Freelance Manager, Programmatic

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