Sr. Manager, Programmatic & Media Partnerships (030426)

Closed Loop is a game-changing digital advertising agency that helps innovative companies like Clover, Rakuten, and Insperity maximize performance and achieve exceptional results through integrated paid media campaigns. We believe that happy employees create happy clients—it's part of the reason Ad Age has named us one of the Best Places to Work for the last seven years.

As we evolve and expand our full-funnel digital capabilities, we are seeking a Senior Manager, Programmatic & Media Partnerships to join our growing and innovative team. You will work across multiple clients, serving as both a day-to-day practitioner and subject matter expert, affording you a unique opportunity to bring value to a number of brands in a multitude of ways. You’ll be tasked with helping sell through our core philosophy of the intersection between brand and performance through best-in-class strategic media recommendations. So, if you thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment, are idea-driven and believe in a balance of data and human ingenuity, and are passionate about driving measurable results across the digital landscape, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

• Design and implement media strategies that align with client objectives and leverage the full spectrum of digital channels with a marked focus on Programmatic (DV360, Trade Desk, StackAdapt), CCTV/OTT (MNTN, Amazon, YouTube) , Publisher Direct, Native, Syndicated Content, and DOOH. Must have extensive and holistic hands-on tactical execution experience across all channels and be able to launch campaigns autonomously.
• Showcase a deep understanding of each clients’ business and goals, as well a strong point of view on creative best practices
• Lead analysis of weekly performance and trends, showcasing campaign results and strategic insights, distilling large data sets into actionable insights and takeaways
• Proactively monitor the performance of campaigns, identify opportunities for optimization and growth, and implement changes
• Forecast budgets and outcomes
• Proactively partner with client strategists to identify net new opportunities and areas for growth within client accounts, contributing to agency expansion efforts.
• Use audience planning tools (we use Resonate) to build audience-first media plans
• Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills and ability to articulate ideas persuasively both on paper and in a room
• Be well integrated with the team - e.g. participate in team meetings, active on Slack, etc.
• Ensure that the procedures in Closed Loop’s Information Security Policy are personally followed and that all company and client data personally accessed is properly secured

What You Bring:

• 7+ years of experience designing and managing paid advertising campaigns with Hands-on execution experience in various platforms (DV360, TTD, StackAdapt, Amazon, MNTN, YouTube, etc) to specific ROI goals.
• Broad fluency in digital channels—including native, influencer, CTV/OTT, content syndication, and publisher-direct.
• B2B experience and/or agency experience is a big plus.
• Proven track record managing high campaign volumes, large budgets & complex strategies across multiple channels and driving quantifiable results, with extreme attention to detail
• A strong understanding of full-funnel planning—balancing brand-building with performance marketing
• A business-minded, entrepreneurial approach; you see the opportunities before they’re pointed out and make them happen.
• Experience leading meetings and proactively managing client/stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with data analysis, visualization and presentation.
• Experience leading meetings and proactively managing client/stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with data analysis and telling the data story in a compelling way
• High level of professionalism, accountability, and personal responsibility
• Ability to travel to client sites and/or conferences on occasion
• B.A. or B.S. in Marketing, Advertising or related field

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary.
• Flexible time-off policy.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage plus 401(k) matching and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Remotely work for a company that was built for remote work. We've always been remote, and our company's structure, processes, and culture reflect that.
• Work with top-tier clients. We make a point of working with larger, growing brands that we find interesting. As a result, you get to focus your efforts on a couple of clients who are doing big things.
• Great colleagues who value teamwork, skill, and ability more than fancy rhetoric. You'll have the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest and most supportive people in our industry.

The salary range for this position is $110k - $125k/year, DOE.

Authenticity matters to us. We ask that all screening questions be answered thoughtfully and in your own voice. Use of AI-generated responses may disqualify an application.

Our Core Values

Ownership

Take Pride and Ownership of:

• Your work
• Your successes
• Your failures
• Your development
• Your life

Positivity

• Life can be negative. We choose to be positive.
• The easy path can be to tear others down. We choose to lift others up.

Entrepreneurial

• Inspire others with your will to succeed, learn, improve, innovate, commpete, and win!
• The best idea wins

No Assholes

• Be transparent and ego-less
• Only say things about fellow employees you will say to their face

Interested? If you like what you see, please complete the application below, upload your resume, and submit your best cover letter. We actually read them! Please note that prior to any offer of employment, reference and background checks will be performed.

Closed Loop is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, experience, and skills. We believe that diversity plays an important part in the success of our business, and we are committed to creating an environment that respects, values, celebrates, and maximizes people’s differences.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and other legally protected characteristics.