Programmatic Account Manager

USA (Hybrid)

$92K/yr – $191K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own programmatic supply partnerships and publisher enablement with AI-assisted optimization, automating reporting and driving tests to improve KPI performance.

  • Growth/Optimization: Leverage dashboards and AI analysis to boost SSP and publisher performance and surface systemic insights.
  • Automation: Replace repetitive reporting with AI-augmented workflows for day-to-day publisher management.
  • Enablement & Testing: Support sales inquiries, onboard publishers to Yahoo Backstage, and publish activation guides.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively with other internal teams, including but not limited to Sales, Merchandising, Ad Operations, Finance & Billing.
  • Leverage company dashboards and apply AI-assisted data analysis to optimize SSP and publisher performance, uncover systemic issues, and measure results across multiple accounts.
  • Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies in day-to-day publisher management, replacing repetitive reporting tasks with automated or AI-augmented workflows.
  • Support internal Sales inquiries related to supply enablement and activation.
  • Partner with stakeholders to identify, evangelize and implement emerging programmatic supply opportunities
  • Own the training plan for onboarding new publishers to Yahoo Backstage and assist with publisher inquiries pertaining to setup and optimization.
  • Assist with testing new creative formats and connections as well as documenting best practices and activation guides.
  • Analyze campaign performance data, identify trends, and make data-driven optimizations to meet or exceed key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, programmatic technologies, and best practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year university (preferred but not required)
  • 3-5 years experience in a large media, technology, agency, consulting, or financial services company.
  • Effective time management skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
  • Knowledge of various DSPs/SSP's and other programmatic advertising platforms preferred.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, including experience evaluating and validating AI-generated data outputs for accuracy.
  • Proficiency in Excel and Google Docs, with a commitment to using AI-augmentation (e.g., Gemini) to build insights and strategy recommendations from large data sets.
  • A growth mindset and openness to experimentation with new AI tools and automated processes.

Nice to have

  • Any additional experience in digital marketing, publisher development or client-facing experience is a plus

Benefits

  • At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions.
  • Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.
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