Digital Associate Director - International Media Agency

Associate Director – Activation Operations & Media Delivery – Media Agency

London | Hybrid (3 days per week) | Global Technology / eCommerce Brand

Salary to £65,000

Ideal role for a senior biddable activation specialist who enjoys being close to campaign delivery, but wants broader operational ownership and strategic influence across international markets.

This isn’t a hands-on activation role. It’s about building structure, improving workflows, driving operational excellence and helping standardise multi-channel media buying across a centralised international hub model.

Working across large-scale performance and brand campaigns for a globally recognised technology / eCommerce business, you’ll act as the key link between local markets, activation teams and senior stakeholders across EMEA.

Why this role stands out:

• Huge international scope across multiple EMEA markets and significant media budgets
• Mix of strategic oversight, operational leadership and activation governance
• Opportunity to shape processes, automation, workflow efficiencies and toolkit standardisation across activation delivery
• Work alongside highly capable activation specialists across Programmatic, Paid Search and Paid Social
• Senior stakeholder exposure without moving too far away from the reality of campaign execution

The role:

• Lead operational delivery and campaign governance across multi-channel biddable activity
• Collaborate closely with local market teams to ensure consistency in campaign execution, reporting and QA standards
• Oversee workflows, briefing processes, budgeting, SLAs and operational delivery across international markets
• Drive process improvement, automation initiatives and scalable activation frameworks
• Act as the senior escalation point across campaign delivery and operational challenges
• Support optimisation strategy and performance delivery across large-scale campaigns

What they’re looking for:

• Senior level experience across Programmatic, Paid Search and/or Paid Social activation
• Strong operational and programme management capability within agency environments
• Experience managing scaled campaign delivery across multiple markets (ideally)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong understanding of activation workflows, governance and campaign operations