As an Associate Programmatic Account Manager at Samba TV, you’ll own day-to-day account management for a portfolio of agency and brand-direct clients, making sure they get the most out of Samba’s audience targeting and measurement solutions. You’ll be the go-to point of contact for your clients across the full campaign lifecycle (planning, audience setup, activation, QA, and reporting), and you’ll partner directly with Sales, Product, and Measurement to drive adoption, performance, and growth. This is a high-ownership role for someone early in their programmatic career who is ready to take direct responsibility for client relationships, campaign outcomes, and account growth.
What You'll Do
Own day-to-day account management for a portfolio of brand-direct and agency clients, serving as the go-to point of contact across planning, audience setup, activation, QA, and reporting
Lead client onboarding, platform training, and ongoing enablement so clients get full value from Samba TV’s audience and measurement solutions
Manage audience segment setup and delivery across major DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, and social platforms, troubleshooting activation issues and coordinating with technical teams to resolve them quickly
Monitor campaign delivery, surface risks and underdelivery early, and produce performance summaries, insights, and business reviews that drive adoption and growth
Partner with Sales on account plans, renewals, pre-sale planning, and upsell opportunities, aligning client goals with Samba’s audience and measurement solutions
Act as the feedback loop between clients and internal teams (Product, Measurement, Revenue Operations, Finance) to improve ease of activation, workflow efficiency, and audience performance
Represent Samba’s audience products with subject-matter expertise and a consultative, client-first approach, staying current on programmatic trends and contextual targeting best practices
Who You Are
- Curious. Always learning, humble when you don’t know something, and eager to grow into a programmatic expert.
- Proactive. You take ownership, anticipate client needs, and move fast to deliver value.
- Collaborative. You’re a team player who thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Detail-oriented. You stay organized across multiple clients and tasks and care about getting the small things right.
What You Bring
1-2 years of experience in account management, customer success, campaign operations, client services, or a similar role within ad tech, digital media, or programmatic advertising (relevant internships count)
Working understanding of programmatic advertising concepts, including DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, and digital campaign workflows
Familiarity with one or more DSPs (e.g., The Trade Desk, DV360, Yahoo DSP) and/or SSPs (e.g., OpenX, Magnite, Freewheel); hands-on exposure is a plus
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging clients directly via email and on calls
Analytical mindset with an interest in campaign performance and data-driven decision-making
Strong Excel skills (SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, VLOOKUP); SQL is a plus
Proficiency with CRM and project management tools (Salesforce, Jira, Asana, Trello, etc.)
Eagerness to deepen expertise in programmatic, audience, and contextual advertising
BA/BS with a focus on marketing, business, data, communications, or related experience
Skills Required
- 1-2 years experience in account management, customer success, campaign operations, or client services within ad tech or digital media (internships count)
- Working understanding of programmatic advertising concepts (DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, campaign workflows)
- Familiarity with one or more DSPs or SSPs (examples: The Trade Desk, DV360, Yahoo DSP, OpenX, Magnite, Freewheel)
- Hands-on exposure to DSPs/SSPs (platform operational experience)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; confidence engaging clients via email and on calls
- Analytical mindset with interest in campaign performance and data-driven decision-making
- Strong Excel skills (SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
- SQL knowledge
- Proficiency with CRM and project management tools (Salesforce, Jira, Asana, Trello)
- BA/BS in marketing, business, data, communications, or related field
What We Do
Television remains a vibrant cultural influence and an essential source of entertainment and information worldwide. Tremendous growth in content choices, and viewing platforms that allow us to watch anything, anytime, on any screen, has actually made it harder for viewers to discover and keep up with all the great programming available. It’s also more competitive for content providers to keep your attention, and for marketers to make strong, measurable connections with their target consumers. Technology that improves the viewing experience, enables content discovery, and addresses audience fragmentation across screens will strengthen television’s business model and relevance to consumers. Data is at the center of any solution to make TV better. Samba TV's technology is built into Smart TVs and easily maps to smart phones and tablets. By recognizing what's on screen, Samba TV learns what viewers like and using machine learning algorithms, enables discovery of shows and actors in a whole new way. Likewise, our data and measurement products are transforming the way stakeholders across the media landscape are thinking about their business. Given the dramatic growth in streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership, our data products solve real problems and create a meaningful competitive advantage for our clients.
