Senior Programmatic Planning Manager

NBCUniversal

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 115,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking a Manager of Programmatic Planning to lead a team of Digital Sales Planners and drive programmatic revenue across NBCU’s streaming portfolio. You will partner with Sales, Planning, Ad Operations, and Inventory to optimize campaigns and pricing strategies.

The role emphasizes people leadership, programmatic expertise, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver on PG and PMP initiatives. NBCUniversal offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
5+ years of digital advertising experience, incl. 2+ years in programmatic or streaming video.
Experience leading or managing others.
Strong knowledge of the digital ad sales cycle and media math (PG/PMP, DSP/SSP).
Working knowledge of ad serving platforms; FreeWheel is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of Digital Sales Planners; guide plan building and campaign setup.
Assign accounts and balance workload across the team.
Set planning standards; communicate new products and workflows.
Collaborate with Sales, Planning, Ad Ops, Account Management, Inventory, Product.
Be the programmatic subject matter expert for PG and PMP pricing/packaging.