Regional Activation Director Apac

We are Assembly - and we’re not like the rest. We’re the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to Find the Change That Fuels Growth for the best brands on the planet, including Adobe, Lane Crawford, Marina Bay Sands, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 1,600 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide - enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly’s proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We’re at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today’s consumers, and we’re tapped into how culture and communities’ needs change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to Leave the World Better Than We Found It through measurable social and environmental impact work.

Assembly was named The Drum’s APAC Media Agency of the Year in 2021

Assembly is looking for an enthusiastic Regional Activation Director who will take ownership in identifying, creating and seizing activation product opportunities across the APAC region. The Director will be responsible for establishing key strategic activation-related partnerships with clients, vendors and internal stakeholders.

**Requirements**:
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY
- Activation strategy support across key clients in APAC
- Identify and create activation product opportunities for revenue generation
- Design activation propositions across markets and work closely with market leads for their market requirements
- Manage key activation partnership discussions. E.g. Google and Meta
- Own and facilitate global and regional RFP, including Activation Strategy and Pricing

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
- A bachelor’s degree in media/advertising or related fields
- Ideally 8 - 10 years of experience in performance marketing, agency preferred
- Solid knowledge and skills on cross channel media activation (SEM/Social/Display etc)
- A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends
- Have a keen eye for industry trends and activation product opportunities
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and proven critical thinking capability
- Adaptable and able to flex with changes in prioritisation to meet new or changed goals

**Benefits**:
WHY ASSEMBLY?
- We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble, smart, and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos.
- We care about your growth - we offer competitive salaries, annual compensation reviews, and keep detailed personal development plans to ensure you’re hitting your personal and company goals.
- We recognize and celebrate your success all the time Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated
- We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies.
- We care about social and environmental Impact - we have dedicated Impact Champions that collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it.
- We have an amazing group of employee resource groups committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us.