Job description
This position sits in our Creative & Media craft. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through innovative digital marketing solutions. We plan, create and execute a variety of world class campaigns, from culture lead, social first content to award-winning integrated creative campaigns that have been built from data lead strategies and insights. Our clients include Just Eat Takeaway, Victoria’s Secret, TikTok, The White Company, Meta, Pepsico, EasyJet and many more.
JOB PURPOSE
Here at DEPT®, we are proud of the award winning, creative campaigns and content that we produce for a range of exciting and well known brands and we believe that our Media Team is pivotal in the success of those campaigns. Our Media Team is made up of both paid and organic media specialists and we are looking for new Programmatic Specialists to join the team to service an exciting new client.
We are seeking a highly motivated Programmatic specialist to join our team. The Programmatic specialist will be responsible for managing programmatic campaigns across multiple platforms, optimising campaigns for performance, providing insights and recommendations to clients, and contributing to programmatic best practices within the team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage programmatic campaigns across multiple platforms, including DV360, The Trade Desk, alongside other DSPs, DMPs, and ad exchanges
- Optimise campaigns for performance, including bid management, targeting, and creative optimisation
- Analyse campaign data to provide insights and recommendations to clients
- Deliver and present work with data-driven insight and analytics both internally and externally
- Contribute insights and strategic media thinking to projects that span all areas of the business
- Collaborate with internal teams to develop and execute programmatic strategies
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices
- Respond to client (internal and external) briefs
- Deliver media plans to the highest possible standard
- Ensure delivery of work is to the highest possible standard
- Contribute to our creative process by sharing your ideas and experience
- Complete work to deadlines
SKILLS AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
- Relevant & proven experience in programmatic advertising, with a knowledge of the Google Stack
- Understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem, including DSPs, DMPs, and ad exchanges
- Strong analytical skills and ability to provide insights and recommendations based on data
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including experience presenting plans to senior clients and internal teams
- Experience in managing programmatic campaigns in video, display, digital audio, digital outdoor, and CTV channels
- Intermediate or higher proficiency in the use of Excel/Sheets and familiarity with Word/Docs and PowerPoint/Slides
- An inquisitive and numeric mindset
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills with a high attention to detail
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to react quickly within a fast-paced environment
WE OFFER
- A flexible, hybrid working policy
- The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year
- Company pension scheme
- EAP scheme
- Ride to work scheme
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®
- A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
- Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
- The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
- Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
WHO ARE WE?
The bigger picture: DEPT® is a pioneering technology and marketing services company that creates integrated end-to-end digital experiences for brands such as Google, TikTok, eBay, ASOS, Zoopla, Twitch, Patagonia and many, many more.
Our team of 4,000+ digital specialists across 30+ locations on five continents deliver pioneering work on a global scale with a boutique culture. We live and breathe our ‘big enough to cope, small enough to care’ ethos, providing an inclusive, supportive and an exciting place to accelerate your career.
DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.
At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.
Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.
We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.
Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.
