Senior Manager, Programmatic Operations

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Vox Media's Revenue organization handles advertising and marketing partnerships with brands and agencies, as well as lines of business in consumer revenue and commerce across the organization.

Vox Media is the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what's now, what's next, and what's possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

The Sr Manager of Programmatic Operations will play a key role in helping to lead one of Vox Media's most innovative and fast-paced lines of business, programmatic advertising. This role will partner closely with the Sr. Director of Programmatic & Video Operations to develop a streamlined operational setup for maximizing programmatic revenue, emphasizing premium deal flow and open exchange yield. The role is accountable for partnering with revenue leaders to help grow programmatic revenue and innovation. You'll be directly involved in driving revenue through strategic partnerships with platform partners, analysis of revenue metrics, and identifying opportunities to increase spend with clients and partners.

This role requires an in-depth understanding of technical components and the fluidity to both connect with clients who have a robust knowledge, as well as the ability to break down complex terms and jargon for internal training. The ideal candidate has direct experience in campaign management, knowledge of the technical components of programmatic is driven by numbers & creating opportunities to win, and is part of a team environment. This role will be based in New York with occasional travel to our outer offices.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Serve as tech strategist on all programmatic transaction types, including but not limited to PMP set-up & maintenance, programmatic direct, etc
• Assist with header bidding ad infrastructure, along with management of tech partners and SSPs
• Assist with providing regular performance insights to clients and sales detailing performance, recommending optimizations, & proposing new opportunities
• Participate in technical calls with DSPs, agency trading desks, & other buying platforms as requested
• Troubleshoot & optimize issues on live campaigns
• Participate in client meetings as requested
• Manage packaging to make programmatic packages available in buy-side discoverability tools

WHO YOU ARE
• BA/BS preferred with strong academic record
• 2+ years of experience in programmatic operations or campaign management, familiarity with the landscape and KPIs critical to managing non-guaranteed revenue
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to balance a number of priorities, working cross-functionally to meet internal and external needs with strong problem-solving drive
• Smart and quick proactive learner with organizational agility and attention to detail
• Willingness and ability to learn and do what is needed to see a project through to completion
• Effective team player
• Familiarity with Google Ad Manager, AdX, Magnite, Xandr, A9, Index Exchange, etc preferred
• Experience working with custom creative formats, & troubleshooting across various SSPs/DSPs
• Strong excel skills required

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We've hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This job is Remote. We're dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees, and when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a face covering in our offices.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Pay Range

$92,000 — $120,000 USD

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rozmq4-216-73-216-105-42 in your application.