Senior Associate, Programmatic (Temp)

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Job Description Company Overview At Horizon Media, we are committed to fostering innovation and achieving success for our clients' businesses through exemplary media planning and buying. Within Horizon, the Programmatic media capability plays a pivotal role in ensuring that our clients' messages and value propositions resonate with consumers amidst a rapidly evolving media landscape. Horizon is devoted to investing in technology, automation, and artificial intelligence to enhance our offerings, making them as intelligent, sophisticated, interconnected, effective, and distinguished as possible. Programmatic media planning and activation goes to the heart of Horizon's investment focus. Job Summary The role of Senior Associate, Programmatic seeks a strong programmatic media planner with hands-on-keyboard experience to lead the creation of tactical programmatic media plans and oversee in-platform platform set up and optimization . This role is critical to make sure that the distinguished subject matter expertise of our programmatic capability is able to be effectively translated into tactical application . Main Duties and Responsibilities 60% Strategic Planning & Optimizations Analytical Planning : Use reporting to make analytical decisions that lead to key tactical and audience approaches as seen in plan formulation . Tactical translation : Be able to articulate how overarching media strategy and the role of channels results in the particulars of the programmatic plan created. Platform fluency : Exhibit proficiency in collaborating with Associates on the in-platform campaign set up and tracking and tagging details for campaign plan success . Optimization backup : Step in to help with campaign optimizations as necessary in balancing bandwidth needs of your team members and pod of accounts. Negotiation input: Lean in on negotiations with publishers and platforms to get the most out of the partners we're tapping into and the ways in which they're pricing and making their solutions accessible to us Bidding & Optimization plan: Work with Associates to craft a thoughtful plan for bid adjustments and optimization levers in anticipation of how the campaign will perform 20% Account Management Clear Communication : Ensure intrateam alignment on all critical details and understanding . See around corners to anticipate where confusion could arise . Opportunity identification: Surface areas where further education or test and learning options would make sense to share and discuss 20% Learning & Development SME showcasing : Gain subject-matter expertise in programmatic technology, strategy, and optimization concepts and practice speaking to an increased grasp of these concepts Knowledge share : Recognize opportunities to talk about what your campaigns are doing that is noteworthy and thoughtful in order to be able to help other teams and verticals with consideration for what might work for them . Supervisory Responsibilities No Managerial responsibility but w ork closely with Associates, Assistants and Interns to provide training and onboarding . Knowledge and Skills Required At least 2 years of in-platform programmatic experience . Proven ability to develop/implement/improve business processes. Proven ability to thrive in highly collaborative work environments. Must be a self-starter and exhibit advanced business maturity. Advanced user of at least two DSPs ( The Trade Desk, DV360, Walmart Connect, Amazon, Yahoo . ) Strong knowledge of statistical concepts relevant to optimization, as well as scientific testing in live campaign environments. Experience mentoring junior employees is preferred and influencing strategic decisions a big plus Demonstrated success in driving partner negotiations to increased performance success Demonstrated success in mapping analytical insights to plan development, measurement approach and optimization plan Advanced ability in Microsoft Excel expected . Comfort level with being able to parallel path and work across multiple workstreams and clients at the same time. Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations None required . Physical Activity and Work Environment None required . Salary Range: $1,275.00 to $1,634.62 a week. A successful applicant's actual weekly or hourly rate may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure/certifications, and equity. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. #LI-AB1 #LI-HYBRID #LI-HMI Base Pay The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibiliti