Senior Director, Programmatic & Media Buying

829 Studios; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Workplace

Paid Time Off

401K + Match

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Healthcare

Commuter Benefits

Continuing Education

Job summary

829 Studios, a Boston-based digital marketing agency, seeks a Director of Programmatic & Media Buying to drive client outcomes and operational excellence across Display, Video, CTV, Audio, Native, and emerging channels.

You will mentor a team of programmatic professionals, lead strategic planning for key accounts, and elevate capabilities with data-driven approaches. Remote-ready with a strong culture of growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of digital media buying and programmatic advertising experience.
• 5+ years leading teams, departments, or agency service lines.
• Extensive expertise managing multimillion-dollar media investments across programmatic channels.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-level client relationships.
• Strong understanding of agency operations, resource management, and financial performance.
• Experience owning departmental budgets, forecasting, and profitability targets.
• Deep experience across DSPs, ad servers, web analytics, and attribution models.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior strategic lead across key enterprise programmatic relationships.
• Guide annual, quarterly, and campaign-level media planning to align with client objectives.
• Provide executive counsel on audience strategy, channel mix, and budget allocation.
• Partner with Client Services to support retention and growth.
• Lead escalations, performance reviews, and recommendations for high-priority accounts.
• Ensure programmatic strategies integrate with broader marketing initiatives.
• Lead day-to-day operational health of the programmatic team.
• Drive workflow efficiency, delivery quality, and process improvements.

Skills

Digital media buying

Programmatic advertising

Team leadership

Enterprise client relationships

Budget forecasting

DSP proficiency

Analytics & measurement

Communication & presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree (Marketing/Business)

Tools

DV360

StackAdapt

The Trade Desk (TTD)

Campaign Manager

Google Analytics

MTA/MMMs

Job description

829 Studios, a Boston-based digital marketing agency, seeks a Director of Programmatic & Media Buying to drive client outcomes and operational excellence across Display, Video, CTV, Audio, Native, and emerging channels.

You will mentor a team of programmatic professionals, lead strategic planning for key accounts, and elevate capabilities with data-driven approaches. Remote-ready with a strong culture of growth.