Associate Director Programmatic Media

LHH; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Voluntary benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

LHH is seeking an experienced programmatic media leader to drive strategy, execution, and performance for a portfolio of client accounts in the United States. The role blends hands-on platform expertise with client leadership and team development responsibilities.

The ideal candidate brings deep programmatic ad experience, a strong grasp of the broader paid media landscape, and the ability to translate business objectives into effective media strategies.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in digital media or performance marketing.
• Hands-on experience with programmatic platforms (DT, DV360, Amazon DSP).
• Experience across display, video, CTV, audio, native and other digital channels.
• Strong targeting, measurement, attribution, and performance analysis.
• Experience managing large media budgets and driving business outcomes.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead programmatic media strategy, planning, execution, and optimization across client accounts.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients with strategic recommendations and insights.
• Develop audience, channel, and targeting strategies aligned with objectives.
• Oversee campaign setup, QA, pacing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Manage media investments across display, video, CTV, audio, native and emerging platforms.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop integrated media solutions.
• Analyze performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and ROI.
• Support measurement and reporting initiatives for visibility into impact.
• Lead performance reviews, planning discussions, and client presentations.
• Mentor junior team members and establish operational best practices.
• Contribute to ideas and process improvements across the media organization.

Skills

Programmatic ads

Audience targeting

Client leadership

Mentoring

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

The Trade Desk

DV360

Amazon DSP

Yahoo DSP

Job description

We're partnering with a growing marketing agency seeking an experienced programmatic media leader to drive strategy, execution, and performance across a portfolio of client accounts. This role combines hands-on platform expertise with client leadership and team development responsibilities.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in programmatic advertising, a strong understanding of the broader paid media landscape, and the ability to translate business objectives into effective media strategies. This individual will work closely with clients, internal teams, and agency leadership to deliver measurable results while helping shape best practices across the media function.

Responsibilities

• Lead programmatic media strategy, planning, execution, and optimization across multiple client accounts.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic recommendations and performance insights.
• Develop audience, channel, and targeting strategies aligned with business objectives and campaign goals.
• Oversee campaign setup, quality assurance, pacing, performance monitoring, and ongoing optimization.
• Manage media investments across a variety of digital channels, including display, video, CTV, audio, native, and emerging platforms.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including paid search, paid social, analytics, creative, and account services to develop integrated media solutions.
• Analyze campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scale, and overall return on investment.
• Support measurement and reporting initiatives, ensuring stakeholders have clear visibility into campaign performance and business impact.
• Lead performance reviews, strategic planning discussions, and client presentations.
• Mentor and develop junior media team members while helping establish operational best practices.
• Contribute to new ideas, process improvements, and innovation across the broader media organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in digital media, programmatic advertising, or performance marketing, ideally within an agency environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with leading demand-side platforms such as The Trade Desk, DV360, Amazon DSP, Yahoo DSP, or similar technologies.
• Experience managing campaigns across display, video, connected TV (CTV), audio, native, and other digital channels.
• Understanding of audience targeting, campaign optimization, measurement, attribution, and performance analysis.
• Experience managing significant media budgets and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Ability to leverage data and insights to develop strategic recommendations and improve campaign performance.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing team members.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree and industry certifications are a plus.

Compensation for this role ranges from $120,000 to $140,000 annually

Benefit offerings for full-time employment include medical, dental, vision, term life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability and additional voluntary benefits. Available paid leave includes Personal Time Off (PTO) which is open and flexible in terms of amount as well as paid parental leave.

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