Media Buyer - Programmatic (CST)

Chicago, IL (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end video ad campaigns across YouTube and programmatic channels, from setup and optimization to troubleshooting and client collaboration, delivering KPI-driven growth.

  • Campaign Operations: Launch and optimize multi-platform video campaigns, monitor delivery, and KPI performance.
  • Technical & Partnerships: Troubleshoot pixels/tags, coordinate with vendors, act as technical POC for internal and client teams.
  • Insights & Upsell Enablement: Analyze campaign data and marketplace trends to uncover growth opportunities and support upsell with Account Management.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Flawlessly create and launch video campaigns across multiple platforms, including and not limited to YouTube, Google Video Partners, Facebook, etc.
  • Provide ongoing campaign management, ensuring optimal performance and delivery, constantly exceeding KPI expectations
  • Troubleshoot pixels/tags, creative, and 3rd party vendors to ensure proper campaign execution
  • Effectively work alongside fellow team members, 3rd party vendors, and clients to launch and optimize campaigns
  • Act as the technical point of contact for internal teams and clients
  • Communicate new product updates/features and value to internal teams
  • Team up with Account Management to develop upsell strategy for clients with the use of data & analytics, marketplace trends, and new features/products
  • Keep up to date with the evolving digital ecosystem and relevant cultural events that may have an impact on your buying strategy for campaigns
  • Proactively find opportunities to grow the business by diving into campaign analytics and marketplace trends
  • All other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • BA/BS
  • 3+ years of YouTube, SEM, Facebook/PMDs, and/or Programmatic/Trading Desks buying and execution experience
  • 1+ years of YouTube AdWords video auction experience
  • Knowledge of Excel calculations, pivot tables, and graphs
  • Keen eye for data and analytics
  • Have an entrepreneurial spirit and drive to test creative buying techniques
  • Can manage and prioritize multiple campaigns across US time zones, platforms, and ad formats
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills in-person, on the phone, or virtually
  • Proactive in catching issues and creating solutions before they escalate
  • Creative and solution-oriented individual who can also be resourceful

Preferred

  • A self-directed professional who understands client needs and operates with a sense of urgency, focus, and discipline
  • Collaborative individual who can work in a team and independently
  • Above all, possess the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, and ethics

Benefits

  • Work with a leading startup in a high-demand industry, and you would be working with like-minded experts aiming to transform video ad operations
  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive medical benefits (Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance)
  • Cell phone and Wifi Reimbursement
  • Work-life flexibility – we value your contributions above all
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Channel Factory

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Channel Factory is a global technology and data platform that maximizes both performance efficiency and contextual suitability, delivering contextual performance for advertisers on YouTube. Channel Factory’s technology platform, ViewIQ, analyzes all YouTube channels and videos to ensure ads run on brand suitable and contextually relevant content. Channel Factory maximizes performance for advertisers on YouTube through managed service or self-service dynamic whitelists & blacklists, easily implemented through DV360 or Google Ads. Our platform is built to meet the needs of advertisers, offering standard IAB category lists or highly customized content lists in 36+ languages. Why Contextual Suitability? In our reviews of campaigns run outside of Channel Factory, we see on average 28% of an advertiser's campaign run against unsuitable videos, such as children’s content or against the wrong language. Leveraging historical performance data is a key differentiator for Channel Factory. We do not just ‘set it and forget it’ when it comes to contextual suitability. We incorporate active and historical campaign data into our ViewIQ platform and constantly optimize throughout the campaign, resulting in 30% efficiency in media spend.

Founded in 2010
Rowland Heights, California, USA
710 employees (135 in marketing)
57% recommend to a friend
65% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
23.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41%
Direct
39.5%
Referral
9.7%
Social
8.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~711

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
127 (18% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
1.8 years

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 11 months ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Private Equity

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