Associate, Digital & Technology (Programmatic & Display)

Cleveland, OH (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableEntry LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead display and programmatic media strategy and execution for a digital marketing team, with a clearly defined ownership of key campaign workstreams.

  • Must-have: Experience in display and programmatic media channels and dashboard reporting.
  • Standout: Strong ability to translate data into actionable optimization recommendations across reach, frequency, and targeting.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the strategic direction for brands across the digital ecosystem, developing unique strategies and building upon current client strategies within the digital arena to meet/exceed objectives, with a primary focus on display and programmatic media channels.
  • Own (with oversight) day-to-day execution and optimization of display and programmatic campaigns, including campaign setup, trafficking, pacing, performance monitoring and reporting.
  • Serve as key point of contact for internal teams and external media partners related to display and programmatic execution, demonstrating the ability to speak confidently to strategy, performance and recommendations.
  • Evaluate and document results for clients, making thoughtful and data-informed recommendations for enhanced performance and future strategies, including optimization insights related to reach, frequency, audience targeting, and creative performance.
  • Emerging experience in the development of an integrated media and analytics strategy across tactics and platforms, with demonstrated exposure to display and programmatic advertising.
  • Experience in the use of data and analytics to derive performance dashboards to drive optimization and recommendations across demand generation platforms, including pulling and interpreting platform-level reporting.
  • Experience in specific technical tools across paid media, search engine optimization and analytics, with hands-on experience executing, monitoring and optimizing display and programmatic campaigns across multiple platforms.
  • Experience managing and pacing media budgets against forecasts, with accountability for spend efficiency, delivery, and performance outcomes.
  • Familiarity with identity, audience, and data providers (e.g., first-party data onboarding, contextual targeting, PMPs).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with growing confidence presenting performance, learnings, and next steps to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

  • Experience in display and programmatic media channels
  • Experience in the use of data and analytics to derive performance dashboards to drive optimization and recommendations across demand generation platforms, including pulling and interpreting platform-level reporting
  • Experience in specific technical tools across paid media, search engine optimization and analytics, with hands-on experience executing, monitoring and optimizing display and programmatic campaigns across multiple platforms
  • Experience managing and pacing media budgets against forecasts, with accountability for spend efficiency, delivery, and performance outcomes
  • Familiarity with identity, audience, and data providers (e.g., first-party data onboarding, contextual targeting, PMPs)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with growing confidence presenting performance, learnings, and next steps to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Supports other team members through review and quality assurance for program implementation and training to ensure high-quality deliverables, including adherence to internal best practices and platform standards
  • Supports the Digital & Technology team in building, implementing, and maintaining operational best practices and consistency in the delivery of Demand Generation solutions
  • Growth Mindset: Embraces challenges and is committed to personal and professional growth.
  • Accountability and Commitment: Takes ownership of delivering high-quality work and inspires the team to achieve excellence.

Preferred

  • Paid social and/or paid search experience is considered a strong plus, though not required, and will be leveraged as needed to support broader integrated media efforts
  • Prior experience in agency (or similar environment) preferred, but not required
  • Growth Mindset: Embraces challenges and is committed to personal and professional growth.
  • Accountability and Commitment: Takes ownership of delivering high-quality work and inspires the team to achieve excellence.
  • Attention to Detail and Consistency: Maintains accuracy and consistency in all tasks, ensuring a high standard of work.
  • Effective Communication Skills: Clearly conveys ideas and information to various stakeholders.
  • Time Management and Organization: Prioritizes tasks and manages workload efficiently, ensuring timely completion of projects.
  • Continuous Learning and Innovation: Shows a strong desire to learn and apply new technologies and innovative solutions for clients.
  • Adaptability and Flexibility: Easily adjusts to changing circumstances and handles multiple tasks with agility.
  • Solution-Oriented and Creative Thinking: Approaches challenges with a positive, innovative mindset, and seeks out creative solutions.

Benefits

  • generous, industry-leading benefits
  • 100% employee-owned company
  • As a Public Benefit Corporation, a top 1% certified B Corporation (B-Corp), and a 100% employee-owned company, we meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.

Global Prairie

Global Prairie is a purpose-driven marketing firm crafting business-building solutions that help our clients drive social impact and cultivate a healthier world. One part creative agency, one part data analytics firm, and one part consulting company, Global Prairie unites the creativity, insight and strategy needed to drive meaningful change. As a certified B Corporation (B Corp), a legally designated Public Benefit Corporation, 100% employee owned, and Certified by WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council) as Women Owned, we hold ourselves to very high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. And because our business model is designed for social good, it's not just the work we do - but how we work - that creates our impact.

Founded in 2008
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
194 employees (32 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
18.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.5%
Direct
37.2%
Referral
5%
Social
12.9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~194

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
16 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3