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Role Summary & Impact

The Senior Associate, Programmatic Commerce will assist in tactical activation and day-to-day media management of programmatic-based activations. You will be heavily involved in the audience and creative strategy development, competitive research, day-to-day campaign setup, management, and reporting of programmatic media buys. This role will be focused on programmatic activations across several retailer media networks and DSPs, including but not limited to Amazon, CitrusAd, Criteo, The Trade Desk, Walmart, etc. The role will require an understanding of each of the platform and DSP’s programmatic offerings – from self-serve to managed service buys. You will connect directly with the retail media networks at each of the key customers on behalf of, and in partnership with the client. You will be supporting the Manager, Programmatic Commerce as we seek to maximize retail media investment for our client accounts. An entrepreneurial spirit with a bias for action and problem-solving is necessary to be successful in this role.

Skills and Experience

Manage programmatic media activations across several retailer media networks and DSPs, including but not limited to Amazon, CitrusAd, Criteo, The Trade Desk, Walmart, etc.
Execute campaign setup, bid recommendations, and budgeting to ensure overall client goal attainment, including the use of retail bid management technologies where applicable such as Pacvue, Skai, and Epsilo.
Optimize client accounts to meet their established KPIs.Audit and review digital creative tags, ensuring they are accurate for the launch of the campaign, providing clear guidance to Ad Ops team including details on verification requirements.
Ensure on-going campaign compliance to GroupM established guidelines and best practices.
Prepare campaign performance reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
Identify insights and optimizations utilizing historical data and competitive research.
Address technical issues with programmatic campaign serving.
Understand key drivers of performance on various ecommerce platforms and marketplaces.
Assist with reconciliation, invoicing/billing, trafficking, and mapping data to our internal media campaign management platform.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Analytics, Marketing, Communications, Advertising; OR equivalent professional work experience
2+ years of experience in biddable performance media execution or paid ecommerce, with a strong preference for retail media programmatic execution.
Experience in campaign management and optimization across multiple retail platforms (Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Criteo, Google, Meta, etc.).
Strong drive to understand the retail landscape and latest trends in commerce media.
Basic analytical skills, with the ability to analyze data and develop insights that inform strategy and optimization.