Associate Director, Programmatic

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3257 - Associate Director, Programmatic - UK

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: 
Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. 
Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. 
Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. 
Experience in a digital media agency, or have commensurate experience in digital roles managing teams, and working with other Account Directors / Heads-of-Programmatic, and/or Marketing Directors / Marketing Managers on the client side​ 
Experience with planning and running large-scale programmatic accounts, preferably via DV360 (formally DBM) but also Amazon, Trade Desk, AppNexus, Avocet​ 
Advanced experience of YouTube (via Google Ads) is also required​ 
Adept at running campaigns across multiple countries / languages​ 
Advanced knowledge of in-market programmatic challenges for key EMEA, LATAM & APAC markets - UK, DE, AU, MX etc. Able to devise solutions and develop our programmatic practice in challenging environments​ 
Experience delivering integrated digital campaigns for large clients - Search, Display, Social, etc                                                                                                                                     ​ 

Desired​ 
Extensive knowledge of Campaign Manager and the Google tech stack​ 
Google AdWords Certification (including Video Certification)​ 
Experience with Doubleclick Search (plus certification)​ 
Experience with Google Analytics (plus certification)​ 
Experienced with programmatic tools and solutions to streamline workflows​