Senior Manager, Digital Investment

twentysix; Hilversum; Hybrid; EUR 78,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health insurance

Generous PTO and holidays

401k with company contribution

Paid parental leave

Work-life balance

Career growth

Diversity and inclusion culture

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Senior Digital Investment Manager to lead day-to-day media strategy and execution for a portfolio of clients. You will develop investment plans, oversee activation, and drive optimization across programmatic and direct channels, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure client KPIs are met.

You will mentor junior team members, build publisher and partner relationships, and present performance insights to clients and internal stakeholders, while aligning with the

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in digital media, with at least 2 years of hands-on programmatic media buying and/or digital investment experience, preferably agency-side.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute digital investment recommendations across programmatic and direct partners based on client objectives, audiences, budgets, and KPIs, partnering with account and strategy leads as needed.
• Oversee programmatic campaign activation across DSPs, ensuring campaign structure, targeting, budgets, tracking, QA, and launch requirements are accurate and aligned to the media plan.
• Manage in-flight pacing, budget management, optimization, and performance across assigned campaigns, proactively identifying risks and opportunities and recommending appropriate actions.
• Troubleshoot trafficking, creative, publisher, platform, and measurement issues, coordinating with internal teams and third-party vendors and escalating more complex issues when appropriate.
• Create and oversee performance reporting and analysis, providing data-driven insights and recommendations that support campaign optimization and client KPIs.
• Measure campaign impact and effectiveness using relevant quantitative and qualitative metrics and translate results into clear insights and recommendations for clients and internal teams.
• Present campaign recaps, performance insights, and strategic recommendations to account leads, strategic planners, and clients, with increasing ownership of client-facing conversations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in digital investment execution across programmatic platforms and digital media channels, helping the team apply best practices.
• Build and maintain relationships with publishers, media vendors, data partners, and platform representatives, supporting effective execution and identifying opportunities for client performance.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and quality oversight to Account Managers and other digital investment team members, helping strengthen technical skills, campaign execution, and problem-solving.

Skills

Digital media

Programmatic

Campaign optimization

Client-facing

Analytics

Tools

DV360

The Trade Desk

Amazon DSP

Job description

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About the Role

The Digital Investment Senior Manager 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 Manager is a client-facing digital investment lead responsible for managing day-to-day media strategy and execution across a portfolio of clients. This role helps develop digital investment plans, oversees campaign activation and optimization, and is accountable for delivering against client objectives, budgets, and performance goals. The Senior Manager partners closely with account, strategy, paid social, paid search, analytics, creative, and operations teams and provides guidance and support to more junior team members to ensure high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute digital investment recommendations across programmatic and direct partners based on client objectives, audiences, budgets, and KPIs, partnering with account and strategy leads as needed.

• Oversee programmatic campaign activation across DSPs, ensuring campaign structure, targeting, budgets, tracking, QA, and launch requirements are accurate and aligned to the media plan.

• Manage in-flight pacing, budget management, optimization, and performance across assigned campaigns, proactively identifying risks and opportunities and recommending appropriate actions.

• Troubleshoot trafficking, creative, publisher, platform, and measurement issues, coordinating with internal teams and third-party vendors and escalating more complex issues when appropriate.

• Create and oversee performance reporting and analysis, providing data-driven insights and recommendations that support campaign optimization and client KPIs.

• Measure campaign impact and effectiveness using relevant quantitative and qualitative metrics and translate results into clear insights and recommendations for clients and internal teams.

• Present campaign recaps, performance insights, and strategic recommendations to account leads, strategic planners, and clients, with increasing ownership of client-facing conversations.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in digital investment execution across programmatic platforms and digital media channels, helping the team apply best practices.

• Build and maintain relationships with publishers, media vendors, data partners, and platform representatives, supporting effective execution and identifying opportunities for client performance.

• Provide guidance, mentorship, and quality oversight to Account Managers and other digital investment team members, helping strengthen technical skills, campaign execution, and problem-solving.

About You

The essentials:

• 3–5 years of experience in digital media, with at least 2 years of hands‑on programmatic media buying and/or digital investment experience, preferably agency‑side.

• Experience working with at least one major DSP, such as DV360, The Trade Desk and Amazon DSP with a strong understanding of campaign setup and optimization.

• Experience presenting digital media performance, insights, and strategy in a client‑facing setting.

• Experience managing publisher, media vendor, data vendor, and/or platform partnerships directly, including communication, execution, and issue resolution.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign data, identify trends, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

• Strong attention to detail and technical fluency with digital media platforms, ad serving, tracking, measurement, and campaign QA.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple clients and priorities, collaborate across cross-functional teams, and take ownership of workstreams from planning through execution and reporting.

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: $90,000—$105,000 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.