Sr. Programmatic Ad Ops Analyst

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$72K/yr – $83K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own programmatic execution and optimization across DSPs with end-to-end campaign setup, trafficking, and performance reporting for multiple clients.

  • Programmatic ownership: setup through reporting across DSP/SSP partners to meet client KPIs.
  • Campaign management: audience targeting, pacing, spend, optimization, and profitability tracking.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: align analytics, strategy, and creative testing with campaign insights.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own campaign setup, launch, and management across DSPs from start to finish with minimal oversight
  • Manage audience targeting, inventory selection, pacing, spend, and client KPIs to drive performance
  • Monitor budgets and pacing to ensure full delivery across assigned campaigns
  • Implement optimization strategies around inventory management, engagement, brand safety, viewability, and bidding to align with client needs and best practices
  • Monitor campaign performance daily; identify trends, troubleshoot delivery issues, and execute optimization plans with limited assistance
  • Provide initial analysis of campaign performance and prepare client-facing reports and recap presentations with some guidance
  • Ensure campaign profitability by monitoring margins and adjusting bids
  • Partner with analytics and strategy teams to align insights with messaging and creative testing
  • Maintain accurate trafficking of creatives, pixels, and tracking tags including GTM, UTM, and third-party measurement tools
  • Troubleshoot agency platform-related questions with some assistance from senior team members

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of hands-on programmatic ad buying experience (DSP or SSP).
  • Strong understanding of trafficking, audience segmentation, pixel implementation, and programmatic ecosystem mechanics.
  • Experience optimizing toward KPIs such as CTR, ROAS, CPA, CPM, and viewability.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into action.
  • Advanced comfort with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for data analysis (pivot tables, complex formulas)
  • Comfortable managing multiple campaigns simultaneously in a fast-moving environment

Preferred

  • Detail-Oriented
  • Curious & Resourceful
  • Clear Communicator
  • Collaborative
  • Ownership Mindset
  • Calm Under Pressure

Benefits

  • Full-time position with a competitive base salary and commissions
  • Access to benefits, including Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
  • Participation in Big Happy’s stock program
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Big Happy-provided laptop
  • Team Happy camaraderie—celebrating wins, learning from challenges, and fostering continuous career growth
  • A workplace culture where you can be yourself, contribute meaningfully, and be valued for your impact
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BIG HAPPY

Big Happy is the Ad Tech leader in high-impact mobile ads – by combining cutting-edge creative with unmatched service, deep industry integrations, and a relentless focus on client success, they’re reimagining what mobile advertising should be.

Founded in 2019
New York, New York, USA
113 employees (28 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$72K/yr – $83K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
7.5 years
Median Tenure
1.7 years

Funding

Total Funding
$3.8M
Last Raise
$475K
Convertible Note, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2022
    Convertible Note • $475K
  • Aug 2022
    Debt Financing • $800K

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
29.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.5%
Direct
44.6%
Referral
5.6%
Social
15.8%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~113
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Sr. Programmatic Ad Ops Analyst

BIG HAPPY · New York City, NY · Hybrid