Client Solutions Vice President at Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc

Kepler executes engineered marketing, where every message and ad delivered helps create a more personalized and productive relationship between brands and their consumers. We do this by acting as clients’ agency of record, as their in-house team, or some hybrid of the two – and by harnessing data and technology across all paid digital media and data-driven CRM channels.

Kepler prides itself on being a great place to work. In fact, we’re proud to share that AdAge recognized Kepler among the Best Place to Work in 2022, validating our investment in our team and our clients.

• We're transparent with our employees. You'll hear updates on company financials, how we're performing against bonus goals, and how we're responding to challenges we face.
• We're growing. For you, that means unparalleled growth opportunities and a role in shaping the direction of the company.
• We're fun. You'll work with and learn from the smartest people in the industry and have a blast doing it.

Kepler’s Client Solutions team is made up of forward-thinking media planners and traders, many with ad platform optimization expertise across biddable media channels (including social, SEM, video/Advanced TV, and programmatic DSP media: audio, DOOH, native, display, etc.) and a keen sense of marketing strategy, data policy and technology trends. We work closely with our clients to help them understand how digital media can help them achieve their business objectives, creating strong partnerships rooted in mutual respect and transparency.

The Vice President, Client Solutions will manage and guide members of the Optimization & Innovation team and Client Solutions teams, who are actively using data-driven insights, innovative best practices, and creativity to design, launch and manage digital marketing campaigns from the ground up. In this exciting role, you will inspire your team to constantly deliver excellence, campaign innovation, and tangible business impact for clients. As a client leader, you’ll be a trusted advisor to senior clients and maintain relationships at the CMO level. You’ll also be a thought leader – solving client marketing challenges, overseeing development of sophisticated marketing & media plans, and leveraging data to develop insights and drive business results.

What You Will Do:

• As a senior member of our Boston office, you will act as a visible leader for the team in that office, providing both strategic and professional guidance to junior staff. You will act as an expert with media strategy and ensure standardized best practices are being used across trading platforms and analytics tools.
• Lead a team of Analysts, Senior Analysts, Managers, Associate Directors and Directors responsible for building, executing, and optimizing digital media campaigns.
• Create & maintain strong relationships with senior clients, providing guidance to team on how best to meet client priorities.
• Lead your team through development of granular and innovative campaigns, designed to deliver bottom line business impact for our clients.
• Ensure your team is meeting client goals, providing strategic and more tactical guidance if and when needed.
• Act as subject matter expert internally and in client-facing settings.
• Dive in and iterate on best practices across teams to continually improve efficiency.
• Be an active member on the Client Solutions Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to manage and address organizational priorities (e.g., BD support, staffing, account P&L management).

Desired Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years of deep digital experience with multiple paid media channels (e.g., paid search, programmatic/DSPs, Facebook/IG, advanced TV etc).
• Experience managing a team of 5+ direct reports.
• Dynamic communication and presentation skills, able to break down complex topics into digestible takeaways.
• Proven ability to think creatively about challenging analytic problems.
• Ability to self-manage, juggle multiple priorities and pay close attention to details.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, innovative, collaborative, team-based environment.
• Strong analytical skills, and comfort with MS Office tools, data analysis and internet technologies.

Transparency is fundamental to Kepler’s culture. Our compensation strategy is designed to attract, reward, and retain the talented employees that drive Kepler’s growth and success. We aim to offer competitive direct compensation and a rich indirect compensation program that demonstrates the value we place on our employees and their wellbeing.

Total Compensation:

• Target Annualized Discretionary Bonus: 20% ($42,000 - $48,000)
• Target Total Cash: $252,000 - $288,000
• Healthcare/Dental/Vision
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k Contributions
• $75/mo Wellness Stipend
• $2,000/yr Annual Tuition Stipend
• Parental Leave - 16 week primary caregiver / 6 week secondary caregiver leave
• Annual Work From Anywhere 4 weeks per year

Kepler is a people first organization. If this role piques your interest but you may not check every box, we still encourage you to apply! Studies show that imposter syndrome can prevent women and people of color from applying unless they meet every single qualification. We welcome all who are interested to apply; you just might be a great candidate for this role or others.