Freelance Manager, Programmatic

REP Kinesso Media, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Group is seeking a contingent program manager in the United States to own the execution and day-to-day management of client assignments. You will mentor vendors, coordinate with internal teams, and ensure client needs are met with a strategic, data-driven approach.

The role emphasizes growth through addressable solutions, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced agency environment with in-office requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in building new business relationships or consulting solutions.
• Experience mentoring teams and navigating cross-functional stakeholders.
• Knowledge of ad tech platforms and data analysis techniques.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Owns execution and day-to-day management of client assignments.
• Supervises vendor strategy and vendor selection.
• Liaises with campaign management, marketplace, analytics, and operations.
• Supports training in planning, reporting, and presenting insights.
• Leads addressable solutions to drive business growth.
• Oversees a team and ensures quality and progress.

Skills

Vendor management

Team leadership

Ad tech platforms

Data analysis

Communication

Project Management

Growth strategies

Collaboration

Job description

Agency: Omnicom Media Job Function: Non Standard Job Profiles Job Subfunction: Contingent

Responsibilities

• Owns the execution and day-to-day management of a portion of a client assignment, based on specialized or technical knowledge
• Supervises the vendor strategy; has experience and industry knowledge to identify vendors for key needs
• Approves vendor selections and scopes
• Liaise between the campaign management team and other key internal groups on each account (marketplace, research/analytics, operations) to ensure client needs are being met
• Support training of all aspects of planning and audience reporting, use of research tools, as well as the development of writing and presentation skills
• Identifies and delivers new audience-based addressable solutions to drive business growth; masters growth addressable initiatives across the company
• Provides day-to-day supervision to a team including reviewing work, coaching on performance, coordinating activities, checking on quality and work progress; generally managing within one account, or multiple small accounts
• Evaluates information and leverages experience to identify and solve on-going or complex problems
• Requires understanding of the industry, processes, procedures and systems within own and related areas
• Uses knowledge of how the team integrates with other teams (internal and external) to coordinate efforts and resources to achieve shared and personal goals
• Impacts the overall quality and quantity of the tasks performed by the direct team

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven track-record of successfully seeking out and curating new business relationships and/or solutions; developing solutions using new or existing processes
• Experience building team, providing mentorship and navigating how to manage up/down/ laterally (e.g., ability to navigate and be effective with multiple personalities)
• Intermediate knowledge of technology or measurement ad tech solutions, including platforms
• Intermediate knowledge and skills in data analysis
• Confident collaborating with others
• Experience with Project / Account Management
• Advanced communication skills; clear and succinct communication

Desired Skills and Experience

• Advanced ability to anticipate, recognize and clearly define problems using various techniques to systematically analyze, weigh alternatives and propose solutions
• Experience with managing existing business relationships, partnerships, and alliances internally and externally
• Ability to assess and rank issues and tasks in order of importance for taking action
• Has gained prior experience in actual situations to recognize recurring meaningful components
• Applies a solid foundation to varying situations
• Applies advanced knowledge and perceives deviations from the normal pattern

Salary/Pay

$55/hour

Work Arrangements

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Culture & Inclusion

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.

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