comfortable with data, measurement and reporting to back recommendations.
• Excellent client-facing communication at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Set the direction for the agency's digital media offering and ensure delivery.
• Lead a team of digital media specialists and foster growth.
• Translate client business challenges into impactful digital media strategies.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, platforms and automation.
• Explain complex concepts clearly to clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Digital media leadership

Paid search

Paid social

Programmatic

Job description

This one’s for a seriously good digital media leader…

YOU

Our client is looking for an experienced Head of Digital Media to lead a talented team and take ownership of their digital media offering.

You’ll have spent a good part of your career in digital media and have broad experience across paid search, paid social and programmatic. You may have started out as a specialist in one area, and over time your experience will have grown to the point where you’re comfortable leading across all three.

This role is less about being hands-on in the platforms and more about knowing what great looks like. You’ll set the direction, challenge the thinking and make sure the strategies being developed are carried through into the work. You’ll still enjoy getting into the detail when needed, especially when there’s a problem to solve or your team needs your input.

You’ll be a strong strategic thinker who can take a client’s business challenge and work out how digital media can genuinely make a difference. You’ll understand audiences, channels, investment and measurement, and be able to bring all of that together into a clear recommendation that makes sense to a client.

You’ll also have a real interest in where the industry is heading. Digital media never stands still, so you’ll naturally keep across new technology, platforms, automation, AI and changes in search. More importantly, you’ll be good at working out what’s genuinely useful and how it can be applied to improve the work.

People leadership is a big part of this role. You’ll be leading a team of specialists, helping them grow, setting expectations and creating an environment where people take ownership and do their best work. You won’t need to have all the answers, and you will have the experience to know when to guide, when to challenge and when to trust your team.

You’ll be comfortable with data too. You don’t need to be a data specialist, and you’ll understand how first-party data, measurement and reporting can be used to make smarter media decisions and deliver better results.

Naturally, you’ll be great with clients and comfortable having senior-level conversations. You’ll be able to explain complex things simply, back your recommendations and build confidence in the thinking behind the work.

This will suit someone who enjoys the bigger picture without losing touch with the detail. You’ll be collaborative, commercially minded and excited by the opportunity to lead a team and have a genuine say in how an agency’s digital media offering evolves.

THEM

This Auckland-based agency has a talented, close-knit team and a strong reputation for delivering great digital work for its clients.

You’ll have the opportunity to lead a talented team, shape their digital media offering and make a real impact on the agency’s future.

US

Please note: Applicants must be New Zealand or Australian citizens, NZ residents, or hold valid working rights for New Zealand.