Senior Account Manager, Digital Investment

twentysix; Hilversum; Hybrid; EUR 61,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO and holidays

401k with company contribution

Parental leave

Work-life balance

Career growth

Job summary

Monks, part of the S4 Capital family, is hiring a Senior Account Manager for Digital Investment to lead day-to-day planning, setup, trafficking, pacing, monitoring, optimization and measurement of digital campaigns across DSPs and direct media partners.

You will collaborate with media strategy, paid social, paid search, creative, analytics and operations to ensure campaigns are delivered accurately, efficiently and aligned with client goals.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in programmatic and/or digital media management.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing Digital Investment on account teams.

Skills

Programmatic

Campaign activation

Analytics

Client facing

Tools

DV360

The Trade Desk

Amazon DSP

DCM

Job description

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About the Role

The Senior Account Manager, Digital Investment role is part of the Media.Monks Digital Investment team. The Digital Investment team develops and executes digital media strategies across programmatic and direct media channels, including CTV, display, video, digital audio, native, and other emerging formats. The Senior Account Manager is responsible for the day-to-day planning, setup, trafficking, pacing, monitoring, optimization, and measurement of digital media campaigns across multiple buying platforms. This role serves as a client-facing media lead across a portfolio of accounts and works closely with account, media strategy, paid social, paid search, creative, analytics, and operations partners to ensure campaigns are delivered accurately, efficiently, and in line with client goals and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the client-facing Digital Investment lead on account teams, partnering closely with media strategy, paid search, and paid social leads.
• Develop and recommend digital media plans across programmatic and direct partners based on client objectives, audience, budget, and KPIs.
• Set up, launch, and manage programmatic campaigns across a variety of DSPs, ensuring accurate campaign structure, targeting, budgets, and tracking.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend direct media partners and publishers that align with client objectives and audience strategy.
• Manage the RFP, negotiation, launch, in-flight management, and post-campaign process for direct media partnerships.
• Coordinate with ad operations on trafficking in DCM and support tracking, Floodlight, creative, and measurement setup for new and existing advertisers.
• Own in-flight pacing, budget management, QA, optimization, and performance monitoring across assigned campaigns, escalating risks and recommending corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot trafficking, creative, publisher, and platform issues; coordinate with internal teams and third-party vendors as needed. Build clear reporting and provide data-driven recommendations to improve campaign performance.
• Measure campaign impact and effectiveness using relevant quantitative and qualitative metrics, translating performance into clear insights and recommendations for account leads and clients.
• Provide subject matter expertise across programmatic platforms and digital media channels, helping teams apply best practices in campaign execution and optimization.
• Stay current on media platforms, industry trends, measurement approaches, and emerging technologies, and identify opportunities to improve campaign performance and team capabilities.

About You

The essentials:

• 3+ years of experience in programmatic and/or digital media management, including hands‑on campaign execution.

Strong understanding of digital media planning, campaign activation, optimization, pacing, and measurement.

• Experience working with at least one of the following: DV360, The Trade Desk and Amazon DSP.
• Experience working with or familiarity with DCM and digital ad serving and tracking concepts.
• Experience with one or more digital media channels such as CTV/OTT, digital audio, native, high‑impact, video, or direct publisher buys.
• Experience presenting digital media performance, insights, and strategy in a client‑facing setting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign data, identify trends, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to campaign QA, troubleshooting, and delivery against deadlines.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

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What We Offer

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here!
• Generous PTO and 15 company‑wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work‑life balance with an emphasis on personal well‑being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then‑current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job‑related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range: $70,000-$92,000 USD About Monks

Monks is the global, digital‑first, data‑driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high‑impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long‑term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022‑25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020‑24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting‑edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner‑up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record‑breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with the world around us.