Associate Director, Digital Partnerships

Initiative; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Initiative seeks an Associate Director, Digital Partnerships in New York to shape and oversee digital media partnership strategy for clients. You will lead a team, drive non-traditional partnerships, and ensure plans meet specifications and client KPIs while coordinating with Strategy, Analytics and Design teams.

You will guide negotiation, plan development, and performance reviews, aligning budget, objectives, and talent development to deliver tangible business value in a fast-paced agency

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior-level clients, colleagues and vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to develop digital marketing plans for campaigns and partnerships.
• Proven project management experience from conception to completion.
• Knowledge of online planning tools and research resources.
• Experience with campaign management/ad serving technology: DoubleClick DART and Atlas DMT.

Responsibilities

• Direct communication with clients for marketplace intelligence, negotiation and partnership needs, overseeing day-to-day team responsibilities.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Analytics and Creative Design to ensure KPI alignment and delivery against client goals.
• Oversee partnership plan development, recommendation and implementation with research-based client buy-in.
• Provide regular performance assessments to guide the team toward clear strategy, budget, and objectives.
• Recommend partner selections using data and analytics to maximize value and efficiency.
• Support partnerships in new business pitches and client expansions.
• Assist and collaborate with MB SBU’s for seamless integration onto client business and negotiations across digital channels.

Skills

Client relationship management

Digital marketing plan development

Project management

Online planning tools

Campaign management tech

Tools

DoubleClick DART

Atlas DMT

comScore Metrix

Nielsen NetView

eMarketer

Job description

Position Overview

The Associate Director, Digital Partnerships is responsible for developing, executing, and monitoring all digital media Partnership strategy and plans for clients, ensuring the work is to specification and correct as well as overseeing any applicable teamwork, resource/allocation, growth and development. The Associate Director will drive the team to explore and identify non-traditional partnerships opportunities and innovations. This is critical to their development and the success of the Partnerships division.

Agency

Initiative

Job Function

Media

Job Subfunction

Media Planning and Buying

Job Description

The Associate Director, Digital Partnerships is responsible for developing, executing, and monitoring all digital media Partnership strategy and plans for clients, ensuring the work is to specification and correct as well as overseeing any applicable teamwork, resource/allocation, growth and development. The Associate Director will drive the team to explore and identify non-traditional partnerships opportunities and innovations. This is critical to their development and the success of the Partnerships division.

Responsibilities

• Direct communication with clients for all marketplace intelligence, negotiation and partnership needs and leadership accountability for team’s day-to-day responsibilities.


• Collaborate with Strategy, Analytics and Comms Design teams to ensure alignment with and delivery against client KPI’s while managing partnership deliverable and expectations with clients on a daily basis


• Oversee partnership plan development, recommendation and implementation, incorporating necessary and appropriate rationale and research for client buy-in


• Regularly provide performance assessments to the team and help them to work toward their professional goalsand ensure the Digital Partnerships team has clear strategy, budget and objectives at all times


• Provide partner selection recommendation and justification designed to deliver on client KPI’s using the most sophisticated use of data and analytics, via multi-faceted, strategic partnerships, while delivering maximum strategic value and efficiency


• Provide Partnerships support for various New Business pitches


• Assist and collaborate with all MB SBU’s for maximum effectiveness and seamless integration onto client business


• Assist MAGNA aggregate negotiations across all Digital media channels

Required Skills And Experience

• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with senior-level clients, colleagues and vendors


• Demonstrated ability to develop digital marketing communication plans specifically encompassing digital media strategies


• Proven ability to drive projects from conception to completion; project management experience


• Proven knowledge of online planning and research tools and resources


• Experience with campaign management/ad serving technology: Double Click DART, and/or Atlas DMT


• Understand the principles of marketing and advertising, as well as media concepts and terms, creative and budget requirements


• Initiative does not require candidate to have college degree

Desired Skills And Experience

• 6+ years relevant experience including 3+ years supervisory experience required


• Programmatic experience. Experience working with a DMP preferred


• Preferred working knowledge of third party Internet marketing research: comScore Media Metrix, Nielsen NetView, @Plan, eMarketer and others


• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities


• Ability to work successfully with teams, handling multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines under pressure


• Detailed awareness of client business issues, industry trends, consumer trends, promotional resources, market status, and competition

Salary

$100,000 - $120,000

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Salary

$100,000 - $120,000