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Senior Director, Digital Activation

Omnicom Group

Senior Director, Digital Activation

full-timePosted: Aug 27, 2026Updated: Sep 3, 2026United States of America, New York, New York

Job Description

Agency:PHdJob Function:MediaJob Subfunction: Media ActivationJob Description:The right candidate should be a:Digital subject matter expert across all Digital channelsClear, concise communicatorGravitas in abundanceThought-leader: inspires change and transformation within the clientInteract with detailed and big-picture stakeholdersProactive, entrepreneurial & initiative-driven mentalityKey Roles & Responsibilities:Digital Leadership:Create the vision and implementation for Digital initiatives in the US, working in collaboration with stakeholdersacross PHD, setting ambitious goals to advance the client's digital maturity and reach across Digital channels.Identify emerging digital trends, technologies, and platforms to leverage to advance the strategic development ofdigital media strategy.Provide thought leadership, competitive benchmarking, industry insights, and best practices.Ensure all opportunities have a focus on brand safety and suitability, and adhere to all advertising requirements.Own relationships with media vendors & partners (e.g., Google, TTD), including leading JBPs & QBRs.Collaborate on new ways to operationalize Biddable media to achieve greater effectiveness and businessoutcomes.Work closely with cross-functional team leads across Media Operations, Creative, Data Privacy, and Analytics tocollaborate on solutions.Oversee the development of team members, including reviews, constructive feedback, and identifying careergrowth paths.Media Activation:Drive the vision, strategy, execution, and day-to-day responsibilities of the Media activation team in Search,Programmatic, Video, Audio, and Social Media.Propose new ways of approaching media buying to continue to drive business growth and challenge the status quo.Work with internal agency and holding company stakeholders to leverage enterprise relationships when possibleand to help inform agency/holding company direction on topics based on client needs.Continue to evolve the Digital/Performance team to meet the demands of the ever-changing digital mediaecosystem.Develop the team to be cross-tier and cross-functional for optimal management of campaigns and dollars.Act as a leader for the Client team and PHD to develop and deliver well-thought-out POVs on industry-changingtopics like GDPR, CCPA, AI, CAPI, etc..Advise and educate clients on these topics in advance of their rollouts to manage expectations and drive forsmooth transitions.Be versed in both Digital platforms and technology, having a POV on hot industry topics and trends.Be fluent and champion the benefits of leading tech and data stack offeringsStrong marketplace knowledge, reputation, and relationships.EXPERIENCE NEEDED:10+ years of experience in Digital Media/MarketingProven track record of successfully leading and implementing digital transformation initiatives in complexorganizationsIn-depth knowledge of digital media trends, technologies, and platforms across all digital media channels, contentmanagement systems, analytics tools, and marketing automationStrong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business objectives intoactionable digital strategiesExperience in building, leading, and delegating to a team, client-facing, strong strategic vision, and ability toexecute excellent marketplace relationshipsStrong leadership skills to inspire, cultivate, and motivate a team through positive reinforcement whilechampioning accountabilityFoster growth with team members to develop skill sets both within and beyond their titled disciplinesAbility to work across functions (strategy and marketing science) to bring client goals to an actionable resultProcess and detail-orientedWillingness to embrace change – ways of working, processes, tools, etc.Strong comfort level with data, analytics, and measurement#LI-SL1 120,000-230,000Omnicom’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.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. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-noticeFor US Job Seekers:It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.

Locations

  • United States of America, New York, New York

Responsibilities

  • Digital Leadership:
  • Create the vision and implementation for Digital initiatives in the US, working in collaboration with stakeholders
  • across PHD, setting ambitious goals to advance the client's digital maturity and reach across Digital channels.
  • Identify emerging digital trends, technologies, and platforms to leverage to advance the strategic development of
  • digital media strategy.
  • Provide thought leadership, competitive benchmarking, industry insights, and best practices.
  • Ensure all opportunities have a focus on brand safety and suitability, and adhere to all advertising requirements.
  • Own relationships with media vendors & partners (e.g., Google, TTD), including leading JBPs & QBRs.
  • Collaborate on new ways to operationalize Biddable media to achieve greater effectiveness and business
  • outcomes.
  • Work closely with cross-functional team leads across Media Operations, Creative, Data Privacy, and Analytics to
  • collaborate on solutions.
  • Oversee the development of team members, including reviews, constructive feedback, and identifying career
  • growth paths.
  • Media Activation:
  • Drive the vision, strategy, execution, and day-to-day responsibilities of the Media activation team in Search,
  • Programmatic, Video, Audio, and Social Media.
  • Propose new ways of approaching media buying to continue to drive business growth and challenge the status quo.
  • Work with internal agency and holding company stakeholders to leverage enterprise relationships when possible
  • and to help inform agency/holding company direction on topics based on client needs.
  • Continue to evolve the Digital/Performance team to meet the demands of the ever-changing digital media
  • ecosystem.
  • Develop the team to be cross-tier and cross-functional for optimal management of campaigns and dollars.
  • Act as a leader for the Client team and PHD to develop and deliver well-thought-out POVs on industry-changing
  • topics like GDPR, CCPA, AI, CAPI, etc..
  • Advise and educate clients on these topics in advance of their rollouts to manage expectations and drive for
  • smooth transitions.
  • Be versed in both Digital platforms and technology, having a POV on hot industry topics and trends.
  • Be fluent and champion the benefits of leading tech and data stack offerings
  • Strong marketplace knowledge, reputation, and relationships.
  • EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
  • 10+ years of experience in Digital Media/Marketing
  • Proven track record of successfully leading and implementing digital transformation initiatives in complex
  • organizations
  • In-depth knowledge of digital media trends, technologies, and platforms across all digital media channels, content
  • management systems, analytics tools, and marketing automation
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business objectives into
  • actionable digital strategies
  • Experience in building, leading, and delegating to a team, client-facing, strong strategic vision, and ability to
  • execute excellent marketplace relationships
  • Strong leadership skills to inspire, cultivate, and motivate a team through positive reinforcement while
  • championing accountability
  • Foster growth with team members to develop skill sets both within and beyond their titled disciplines
  • Ability to work across functions (strategy and marketing science) to bring client goals to an actionable result
  • Process and detail-oriented
  • Willingness to embrace change – ways of working, processes, tools, etc.
  • Strong comfort level with data, analytics, and measurement
  • 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.
  • 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. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
  • Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice

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