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Director, Digital Media

Dentsu International

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Director
113k-183k
1 day ago

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Digital Media to lead and scale our delivery capabilities across three strategic areas: Media Reseller License Business, Digital Media Technology Consulting, and Consultant Team Leadership. This high-impact leadership role requires strategic thinking, operational excellence, and a consultative mindset to drive growth, efficiency, and client success within a dynamic organization focused on digital media, ad tech, and data-driven marketing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of Google and Amazon DSP reseller license business, ensuring operational excellence, platform compliance, and client satisfaction.
  • Provide strategic oversight of digital media technology consulting, including ad tech infrastructure, data pipelines, and activation workflows.
  • Support Retail Media Network technology services as part of broader client solutions, including GAM or similar platforms, where applicable.
  • Act as a strategic advisor to clients on media activation, first-party data strategies, and platform adoption.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and technology partners to evolve delivery processes and unlock efficiencies across media and data ecosystems.
  • Partner with business development teams on RFP responses, solution design, and client pitches to expand platform licensing and consulting services.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance first-party data capabilities and explore monetization strategies, including retail media where relevant.
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Digital Media consultants, ensuring delivery excellence, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
  • Build best practices, training programs, and operational frameworks to scale delivery capacity while maintaining high-quality client outcomes.
  • Foster collaboration across internal data, analytics, media, and activation teams for integrated client solutions.
  • Stay ahead of emerging trends in ad tech, data privacy, and media activation to guide internal strategy and client recommendations.
  • Publish POVs, whitepapers, or blog posts to position the team as thought leaders in digital media technology and platform activation.

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years in digital media, ad tech, or data-driven marketing consulting, with increasing leadership responsibilities.
  • Strong knowledge of GMP (DV360, CM360, SA360, Google Ads, Google Ad Manager) and Amazon DSP.
  • Experience managing reseller license businesses and consulting teams; familiarity with retail media technology deployments is a plus.
  • Proven track record in media activation, ad tech implementation, and first-party data strategy.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage teams, lead client engagements, and deliver complex, multi-channel solutions.
  • Experience with business development support, including solution design and RFP participation.

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with retail media technology deployments.

Qualifications

  • No specific formal educational qualifications are explicitly listed in the description.

Benefits & Perks

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k
  • Flexible paid time off
  • At least 15 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick and safe leave
  • Paid parental leave

Working at Dentsu International

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, fostering an inclusive environment regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, and other protected classes. The company also emphasizes support for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans, offering reasonable accommodations as needed.

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Job Details

Posted AtSep 8, 2025
Job CategoryDigital Marketing
Salary113k-183k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceDirector

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About Dentsu International

Website

dentsu.com

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Location

Chicago, IL

Industry

Advertising Agencies

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