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Director, Channel Planning

San Francisco, USFull-time$157k2026-09-18 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the development of a new internal Channel Planning function to convert marketing strategy into media plans for Adobe's global audience segments, replacing outside agencies with an AI-based engine.

Role type

Director, Channel Planning (Strategy & Operations)

Builds

Global media planning framework and execution standards for Adobe's paid media operations

Domain

Digital Advertising / Media Buying / AdTech

Required skills

Digital advertising/media strategy, team building from scratch, digital ad platforms expertise, cross-regional standardization, stakeholder influence, change management

Preferred skills

Adobe marketing tools experience, managing offshore teams, B2B and consumer advertising background, connecting planning to execution

Technologies

GenPem, AEP, RTCDP, Adobe adtech stack

Responsibilities

Build and manage a global team of Channel Planners across key regions, define interaction frameworks with regional marketing leaders, collaborate with India-based media-buying team, drive audience targeting and data-sharing, set campaign tagging and quality standards, establish processes for handing work to the buying team

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC with strategic scope