Supervisor, Platform Management & Investment

Posted 24 Days Ago
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Santa Monica, CA, USA
In-Office
110K-110K Annually
Mid level
AdTech • Agency
The Role
Leads programmatic and paid social media investment across campaign planning, activation, optimization, analysis, reporting, and strategic recommendations. Supervises and mentors Specialists and Coordinators, manages quality assurance and operational processes, and partners with clients and internal teams. The role requires hands-on expertise with DSPs, paid social platforms, measurement, audience activation, and full-funnel performance strategy, along with client-facing communication, workflow improvement, and team development responsibilities.
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Why You’ll Never Want to Leave 

Respect People. Produce Results.
 
For more than 35 years, we’ve built a reputation for both the work we do and how we do it.
 
Respect shows up in how we work together and with our clients. It means trusting people to do their jobs, giving them the space to do it well, and holding each other to a high standard. Because when people are respected, they do better work, work that grows businesses, shapes culture, and builds relationships that last. And just as important, they have the support to build a career and a life worth investing in.

Who You’ll Be Collaborating With 

Every day, you’ll be teaming up with a diverse, enthusiastic, multi-disciplinary team of professionals with a smart sense of humor and a strong desire to grow and develop. 

Job Summary

RPA is seeking a Supervisor, Platform Management & Investment to join the Platform Management & Investment team, reporting directly to the Associate Media Director. This role serves as a strategic media investment lead responsible for campaign success, team development, operational excellence, process improvement, and innovation across programmatic and paid social media investments.
We're looking for a driven and collaborative leader with deep programmatic and paid social expertise and a passion for collaborating with others. In this role, you'll oversee a Specialist and Coordinator while leading campaign planning, activation, optimization, analysis, and strategic recommendations across client business. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with leading demand-side platforms, including DV360, The Trade Desk, and/or Yahoo DSP, as well as leading paid social platforms including Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and Snapchat. The candidate should possess a strong understanding of full-funnel media strategy across programmatic channels such as Display, Online Video,  and CTV, as well as paid social channels. You should also possess strong working knowledge of Google Campaign Manager (CM360). Experience with Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO), audience development, Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), platform-native measurement solutions, and buying tools such as Prisma/MediaOcean is highly preferred. We're seeking someone who is naturally curious, solutions-oriented, and eager to continuously learn and improve. You should be comfortable balancing hands-on platform execution with leadership responsibilities, including team oversight, quality assurance, process enhancement, and innovation.
Success in this role requires the ability to connect performance data to business outcomes; translating insights into actionable recommendations, identifying growth opportunities, proactively diagnosing issues, and confidently communicating strategic direction to both internal teams and clients. Candidates should possess 3+ years of digital media experience, including at least 2 years focused on programmatic and/or paid social media, with demonstrated success managing people, complex projects, and large-scale digital media investments.

What You’ll Be Working On 

  • Lead media investment across Programmatic and Paid Social channels, including Display, Online Video, CTV, DOOH, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, X, and emerging channels through expert use of demand-side platforms (DSPs) and platform-native buying tools, overseeing campaign activation, optimization, performance analysis, and reporting.
  • Manage and mentor a team of Specialists and Coordinators, providing strategic guidance, quality assurance, workload oversight, and support across daily, weekly, and monthly deliverables.
  • Partner cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders on media strategy, creative development, trafficking, measurement, verification, reporting, and billing initiatives.
  • Own end-to-end campaign planning and execution, including comprehensive pre-launch and mid-flight QA across brand safety, audience targeting, bidding strategies, tracking, pacing, creative implementation, and performance.
  • Identify, evaluate, and present new programmatic and paid social opportunities, technologies, and innovations that drive client business results and advance media capabilities.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact on internal and client-facing meetings, providing strategic leadership and ensuring all recommendations, reporting, and communications are accurate, polished, and presentation-ready.
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve workflows, documentation, QA standards, and operational processes to drive consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the team.
  • Provide ongoing coaching, training, and professional development support through regular feedback, knowledge sharing, and performance management.
  • Drive operational excellence across assigned accounts and workstreams, ensuring campaign launches, reporting deliverables, billing inputs, partner coordination, and key deadlines are executed accurately and on time.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with media, technology, measurement, and platform partners while proactively identifying solutions, opportunities, and industry best practices for clients

How You’ll Excel In Your Role 

  • Experience managing at least one direct report, with a demonstrated ability to mentor, develop, and support the growth of junior team members.
  • Deep understanding of self-serve programmatic and paid social media, including a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience activating and optimizing campaigns across multiple channels and categories.
  • Ability to generate actionable, ROI-driven insights and recommendations based on agreed-upon KPIs across the full funnel, including CPC, CPA, ROAS, CPM, VCR, Brand Lift, Engagement Rate, and other performance metrics.
  • Strong understanding of the programmatic and paid social ecosystem, including platforms, partners, technologies, and industry trends, with the ability to train and mentor teammates while maintaining accountability for team performance and execution.
  • Exceptional troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills, coupled with strong attention to detail across campaign setup, QA, optimization, and reporting.
  • Direct client-facing experience, including leading meetings, presenting recommendations, and communicating campaign performance and strategic updates through written and verbal communications.
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize competing priorities and consistently meet deadlines across both personal responsibilities and team deliverables.
  • Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment, building strong partnerships across internal teams, clients, agencies, and media partners.
  • Ability to communicate complex programmatic and paid social concepts clearly and effectively to audiences with varying levels of media and technical expertise.
  • Advanced knowledge of leading programmatic platforms, including DV360, The Trade Desk, and Yahoo DSP, as well as leading paid social platforms including Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, and X; audience activation through DSPs and CDPs; Google Campaign Manager (CM360); Prisma/MediaOcean; and third-party verification and measurement solutions.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to transform data into clear, compelling insights and recommendations.
  • Demonstrated ability to improve workflows, establish scalable processes, and identify opportunities to enhance team efficiency, accuracy, and overall campaign quality

Compensation

The salary rate for this position is $110,000. The pay for this role is non-negotiable. Compensation decisions are made thoughtfully and competitively, with a focus on fairness, internal equity, and market alignment. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for RPA’s full benefits package and growth opportunities within the agency. 

We are unable to offer employment visa assistance for this role.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, at RPA we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law.


Skills Required

  • 3+ years of digital media experience
  • At least 2 years focused on programmatic and/or paid social media
  • Experience managing at least one direct report
  • Hands-on experience activating and optimizing programmatic and paid social campaigns across multiple channels and categories
  • Experience managing people, complex projects, and large-scale digital media investments
  • Deep understanding of self-serve programmatic and paid social media
  • Direct client-facing experience, including leading meetings and presenting recommendations
  • Advanced knowledge of DV360, The Trade Desk, and/or Yahoo DSP
  • Advanced knowledge of Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, and X
  • Knowledge of audience activation through DSPs and CDPs
  • Knowledge of Google Campaign Manager (CM360)
  • Knowledge of third-party verification and measurement solutions
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to improve workflows and establish scalable processes
  • Experience with Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO)
  • Experience with Prisma or MediaOcean
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The Company
HQ: Santa Monica, CA
1,222 Employees
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

RPA is a modern ad agency with a timeless perspective: People First. We create work that matters to people, for brands that matter to people, in an environment where people matter. Our #PeopleFirst culture attracts the best talent in the business. We are a collective of specialists, with deep benches of talent in nearly every discipline a modern marketer needs today. All collaborating together with a shared philosophy and shared goal. If you share that goal, we want to connect with you.

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