Programmatic Trading Lead – Build & Scale DSP Practice

Fanatics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Advertising is seeking a Programmatic Trading Lead to own end-to-end execution of Display, OLV, and CTV campaigns within our DSP, partnering with Sales, Account Management, Product, and Measurement teams to deliver strong results. The role focuses on hands-on trading, brand and upper‑funnel objectives, and building/mentoring a team as we scale our programmatic supply strategy.

The ideal candidate has 3–6 years in programmatic trading and ad operations, strong data-driven optimization,

Qualifications

• 3–6 years hands-on programmatic trading and ad operations experience.
• 2+ years direct campaign management in a top tier DSP.
• Experience with Open Exchange, PMP, and PG buying methods.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end setup, trafficking, and management of managed service programmatic campaigns across Display, OLV, and CTV/Video formats.
• Build and optimize campaign structures, targeting, and bidding strategies.
• Monitor pacing and performance; identify and resolve discrepancies or underperformance.
• Collaborate with Measurement and Supply teams to define learnings and run tests to improve performance.

Skills

Programmatic trading

Ad operations

DSP experience

Campaign management

Analytics

Tools

IAS

DoubleVerify

Google Ad Manager

Looker

Tableau

Job description

Fanatics Advertising is seeking a Programmatic Trading Lead to own end-to-end execution of Display, OLV, and CTV campaigns within our DSP, partnering with Sales, Account Management, Product, and Measurement teams to deliver strong results. The role focuses on hands-on trading, brand and upper‑funnel objectives, and building/mentoring a team as we scale our programmatic supply strategy.

The ideal candidate has 3–6 years in programmatic trading and ad operations, strong data-driven optimization,