Senior Programmatic Manager

Introducing Realtime!

At Realtime, we are rooted in an independent spirit and a relentless drive for results for our clients.

From day one we’ve propelled our clients over media hurdles, tackling complex challenges head-on and delivered measurable impact.

Our experts are platform masters with a record of shaping mindsets, amplifying presence, and igniting actions. Today, we add tech-powered solutions that provide unmatched speed, scale and precision.

Our Vision is to work with the world’s leading brands and be a shining example of agency services combined with tech with an incredible roster of clients. We help clients achieve their goals. Our employees succeed and grow. We are Realtime.

Role Summary

As a Senior Programmatic Manager you will be responsible for managing and optimizing programmatic advertising campaigns across multiple channels and platforms, and communicating campaign successes to our clients.

You will also collaborate with our media buying teams across social & search to ensure campaigns are set up, tracked, and optimized for maximum performance. You will be passionate about performance, with a proven track record of success with programmatic campaigns, and a demonstrated ability to manage multiple accounts and projects simultaneously to meet key objectives and deadlines.

You will have strong experience working across multiple accounts, and you will deliver the best of the best to your clients, ensuring strong rapports are fostered and maintained.

Job responsibilities

• Design, manage, and execute large-scale programmatic campaigns across multiple platforms, targeting client KPIs.
• Own programmatic campaign strategy, collaborating with the client services team and vendors to design innovative campaigns across multiple programmatic DSPs.
• Team management of junior members of the team, responsible for project management and providing clear goals and objectives
• Present effectively at client meetings, providing clear and accurate performance insights and strategic recommendations.
• Implement best practice optimization processes to ensure maximum campaign performance potential is reached for both KPIs and budget delivery.
• Collect & analyze data, and identify trends & insights to maximize performance efficiency.
• Manage client communications within key accounts, build relationships with decision-makers, and present accurate and valuable performance insights and recommendations at regular client meetings.
• Responsible for driving new ideas to improve the performance of campaigns and executing tests.
• Maintain bulletproof organization of client spend, budgets, naming conventions, and account structure.
• Work closely with other internal teams, such as reporting, to drive data-backed innovation and strategy.
• Stay at the forefront of industry innovation and best practices, learn and grow your knowledge, and bring new findings and ideas to clients and internal teams.
• Identify and present new opportunities/areas of growth that will help continue the development of programmatic.

You’re the right person for the role if you have:

• 5 years of experience managing programmatic advertising campaigns
• Proven experience executing YouTube programmatic campaigns
• In depth knowledge of the programmatic space including a range of platforms, such as Apple Search Ads, The Trade Desk, Yahoo DSP, StackAdapt, DV360, Xandr Invest, Google Campaign Manager, etc…
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work directly with clients, ask hard questions, and push yourself and the team to execute at the highest levels.
• Experience of managing junior members of a team
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to analyze and interpret data
• Very strong understanding & experience using Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and other data visualization tools.
• Understanding of digital advertising tracking and attribution technologies

Job benefits

• People First Culture; in the last year we increased our staff happiness by 20%, we have a culture coordinator, team events, learning opportunities and training, company mid-year kick-off, individual awards, Class Pass, and much more.
• Private medical cover
• 20 days PTO federal days off, plus 10 days sick leave
• We're a global company with international work and travel opportunities
• Digital learning opportunities – programmatic, Google, Influencer, SEO, Affiliate marketing to truly understand the full marketing mix, allowing you to go on and excel as a fully rounded digital leader
• Fast progression routes as the company continues to rapidly grow.
• An excellent and results-aligned bonus structure
• A fun, energetic, collaborative, dynamic work environment

Living our Values

Our values are at the core of everything we do. As part of our team, you are expected not only to deliver results but also to embody and promote our values in your daily work. These values guide how we collaborate, innovate, and succeed together.

Always Curious

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of knowledge and discovery. Risk-taking and innovation are at our core; we explore uncharted territories. Learning from our experiences, we continuously push boundaries and aim high.

Performance Driven

We deliver precise, effective strategies tailored for our clients. Our focus is on data, science, and exploration to ensure high performance. We take ownership of our work, always seeking improvement and excellence.

Relentlessly Ambitions

We set high standards and push beyond what’s expected. Clear, direct communication drives us to achieve outstanding results. Proactive and determined, we see tasks through to completion and beyond.

On the Front Foot

Our commitment to our goals is unwavering and proactive. We seize opportunities to optimize and enhance performance. Dependable and driven, we deliver on our promises and keep pushing forward.

Real and authentic

We build genuine, lasting relationships with clients and colleagues. Transparency and honesty are fundamental; we communicate openly. We collaborate with integrity and respect, fostering a trustworthy environment.

Kind at Heart

We stand by our values of kindness, respect, and integrity in all interactions. Deep care for our team and clients, always ready to support and help. Generous with our time and resources, we are reliable and always available.