Your Role: Programmatic Executive
As a Programmatic Executive, you’ll help drive programmatic revenue across Global and our partners’ Outdoor & Audio portfolios through the DAX platform. This is a hybrid sales and trading role where you’ll support agency relationships while managing campaigns from set-up through to optimisation.
As a Programmatic Executive at Global, you will:
Key Responsibilities
Campaign Management & Delivery: Build a strong technical understanding of DAX and manage campaigns end-to-end, including PMP and deal ID set-up, pacing, optimisation and troubleshooting. Track upcoming campaigns, flag outstanding assets or deadlines and work with Ad Ops on creative rejections.
Commercial & Agency Support: Help generate programmatic revenue across our agencies by supporting Programmatic Managers with briefs, campaign recommendations and agency requirements.
Revenue, Reporting & Insights: Support pipeline management, revenue tracking and forecasting. Pull campaign reports and data to inform post-campaign analysis and identify opportunities to improve delivery and performance.
Collaboration & Programmatic Expertise: Work closely with Product, Operations, Ad Ops and Sales to deliver campaigns efficiently, share programmatic knowledge and support the creation of sales collateral.
What You’ll Love About This Role
Think Big: Work at the forefront of programmatic Audio and Outdoor, helping advertisers plan and buy media in new ways.
Own It: Take responsibility for campaign delivery, from deal set-up through to pacing, optimisation and reporting.
Keep it Simple: Turn campaign data and technical requirements into clear actions for clients and internal teams.
Better Together: Collaborate with Programmatic Managers, Sales, Product, Operations and Ad Ops while building your profile with agencies.
What Success Looks Like
In your first few months, you’ll have:
Built confidence using DAX and Global’s reporting systems.
Developed a strong understanding of programmatic revenue across key agencies and products.
Supported the management of an accurate sales pipeline and campaign forecast.
Set up and troubleshot deal IDs and managed live campaign pacing.
Built relationships across internal agency teams and agency trading desks.
What You’ll Need
Digital Advertising Knowledge: Experience or proven skills within digital advertising, with programmatic experience desirable.
Analytical Problem Solving: A solutions-focused approach with strong data analysis skills and confidence interpreting campaign performance.
Organisation & Attention to Detail: Ability to manage multiple campaigns, deadlines and client requirements in a fast-paced environment.
Communication & Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and work effectively with different teams and personalities.
Tools & Industry Knowledge: Confidence using Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of DOOH and/or audio is a bonus. Media or platform certifications are also welcome.
Skills Required
- Experience or proven skills within digital advertising
- Programmatic advertising experience
- Strong data analysis and campaign performance interpretation skills
- Ability to manage multiple campaigns, deadlines, and client requirements
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with different teams and personalities
- Confidence using Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of digital out-of-home advertising or audio advertising
- Media or platform certifications
Global Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Global and has not been reviewed or approved by Global.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days’ annual leave plus an extra work‑anniversary day, with the option to buy up to five additional days, points to broad time‑off flexibility. Enhanced family and accessibility leave further expand coverage.
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Healthcare Strength — Access to a 24/7 virtual GP, health and dental discount programs, long‑term sickness insurance, and life assurance at 4x salary indicate robust health protection. Free Headspace membership and nutrition coaching complement the core offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Discounted gym memberships, cashback benefits, discounted travel insurance, and access to company‑sponsored music events contribute lifestyle value. Feedback suggests these extras add to a fun, wellbeing‑oriented culture.
Global Insights
What We Do
The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold. Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers. Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities. On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 26.3 million on the radio alone.
