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Director, Programmatic Media
Director, Programmatic Media-March 2024
Chicago
Mar 28, 2026
About Director, Programmatic Media

  Company Description

  With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

  Job Description

  The Director oversees the development and execution of programmatic campaigns across channels. As the day-to-day point of contact for senior-level partners, the Director facilitates ongoing programmatic education for internal teams and clients, identifies new revenue growth opportunities, and provides team management and strategic insight.

  Role Objectives:

  Motivate and manage programmatic team in the creation, development, and execution of programmatic and general media activations, solutions, and tactics within the DSP/DMP

  Lead the development of clear individual responsibilities/ structured training plans/ team competence/ KPI setting of your team

  Own programmatic strategy and campaign performance

  Direct the execution of brand programmatic deliverables to meet/exceed expectations within budget and time parameters

  Solid knowledge of programmatic landscape – system setups on both DSP & DMP

  Solid programmatic marketplace thought leadership with ability to tie new offerings and innovations to brand/client business objectives while supporting centralized learning agendas

  Reviews MMM results, provide additional context to results relative to programmatic activity, application of learnings against future investments

  Evaluate and select strategic solutions on behalf of select clients

  Leads media negotiations with DSP & DMP partners; consulting with clients and internal stakeholders

  Qualifications

  Bachelor’s degree or higher in marketing, advertising, business, marketing, or equivalent

  Experience working with a retail account with sales objectives, is preferred

  7-10+ years of experience in Search, Display, Video, Social, and/or Mobile programmatic media buying with increasing levels of responsibility within an agency or media company, including client-facing responsibilities

  5+ years of team management experience

  Ability to strategically plan campaigns from audience determination, through how to best flight and execute campaigns to align with clients strategic goals and KPIs

  Excellent written and verbal communication skills (PPT, visual story telling necessary) allowing individual to explain how programmatic plans were developed, what they entail, and how they were executed

  Deep understanding of the metrics of programmatic, how they interrelate so as to be able to guide a team to effectively leverage those levers

  Programmatic buying and DSP experience; comfortable planning/buying on DSP, working with 1st and 3rd party data

  Working knowledge in technologies such as The Trade Desk, DoubleClick Bid Manager, TTD, AOP, AAP and Facebook and Twitter APIs

  Excellent relationship building, diplomacy, and decision making skills with the ability to think creatively

  Strong client communication and effective presentation skills required

  Vast understanding of the programmatic landscape

  Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

  Additional Information

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