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Media Director, Programmatic

Weber Shandwick
Toronto, CAN
Full-time
Director · 3+ years experience
Hybrid
CAD 135000-160000 / year
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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What You Will Do

  • Oversee programmatic strategy, media planning, activation, optimization, and quarterly business planning across The Trade Desk and DV360.
  • Provide strategic guidance on audience targeting, bidding, budget allocation, measurement, inventory quality, and performance optimization.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of pecialists; consistently provide training, feedback, and career development support.
  • Ensure best-in-class execution and operational excellence across DSP campaigns, including quality assurance, pacing, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Contribute to business growth by proactively identifying opportunities to expand client success through programmatic media.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to develop integrated media strategies and deliver strong client outcomes.
  • Continuously support the development and improvement of operational processes, tools, and best practices to drive efficiency and scalability.
  • Monitor industry news, privacy developments, and platform changes across The Trade Desk and DV360, flagging relevant updates to the broader Critical Mass team and identifying implications and recommended actions.
  • Represent Critical Mass in client meetings, business reviews, presentations, and new business opportunities.
  • Some travel may be required, depending on client needs.

Who You Are

  • You have 10+ years of hands-on-keyboard experience in programmatic advertising, with deep expertise in The Trade Desk and DV360.
  • You have experience managing and developing teams, ideally with 3+ years in a people leadership role.
  • You have a strong understanding of programmatic strategy, audience activation, bidding and optimization, measurement, and campaign troubleshooting.
  • You are comfortable in a senior client-facing role and thrive on building trusted relationships with new and existing clients.
  • You possess strong analytical skills and substantial knowledge of Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data analysis.
  • You thrive in dynamic and demanding situations and are comfortable navigating ambiguity.
  • You have strong project management, attention to detail, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work within tight deadlines.
  • You have excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills; you can build rapport with others and present decks with confidence and ease.
  • You are innovative and an independent thinker with the ability to use data and insights to influence decisions.
  • You are passionate about developing talent, improving ways of working, and advancing the role of programmatic media in client growth.
  • Salary Range: $135,000 - $160,000 CAD
  • 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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