Own the programmatic media operations and team leadership, delivering accurate, high quality campaigns while driving process improvements and client value.

• Directly manage junior staff
• Manage the team’s daily duties, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all deliverables (including but not limited to pacing, trafficking, QA, creative swaps, A/B testing, reporting)
• Oversee digital operations and quality assurance for all campaigns under their management
• Mentor and train junior staff to ensure continuous growth and development
• Continuous refinement of digital operations process to ensure the delivery of high-quality, error-free deliverables
• Maintain professional working relationships with clients and coworkers
• Analyze and interpret data trends and develop improvement solutions; educate Client Services / Campaign Managers on changes to process
• Support new business pitches with tactical expertise and innovative recommendations
• Collaborate with leadership and peers to develop solutions that will enhance our campaign performance, operational efficiency, tools, and systems, and improve current workflows
• Oversee, build, and implement campaigns to ensure flawless execution
• Keep up with day-to-day management of the media plan’s performance, ensuring buys are properly executed
• Be able to act as a “player/manager” – know how to balance delegation and training with being hands on to help get things done.
• Build and maintain relationships with key vendors and partners
• Meet with sales reps to analyze value and applicability of media vehicles/tactics for media plan
• Manage client relationships, leading presentations and providing a primary point of contact
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or department head

Requirements

• Above all, must be curious, collaborative, and eager to learn
• Minimum 3-5 years’ work experience in performance media required and can demonstrate a history of being able to quickly learn and adapt in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated hands on programmatic activation experience a must, across relevant programmatic channels like CTV, OLV, Display, Streaming Audio, and Native
• Ability to manage paid social media campaigns across a variety of objectives, from awareness to conversion, across the top social networks including Meta, TikTok, Snap, Pinterest, and Reddit
• Expert in the use of relevant buying platforms (i.e. Google Ads, Meta Ads, Amazon Ads, Innovid/Flashtalking, etc.)
• Working knowledge of digital ad operations and tagging/tracking tools such as Google Analytics
• Working knowledge of 1P and 3P data sources to deliver campaign performance
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience managing direct reports
• Bachelor’s degree or coursework in related industry strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Strong analytical capabilities with aptitude for determining the optimal ways to setup, deliver, troubleshoot, QA, and optimize campaigns.
• Agency experience preferred
• Experience with managing multiple projects and deliverables
• Knowledge of project management software like Asana a plus
• Please Note : This is not a requirement; however, the note was included to reflect the job description context

Nice to Have

• Commerce/Retail Media Networks
• Affiliate
• Knowledge of project management software like Asana a plus

Benefits

• NOVUS Benefits NOVUS offers a full array of health care and wellness benefits, which currently includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurances, short and long-term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, legal services, identity theft protection and an employee assistance program. Eligible employees are those that are full-time salaried or part-time salaried employees working 30 hours per week or more, as well as those whose eligibility is required by applicable state law. A group retirement savings plan is also available to all salaried employees. While the Company continually seeks to improve upon and add to its current benefits suite, it believes you will find the benefit programs as comprehensive as any in the industry.