Manager, Programmatic

Rise, a Quad agency; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Prescription insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings

Paid time off

Holidays

Additional benefits

Job summary

Rise, a Quad agency, seeks a Manager, Investment, Programmatic in Mexico City to supervise a client portfolio and deliver data‑driven programmatic strategies. You will lead a team across Rise locations and coordinate with Account Management, Media Strategy, and programmatic leadership on strategic roadmaps.

The role emphasizes client‑facing pre‑sales activity, enterprise meetings, and process optimization to scale across accounts. English proficiency and 4+ years in digital media are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in digital or programmatic media.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, advertising, or business.
• Experience building media plans and budgeting using forecasting methods.
• Certificates in DV360, Campaign Manager, and The Trade Desk are required.

Responsibilities

• Onboard, maintain, and grow the assigned client portfolio with cross‑functional collaboration.
• Develop programmatic strategies to extract campaign insights and drive client goals.
• Create client-ready presentations and regular reporting for campaign evaluation.
• Oversee programmatic campaign targeting across display, video, native, audio, CTV, and DOOH.
• Define KPIs and measurement processes; drive optimization and performance insights.
• Lead a team of direct reports across Rise locations, ensuring onboarding and retention.

Skills

Programmatic strategy

Team leadership

Analytics

Media planning

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, advertising, or business

Tools

Google DV360

Google Campaign Manager

The Trade Desk

Job description

Rise is an award-winning, full-service Media Agency of Record that is backed by data and powered by people. We create omnichannel experiences using our proprietary tech stack and advanced analytics capabilities to help solve the unique struggles brands face today. This approach, with transparency at its core, specializes in omnichannel media, commerce and retail media, advanced in-home media, as well as content and creator marketing.

We offer "Risers" the opportunity to work in an ever-evolving industry that will foster learning and development, provide an innovative work environment with diverse projects and clients, career advancement paths a collaborative team environment, corporate social responsibility initiatives, an inclusive and diverse culture, plus association with a reputable media agency. We're looking for talent like you who can continue to elevate our work and culture.

General Purpose Of Job

The Manager, Investment, Programmatic is responsible for effectively supervising a team and set of clients, with a focus on accuracy, growth, and innovation. This individual will act as a subject matter expert on programmatic strategy and execution, assuming a client-facing role during pre‑sales activity and enterprise‑level client meetings. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of tactical channel expertise and possess a strong understanding of channel strategy and goals.

As a supervisor, the Manager will oversee employee development and retention, including training and goal setting, and lead the team in ensuring that the tactical execution of media planning, placement, and reporting (including post‑buy and financial reconciliation) are handled with accuracy and timeliness. Additionally, this individual is an expert in process and project management, efficiently creating processes that can be scaled across multiple accounts or teams.

Location: Mexico City, 3 days in office; Applicants must hold Mexican citizenship

Key Responsibilities

• Onboard, maintain, and grow the assigned client portfolio; coordinate and collaborate with Account Management, Media Strategy, and programmatic leadership on a long‑term strategic roadmap.
• Develop programmatic strategies using knowledge, experience, and strong analytical skills to extract insights from campaign data and provide well‑developed, quantitatively based recommendations to accomplish client goals and objectives.
• Create presentations, regular reporting, and other documents for client use in the evaluation and approval of programmatic campaigns.
• Develop programmatic campaign targeting and measurement strategies, ensuring alignment with the client’s business goals; oversee strategy implementation across all programmatic mediums (display, video, native, digital audio, CTV, and digital out of home).
• Develop action plans for achieving and measuring campaign success; identify KPIs, measurement processes, and optimization strategies.
• Own performance accuracy for campaign execution, optimization, and insights for all assigned clients.
• Develop processes to improve team efficiency and scale processes across the broader programmatic practice.
• Keep agency counterparts and clients up to date on industry trends and technology partners, seeking opportunities to vet and test new technologies.
• Research, vet, and test technology partners to drive performance for clients.
• Manage a team of direct reports, including remote employees and employees across all Rise locations.
• Oversee all aspects of the team, including employee onboarding, training, performance (accountability and behavior), and retention.
• Maintain overall control of workflow and assigned responsibilities within the team; oversee project progress and provide assistance where necessary to ensure timely completion; quickly and tactfully troubleshoot employee and client issues.
• Collaborate with leadership and peers to develop solutions that enhance operational efficiency, tools, and systems, and improve current workflows.
• Monitor programmatic media trends, tools, and technologies, and recommend direction for investment and implementation.
• Represent Rise with vendor representatives to analyze the value and applicability of media vehicles and tactics for plan consideration, as needed.
• Participate in vendor meetings with current and potential partners.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, advertising, or business.
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English.

Experience

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in digital or programmatic media preferred; agency experience is a plus.
• Expert use of the Microsoft Office suite, with a strong emphasis on Excel.
• Experience building media plans and determining budget allocation on a yearly and monthly basis using different forecasting methodologies.
• Experience developing and managing high‑performance teams is a plus.
• Strong relationships with publisher and technology partners.
• Advanced knowledge of the importance and role of programmatic within a media plan and how to leverage its strengths.
• Proven ability to convert and implement strategic plan directions into flawless tactical executions.
• Demonstrated understanding of media planning concepts such as reach, frequency, frequency management, impression share, ROI, ROAS, and other KPIs.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Certificates in Google DV360, Google Campaign Manager, and The Trade Desk required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong analytical capabilities and an aptitude for understanding technical nuances associated with various media buying platforms to improve client results.
• Proven experience developing ongoing processes that positively impact the profitability or efficiency of an account or team.
• Establishes self as a trusted resource by developing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Superior oral and written communication skills, with a focus on fostering strong, collaborative relationships at a tactical level.
• High comfort level participating in brainstorms and ideation sessions.
• Ability to work with a team to think tactically and execute accurately in order to align media execution with client needs.

We offer comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings, paid time off, holidays and additional benefits.

• medical insurance
• prescription insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings
• paid time off
• holidays
• additional benefits

Rise and Quad are proud to be equal opportunity employers.

We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace.

Rise and Quad do not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Rise and Quad also prohibit harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

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