We are looking for a talented and experienced Programmatic Manager to join us at Realtime Agency, a fast-growing performance and brand marketing agency. You will be working on some of our biggest accounts, including multi-billion dollar companies and household brands, so this is an exciting opportunity to flex your programmatic advertising know-how and oversee the implementation of state-of-the-art digital strategies alongside experts in Social, Search, Affiliate, and SEO.
Your analysis and recommendations will directly support product decisions towards our optimisation strategy. You will need to Be Awesome at designing and executing innovative programmatic campaigns, with strong analytical skills and proven experience delivering results that exceed client expectations. You will need to Dream Big - consistently demonstrating curiosity and investigating new opportunities and tactics, considering the big picture. You will be someone who can deep dive into the details; is proactive, eager, and possesses strong self-motivated qualities.
You will be working in our specialist Programmatic team, with a specific focus on existing web journeys to help solve our business problems and ultimately improve the customer experience. You will Proceed with Purpose - as a key point of contact with our clients, you will need to confidently showcase your knowledge and expertise to develop a collaborative partnership with our key stakeholders.
You will work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will be ambitious, data-driven, and hungry to test the limits of our advertising platforms, while never failing to be Big hearted. You will demonstrate kindness, integrity, and respect for your clients and your colleagues; taking pride in your work, and collaborating in a kind and respectful way with others.
Key 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.
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:
3+ years of programmatic advertising experience (agency experience preferable).
Proven track record of success in meeting programmatic campaign KPIs.
Hands-on experience in DV360.
Degree in business, math, marketing, engineering, science or similar.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple accounts and projects simultaneously to meet objectives/key deadlines.
Experience with website and lead analytics (such as UTM tagging or Google Analytics).
Ad platform certifications are a plus.
Outstanding data handling and analytical skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Well-organized and flexible; able to move from project to project without delay.
A passion for Digital Marketing and learning!
About the Realtime Agency
We're Realtime Agency. We might not be widely known - but our impact is felt everywhere we go.
As an independent challenger agency - going hand-to-hand with the largest agencies in the world - we bring that challenger mindset to a marketplace of same old, same old advertising companies. Our work with some of the biggest brands in the world doesn't come from following suit; we blaze our own trail.
Realtime Agency is a global, full-funnel advertising agency that specializes in a unique, performance-led approach to campaign strategy not seen elsewhere in the field. We help businesses transform their digital buying processes through innovative - and, often, first-to-market - methods that have put both our clients and us on the map.
Clients in verticals from consumer tech to financial services to lifestyle brands and everything in between, Realtime has turned dozens of major brands into believers of a different approach to their media strategy.
It is this innovative mindset that led Digiday to name Realtime Agency a finalist for Agency of the Year in 2023. Realtime Agency is based in London, England, with U.S. offices in Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C.
Growth opportunities
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 insurance.
20 days paid time off - excluding federal holidays!
A birthday lie-in.
Working abroad three weeks a year!
Growth company; we are positioned well in the market as leaders in 'the privacy age'.
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.
Be in the mix of industry change and trends - learn how we have pivoted into the privacy age and our plans for moving into the next wave of web3.0 and Metaverse.
Fast progression routes as the company continues to rapidly grow.