Associate Director, Programmatic Investment

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Own the strategic vision for how programmatic media influences business results across the agency's client portfolio.

• Translate client goals into bidding, audience, and publisher strategies that align with performance objectives.

• Develop and refine agency frameworks for optimization, pacing, and supply-path efficacy.

• Lead vendor and DSP relationships, negotiating to maximize value and foster innovation.

• Align programmatic and direct pricing strategies while optimizing supply paths for greater efficiency.

• Identify opportunities to enhance margin and revenue through innovative deal structures and experimental partnerships.

• Act as the agency's programmatic subject matter expert, promoting organization-wide fluency in the channel.

• Present strategies to clients and articulate complex programmatic concepts in a clear manner.

• Encourage collaboration among planning, analytics, and creative teams.

• Oversee campaign setup, quality assurance, and optimization processes.

• Manage direct reports while ensuring best practices across programmatic campaigns.

• Provide timely, actionable feedback and performance insights to account teams.

• Serve as the technical lead for troubleshooting and innovation within DSPs, SSPs, and data integrations.

• Oversee pixel implementation, PMP management, and platform infrastructure.

• Evaluate new tools, features, and data applications to enhance automation, visibility, and performance measurement.

• Build and mentor a high-performing programmatic team.

• Share programmatic knowledge throughout the agency and lead the adoption of new technologies.

• Monitor industry trends and provide perspectives on podcast/audio programmatic developments.

• Assist in the creation and distribution of new business and existing client proposals.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in media, marketing, or advertising.

• Proven success in managing programmatic strategy and campaign trading.

• Experience with DSPs such as DV360, The Trade Desk, AdsWizz, and Verizon.

• Demonstrated experience in managing and mentoring direct reports.

• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.

• Extensive knowledge of DSP/SSP platforms, pixel implementation, PMP management, and programmatic data integrations.

• Excellent negotiation skills, including securing preferred vendor pricing, first-look opportunities, and innovative deal structures.

• Ability to convey complex programmatic concepts into clear and confident client-facing narratives.

• Strong strategic and analytical thinking capabilities.

• Experience linking programmatic performance metrics to broader business outcomes.

• Proven ability to create scalable frameworks for bidding, audience targeting, pacing, and supply-path optimization.

• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset.

• Comfortable working in a rapidly evolving programmatic podcast/audio landscape.

• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

• Familiarity with Google Sheets.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Highly organized and deadline-oriented.

• Ability to manage competing priorities across clients and internal stakeholders.

• Strong teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Proven ability to lead through influence.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries.

• 401k program with company match.

• Bonus opportunities.

• Comprehensive health benefits package.

• Paid maternity and paternity leave.

• Pre-tax savings on commuting expenses.

• Generous paid time off.

• A highly collaborative, conscientious, and forward-thinking work environment.

• Significant impact from Day 1.