Programmatic Campaign Manager

PROGRAMMATIC MEDIA TRADER

About Us

• Full-service digital media agency
• Lean, collaborative team that runs paid media for a diverse mix of consumer and B2B brands
• Hands-on role with real ownership of client accounts and a clear path to grow in AdTech

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Job Summary

We’re looking for a driven, detail-oriented Programmatic Media Trader to run and analyze display, video, and audio campaigns across self-serve DSPs. You’ll be the day-to-day client contact for programmatic, accountable for campaign performance, and the go-to person on platform nuances. You love digging into data and turning it into decisions. You may also mentor and guide Programmatic Coordinators on execution, optimization, and platform best practices.

What You’ll Do

• Become the expert on The Trade Desk: ad units, targeting options and providers, and inventory sources
• Work confidently across multiple DSPs and know how each one differs on features, targeting, and inventory
• Run client media plans start to finish: trafficking, troubleshooting, optimization, and ongoing management
• Optimize live campaigns to agreed KPIs like ROAS, CPA, CPC, and CTR
• Lead weekly or bi-weekly client calls covering performance, data takeaways, and next steps
• Build and follow a rigorous QA process so campaigns launch clean
• Manage budgets daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly
• Spot new growth opportunities and bring them to clients, including upsell ideas
• Report on performance, find the drivers, and tell the story behind the numbers
• Partner with Search, Social, Analytics, and Creative so programmatic fits the bigger marketing plan
• Build and run testing plans for ad units, creative, landing pages, and platform betas
• Onboard new clients from scratch: account setup, billing, pixeling, audience creation, and QA
• Build strong relationships with media partners and work with them on campaign status and performance
• Create and present client decks when needed
• Coach and mentor Coordinators
• Stay current on programmatic trends, DSP updates, and best practices

What You Bring

• 1-3 years of client-facing programmatic experience
• Experience managing budgets of $1MM+ per month
• Hands-on DSP experience across planning, trafficking, execution, and optimization
• Ad server experience, ideally Campaign Manager 360
• A track record of optimizing to ROAS, CPA, xzgxqkn CPC, and CTR goals
• Working knowledge of remarketing and advanced targeting: dynamic creative, CRM, site and search retargeting, contextual keywords, affinity, and lookalikes
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and data analytics skills
• Solid grasp of creative and ad copy best practices
• Clear communication, written and verbal, including comfort on client calls
• Self-starter who multitasks well, sweats the details, and stays steady under pressure
• Eagerness to build a career in AdTech
• Skillshop or Edge Academy certifications are a plus

Why This Role

• You own your accounts and your results
• You get real client exposure, not just platform time
• Quick growth and promotions within the company is highly prioritized for their employees.