Exverus by Brainlabs · 1 month ago
Senior Manager, Programmatic Media - 1125
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expExverus by Brainlabs is seeking a Senior Manager of Programmatic Media to lead the strategic development, execution, and optimization of Amazon DSP and programmatic campaigns for a major CPG client. This role involves overseeing campaign performance, managing key platform relationships, and driving innovation to enhance media effectiveness and business growth.
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Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end development of programmatic media strategies across display, video, CTV/OTT, streaming audio, and emerging formats. Translate client business objectives into clear programmatic KPIs, audience strategies, and activation plans
Oversee execution in major DSPs Amazon DSP (in addition to DV360 and The Trade Desk), ensuring accurate setup, pacing, optimization, and delivery
Monitor campaign health and performance daily, identifying opportunities for optimization across bids, creative, audiences, and inventory sources
Ensure flawless trafficking, creative delivery, and compliance with brand safety, viewability, and suitability standards
Oversee QA process, workflow documentation, and operational excellence across all campaign activations
Manage all financial aspects of programmatic investments, including forecasting, pacing, billing, insertion orders, and reconciliations
Deliver actionable campaign analysis, synthesizing insights into strategic recommendations that drive measurable outcomes
Partner with integrated planning, creative, and analytics teams to ensure cohesive campaign execution and data-driven storytelling
Represent the programmatic discipline in client and internal meetings, providing strategic counsel and technical expertise
Collaborate with analytics teams to refine measurement frameworks and define best practices for attribution and performance evaluation
Stay ahead of industry trends, including identity solutions, data privacy, AI-driven optimization, innovation, and emerging programmatic formats and data. Maintain strong relationships with DSP and ad-tech partners to unlock innovation, secure value-added opportunities, and ensure operational excellence
Continuously evaluate vendor performance, negotiate inventory or data deals, and identify areas for efficiency and scale
Serve as the primary programmatic point of contact for client stakeholders
Lead Amazon strategic conversations, present performance results, and articulate how programmatic contributes to overall business objectives
Anticipate client needs, troubleshoot campaign issues, and identify growth opportunities that strengthen the partnership
Champion the role of programmatic within the broader media ecosystem—elevating its strategic importance to clients and internal stakeholders
Work closely with the eCommerce team for strategic and activation alignment and optimal full-funnel performance
Qualification
Required
5+ years of programmatic media experience, including strategy and activation
Deep, hands-on expertise in Amazon DSP (as well as other major DSPs: The Trade Desk, and DV360) and related ad-tech platforms
Proven success managing significant budgets and optimizing programmatic campaigns
Strong analytical skills—comfortable with campaign data, performance storytelling, and data visualization tools
Amazon Marketing Cloud experience preferred: audience creation and reporting
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience managing client relationships
Strategic mindset and ability to connect programmatic performance to marketing and business goals
Preferred
Experience managing programmatic media for CPG or other large-scale, brand-focused advertisers
Familiarity with identity solutions, audience segmentation, and data partnership integrations
Understanding of brand safety, verification, and programmatic measurement best practices
Comfort with tag management, ad operations, and troubleshooting campaign discrepancies
Benefits
Transparent path for growth and professional progress
Health benefits + company match 401k
Unlimited PTO
Remote position potential
Tight-knit team that works together and has fun together
A culture of creativity, collaboration, respect for work effort, and transparency
Clients who are professional, respectful, and open to creative ideas
Ownership to build client relationships, mentor junior team members and practice leadership visibility within the agency
Company
Exverus by Brainlabs
Exverus by Brainlabs is an independent media agency for culture-creating brands, combining brand and performance under one scientific brain.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-07-22Acquired
Leadership Team
Bill Durrant
Executive Director/Founder
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