Associate Director, Programmatic Media Strategy

Stackline; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA with match

Fertility benefits

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Summer Fridays

Team events

Snacks and fruit

Job summary

Stackline is seeking an Associate Director, Programmatic Media Strategy in Seattle to drive strategic e-commerce initiatives for a portfolio of brands. You will lead client relationships, coordinate with internal teams to launch campaigns, and design growth plans that drive acquisition and expansion while managing ROI within budget.

You will mentor the team, contribute to innovation, and optimize advertising performance through data-driven insights and best practices across platforms like Amazon

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of account management experience.
• 10+ years e-commerce retail experience.
• 6+ years using Excel to analyze data and present findings.
• 5+ years direct management experience (team of 3+).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent ability to stay organized and manage workflows.
• Experience drawing data-driven recommendations for clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute programmatic display campaigns on platforms like Amazon DSP and The Trade Desk.
• Turn datasets into clear data stories for internal and external audiences.
• Cultivate relationships with prominent brands up to C-level.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align efforts and improve processes.
• Coordinate schedules for product launches and advertising plans.
• Lead client calls and provide status updates on projects.
• Identify opportunities for platform upsell and new initiatives.
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and ethics.

Skills

Account management

E-commerce retail experience

Data analysis

Team leadership

Communication skills

Organization/workflows

Client insights

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Associate Director, Programmatic Media Strategy

Seattle

Stackline is the first full-funnel connected commerce platform for the world's most innovative brands. Business leaders, product innovators, performance marketers, and analysts trust Stackline as the single source of commerce truth. Fueled by our proprietary neural network, our market insights, revenue metrics, behavior analyses, and autonomous functionality create the actions that determine success or failure.

Founded in 2014 in Seattle, we have offices in Minneapolis, New York, Salt Lake City, and London. Since November 2020, Stackline has raised $180 million in strategic investments from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and TA Associates.

Stackline is on a mission to fuel the future of commerce by bringing brands and customers closer together.

About The Role:

The Associate Director, Programmatic Media Strategy executes strategic e-commerce initiatives while driving business growth for their portfolio of brands. This role will be responsible for establishing and nurturing trusted client relationships with prominent brands while collaborating with internal teams to launch advertising campaigns and design strategic growth plans. This role will identify emerging opportunities that lead to client both acquisition and expansion proposals. Focus will be on client satisfaction through overseeing digital advertising performance, examining ROI, and adhering to budget constraints. The Associate Director will actively contribute to company innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and serve as a trusted mentor to the team advocating professional development.

What You Will Do:

• Develop strategic programmatic display campaigns and activate on e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon DSP and The Trade Desk.
• Build data stories by synthesizing disparate datasets and analyses into easily understandable insights for both internal and external audiences.
• Cultivate relationships (up to C-level) with prominent consumer brands across all organizational levels and departments, leveraging Stackline’s data to provide top-quality insights to key clients.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align efforts, overcome obstacles, streamline processes, and achieve organizational success.
• Coordinate and implement critical path schedule to drive new product launches, advertising plans, and strategic growth plans.
• Lead and/or participate in day-to-daycounsel and bi-weekly client calls to provide project and deliverable status updates.
• Identify opportunities to launch new business initiatives through platform upsell
• Provide coaching and development opportunities to enhance the skills and capabilities of team members.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, best practices, and ethical standards

Who We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant account management experience.
• 10+ years e-commerce retail experience.
• 6+ years of demonstratable experience using Microsoft Excel to analyze large amounts of data, drawing insights, and presenting findings.
• 5+ years direct management experience supporting a team of three or more.
• Demonstrated clear and concise written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to stay organized while prioritizing and managing workflows
• Demonstrated experience drawing insights from data to provide recommendations to clients on e-commerce strategy

Bonus Points If You Have:

• MBA or other advanced business degree.
• Experience manipulating data with technologies such as SQL or similar technology.
• Demonstrated ability to think big, work hard, and solve problems.
• Experience working in a startup, retail, digital advertising, or e-commerce environment.
• Proficiency in German, French, and/or Japanese

Benefits and Perks

It’s important that each and every employee feels they are supported and can complete their life’s best work today and in the future. As part of that, we are committed to doing our part in addressing pay gaps and discrepancies by providing pay transparency for all of our roles. Actual salaries are just one component of the compensation package and may vary above or below the range based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, geographical location, and performance. The pay range for the Associate Director role is $140,000 - $160,000 per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and other team-specific awards. In addition, we provide a robust benefits and perks package that includes:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage that actually supports you — including HSA with company match and FSA options
• Fertility benefits to support your path to parenthood
• 401(k) with company match to help you plan ahead
• Company-paid life insurance
• 20 days of PTO + 9 company holidays to truly unplug
• Paid parental leave for all parents — because family matters
• Summer Fridays (log off at 3pm and enjoy it)
• Regular in-office social events including happy hours and catered lunches
• A thoughtfully stocked kitchen with healthy snacks and fresh fruit

Stackline is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.