Assistant Buyer, Programmatic

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$43K/yr – $48K/yrEntry LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own hands-on programmatic campaign setup and optimization, monitor pacing and KPI performance, and drive data-driven insights and training to improve media buying.

  • Manage in-platform optimizations and troubleshooting
  • Collaborate on audience, creative, and optimization insights
  • Stay current with media trends and AI-assisted tooling

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • - Hands-on campaign set-up and extensive QA of biddable media buys.
  • - Daily in-platform monitoring of campaign pacing and performance against agreed-upon KPI.
  • - Support team in delivering audience, creative and other optimizations insights at agreed-upon cadence.
  • - Hands-on in-platform optimizations based on campaign performance and opportunities for improvement.
  • - Participate in an in-depth training & onboarding covering biddable media fundamentals and certification in Programmatic media (i.e., The Trade Desk).
  • - Works closely with team members to troubleshoot obstacles, quickly and proactively.
  • - Participate in training sessions to deepen knowledge of media buying systems, analytics tools, and the media landscape.
  • - Stay informed on media industry trends, competitive campaigns, and emerging platforms.
  • - Comfortable working with AI tools to improve ways of working and output of deliverables.

Requirements

  • - Bachelor’s Degree level education or equivalent in advertising, marketing or digital media. Relevant work experience and/or internships are a plus.
  • - Strong analytical skills both the ability to interpret campaign performance (within and beyond KPIs of biddable platforms).
  • - Enjoy and understand working with data, numbers (especially via Microsoft Excel).
  • - Savvy in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
  • - Familiarity with AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude.
  • - Eagerness to learn and adaptability.
  • - Previous marketing, advertising or media agency experience are a plus.
  • - Please note this role requires a candidate have proximity to our New York office. We offer a hybrid work setting with employees working both onsite and from home.

Benefits

  • - Flexibility to work in hybrid manner with in-office and work from home options (depending on role).
  • - Open/Flexible PTO/Annual leave with US & UK specific policies
  • - Sponsored healthcare options and agency-wide physical & mental health support
  • - 401k with company match (USA), and generous Pension (UK)
  • - Paid sabbatical at significant milestone anniversaries
  • - Generous paid parental leave policy
  • - Life milestone recognition & support
  • - The Pursuit of Happiness Fund devoted to helping Crossmedians find their happy (be it travel, enrichment class, fitness membership or professional development)
  • - Cell phone/tech reimbursement
  • - Student Loan payment plan (US)
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Welcome to Crossmedia, a global, independent and minority-owned, full-funnel agency committed to doing media the right way for the last 25 years. Rooted in TRUST, REASON, and the Pursuit of HAPPINESS, we are committed to acting without bias and backed by the strictest transparency standards, making decisions grounded in data and common sense, and leading with strategies that deliver employee, client, and customer satisfaction. We focus on what media agencies should do: create innovative connections between brands and people regardless of channel or budget, and we do it in an honest way.Our culture is also pretty great. We invest in every colleague’s professional and personal wellbeing and growth, with XM groups like XMEquity365, XMFit, XMReads, and more! Of course, we also have our famous Burgerday every month, along with regular wellness workshops and educational sessions—part of the reason Crossmedia has been named to Ad Age’s Best Places to Work list the past six years in a row!Crossmedia is headquartered in New York and has hubs across the U.S., London, Germany and Toronto.

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