Senior Programmatic Media Buyer

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Job Title: Senior Programmatic Media Buyer

Location-Type: 100% Remote (US)

Start Date Is: ASAP

Duration: Permanent

Compensation Range: $90,000 – $100,000 base salary bonus

Job Description:

The Senior Programmatic Media Buyer drives performance-focused growth by planning, executing, and optimizing large-scale programmatic campaigns across audio, CTV, and digital channels, translating data into clear business outcomes.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Plan, build, and optimize programmatic campaigns across Audio (podcast/streaming), CTV, Display, and Video

• Manage and optimize buys primarily within The Trade Desk and other DSPs as needed

• Own pacing, performance monitoring, and weekly optimizations for a $10MM annual budget

• Pull performance data, analyze trends, and surface actionable insights and recommendations

• Present weekly performance updates and optimization strategies to account leadership

• Partner closely with account, analytics, and ad operations teams to ensure clean execution

• Ensure conversion tracking, pixel QA, and attribution alignment (with Ad Ops support)

• Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and testing strategies to improve ROAS and CPL

• Mentor and support junior buyers, providing guidance and best practices

Requirements:

Must-Haves:

• 4–6 years of hands-on programmatic media buying experience in an agency environment

• Strong expertise in The Trade Desk managing large, complex campaigns

• Proven experience with Audio (podcast or streaming) and/or CTV buying

• Performance-focused background with accountability for ROAS, CPA, CPL, and revenue metrics

• Experience managing $10MM annual media budgets

• Strong client-facing communication skills with experience presenting insights and strategy

• Highly analytical, proactive, and comfortable owning performance outcomes end-to-end

Nice-to-Haves:

• Podcast or audio-specific client experience

• Experience with audio platforms such as Audiomatic, AdsWizz, or Audiohook

• Familiarity with additional DSPs (DV360, Amazon, Viant)

• Experience working alongside analytics or measurement teams on attribution and reporting