Director, Strategy

Kepler executes engineered marketing, acting as clients' agency of record, as their in-house team, or some hybrid of the two, and harnessing data and technology across all paid digital media and data-driven CRM channels. The Strategy Director will manage a team of up to 15 digital media experts and be accountable for the success of multiple client relationships. As a client leader, the role is responsible for deeply understanding clients' business issues and goals and acting as advisor to client leadership. In addition to managing relationships, the role oversees development of sophisticated media plans, leveraging industry relationships to buy media, ensuring flawless execution of digital campaigns and driving sophisticated analysis to measure and drive results. Base salary: $140,000 - $160,000. Target total cash: $154,000 - $176,000.

Responsibilities

Act as a senior point of contact for assigned client portfolio, with accountability for client success; interface with client leadership regularly, leading discussions with executive leadership; Partner with clients to understand their business goals, marketing objectives, and competitive constraints, and build digital strategies to address these areas; Directly lead a team of up to 15 Managers and Analysts, and provide strategic guidance across Kepler's functional teams; Be a strategic expert on digital media planning, tactics and measurement, leading the team (internal and client) through media planning, tactic selection, partner negotiation, campaign design, and measurement; Oversee ad operations across assigned clients, including pixel strategy, tag management and ad trafficking

Requirements

8-10+ years of experience in digital advertising account management, yield optimization, marketing strategy/consulting, or brand management; Experience leading cross-functional teams, both directly and indirectly, with proven ability to develop junior staff; Ability to apply innovative thinking to solve complex client marketing challenges; Strong ability to create, build and leverage relationships and effectively interface with executive-level client leadership; Strong analytical skills - comfortable using Excel for data analysis with understanding of advanced analytic approaches; Excellent listening, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills; Effective time management skills; ability to prioritize, delegate and meet deadlines; Ability to contribute as a leader in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, team-based environment

Benefits

Healthcare/Dental/Vision; Unlimited PTO; 401k Contributions; $75/mo Wellness Stipend; $100/mo Mobile Phone Stipend; $50/mo Internet Stipend; $500/yr Annual Learning Stipend; $2,000/yr Annual Tuition Stipend; One-time $200 New Hire Home Office Equipment Stipend; Parental Leave - 16 week primary caregiver / 6 week secondary caregiver leave; Annual Work From Anywhere 4 weeks per year; Target Annualized Discretionary Bonus: 10% ($14,000 - $16,000)