Director of Programmatic Growth

Darkroom; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Remote-first culture

Health & Wellness benefits

401(k) with company match and profit‑a

Parental leave

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Darkroom is hiring an Associate Director, Programmatic to build and lead our programmatic capability inside Paid Media. You will shape strategy across Amazon DSP, CTV, OLV, RMNs, and display, while remaining hands-on with high-growth brands.

Expect cross-functional collaboration with Analytics, Growth Strategy, and Creative. You’ll own test design, incrementality, and client storytelling, and you’ll contribute to Darkroom’s roadmap for a full-funnel media practice.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of programmatic media experience in fast-paced environments.
• Deep experience with Amazon DSP is required.
• Strong experience planning or activating CTV and OLV campaigns.
• Experience with Retail Media Networks and audience-led environments.
• Hands-on Paid Social buying across platforms when programmatic priorities allow.
• Ability to connect programmatic strategies to business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build Darkroom's programmatic media capability across Amazon DSP, CTV, OLV, RMNs, display, and high-impact media.
• Lead strategy, planning, activation, optimization, and measurement for programmatic campaigns.
• Serve as internal SME for Amazon DSP, retail media, streaming video, and related channels.
• Develop test plans connecting investment to business outcomes beyond impressions.
• Collaborate with Analytics to design incrementality-minded tests and lift studies.
• Create client-facing narratives on programmatic within the growth system.
• Evaluate partners, publishers, DSPs, RMNs, and measurement vendors.
• Establish SOPs, QA, pacing rules, and reporting expectations.
• Guide Creative on channel-specific requirements for video and display.
• Produce case studies showing incremental impact to support new business.
• Educate team on programmatic concepts, capabilities, and use cases.
• Help define long-term roadmap for building a programmatic practice at Darkroom.
• Work with Shadow product team to enhance programmatic backbone.
• In periods of light programmatic work, support Paid Social across Meta, TikTok, Reddit, and Pinterest.

Skills

Programmatic media experience

Amazon DSP

CTV & OLV

Retail Media Networks

Client communication

Strategic thinking

Ownership mindset

Remote work adaptability

Team collaboration

Tools

Amazon DSP

CTV

OLV

RMNs

Job description

Darkroom is hiring an Associate Director, Programmatic to build and lead our programmatic capability inside Paid Media. You will shape strategy across Amazon DSP, CTV, OLV, RMNs, and display, while remaining hands-on with high-growth brands.

Expect cross-functional collaboration with Analytics, Growth Strategy, and Creative. You’ll own test design, incrementality, and client storytelling, and you’ll contribute to Darkroom’s roadmap for a full-funnel media practice.