Programmatic Strategist

Do you want to be part of a growing team that was on Crain's Best Places to Work for 9 years in a row? Good Apple is an independent agency driving an average +30% efficiency while making lives 100% easier. Built on the belief that big agency bureaucracy isn't necessary to drive scalable results, Good Apple operates as that group of friends you love to collaborate with whether you are an employee, agency, publisher, or client partner.  As an Apple, you have a unique opportunity to truly create the destiny and pathway that fuels you each day and drives you to deliver the best results for yourself as well as your clients.

The Programmatic Strategist works closely with Media and Analytics teams to maintain quality control of active and upcoming programmatic campaigns, continuously measures and optimizes performance against client goals, plays a key role in the creation of innovative media plans, and evaluates existing and emerging supplier partners.  

Job function:

• Ownership of programmatic campaigns for assigned accounts, including updating media planning tools; interacting with self service and co-managed partners; managing campaigns in DSPs such as Trade Desk, Google DV360, PulsePoint; continuously monitoring and optimizing campaigns; performing post-buy analyses and recommendations.  
• Research, strategy, planning, and presentation of innovative Programmatic plans
• Active monitoring of campaigns and ongoing optimization to improve campaign delivery and performance
• Media authorization, supplier partner interaction, and reconciliation
• Passion for mentoring junior staff on campaign execution
• Liaising with creative agencies and production teams to manage deliverables
• Crafting post campaign insights, reports, and presentations
• Developing and fostering strong relationships with supplier partners and clients
• Staying apprised of industry standards, new media programs/trends, and competitive landscape
• Playing an active role in team-level goals, including custom audience creation, AI and custom algorithms, post-cookie future, and more.  
• 1-2 years media planning experience

Desired outcomes and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with 3.0 or higher GPA or equivalent work experience
• Expertise in Programmatic planning and optimization, with recent hands-on experience in DSP platforms such as Trade Desk, Google DV360, PulsePoint, etc. 
• Passion for building relationships with programmatic partners, including the ability to negotiate favorable rates and makegoods
• Ability to represent programmatic team during weekly reporting and status calls with clients
• Cultivation of strong technical and problem solving skills, including industry-leading expertise in DSPs such as Trade Desk, Google DV360, PulsePoint, and more.  
• Ability to coach and mentor junior team members
• Creation of insights that tell a clear and comprehensive story
• Interest in building vertical (e.g. pharma, eComm, Retail, B2B) expertise
• Supporting Senior Strategist and Supervisor roles with New Business Pitches
• Being informed and engaged in current events and trends that affect programmatic & media, sharing with the programmatic team and continuously asking questions.  

Additional Role Details

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Good Apple is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship for this position.

Compensation Range: $70,000-$80,000 annually

The compensation range reflects the expected base salary for candidates who meet the specific experience, skills, and qualifications required for the role. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, qualifications, and overall alignment with the position.

Bonus, Benefits & Perks: In addition to base compensation, this position is eligible for bonus opportunities, benefits, and additional employee perks.

Work Environment: This position requires employees to work in person four days per week (Monday-Thursday) in our NYC office.