Media Technology Associate Director - London, United Kingdom - MediaCom

Description

EssenceMediacomX, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. Our office sits within the legacy Essence building on Oxford Street. We still have all our wonderful essentials looking after our amazing clients Our clients include many exciting brands such as Google, ITV, Airbnb, BT/EE, NBCUniversal and L'Oréal to name a few.

About the role

The Media Technology team is responsible for building custom tools, prototypes and innovative solutions for our media teams.

The Media Technology Associate Director will be responsible for establishing and delivering the technical roadmap in conjunction with their allocated client. The role involves working with Media Technology Managers and Media Technology Executives to streamline workflow and drive efficiencies for client teams, including Activation, Client Services and Planning. The role involves managing 2 members, overseeing their work and their development to successfully execute projects.

Some of the things we'd like you to do:

• Scope and develop the tools and solutions that are already on the roadmap. This will notably be the case for tools which roadmap has already been approved via a SOW and will require you to connect to advertising platforms' APIs, generate information via machine learning models, manipulate, stitch data in BigQuery and present results back in reporting suites.
• Internal & client communications to discuss latest developments, gather feedback on potential improvements, scope out new needs, and create requirements
• Oversee development, maintenance, and creation of proprietary tech tools and processes with Media Activation team
• Be the primary point of contact between the Media Activation team and regular stakeholders both internal & external for their account(s)
• Develop strong relationships with Activation channel leads, supplier API contacts, and lead team communications with these stakeholders
• Manage, support and upskill the junior members of the team

• Bachelor's degree in a Media/Advertising, Computer Science or a related field
• Approximately 3-5 years experience in a digital media agency on a technology based role or within a software engineering company/department.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with BigQuery, proficiency in dbt is highly desirable
• Prior experience with key marketing platform APIs (e.g. Google Ads and Meta APIs)
• 1-2 years of experience in building applications within the Google Cloud Platform
• Previous experience or willingness to learn more about the ad tech ecosystem
• A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of ad tech
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are particularly important in developing client relationships and maintaining efficient communication in the team
• Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and confidence in making information-based decisions

EssenceMediacomX's mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world's very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today's digital marketing landscape. It's important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an EssenceMediacomX employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.