Job description
Salary: $130-$150k base, plus bonus based on performance
100% remote position - must be willing to work East Coast hours (9:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST)
As the Senior Director of Programmatic Strategy, you will serve as the agency’s foremost expert and strategic leader in the programmatic media landscape. This role sits at the intersection of innovation, data-driven media planning, and enterprise client advisory. You’ll define and lead programmatic strategy across a portfolio of high-growth accounts, collaborating closely with internal teams and senior clients to architect solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
You bring deep knowledge of DSP platforms (including DV360, The Trade Desk, and Amazon) and a forward-thinking approach to programmatic buying across Display, Video, Native, OTT/CTV, and Digital Out-of-Home. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on driving campaign excellence, account growth, and strategic innovation.
Own strategic leadership for all programmatic engagements—developing comprehensive media plans aligned to client goals, market trends, and emerging opportunities.
Shape the agency’s programmatic vision, evolving our service offerings and innovation roadmap in collaboration with cross-channel leads and executive stakeholders.
Act as the senior strategic advisor for clients, translating business objectives into scalable media strategies and overseeing campaign performance at a portfolio level.
Partner with data, analytics, and creative teams to develop full-funnel, insight-driven campaign strategies, rooted in audience segmentation, behavioral data, and channel attribution.
Guide a team in the development, optimization, and execution of complex, multi-channel media campaigns—ensuring precision, performance, and a culture of testing and iteration.
Champion internal education and best practices across the programmatic discipline—upskilling teams and establishing strategic frameworks, benchmarks, and processes.
Leverage advanced analytics and platform data to synthesize performance narratives and present recommendations to executive stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
Proactively identify whitespace, growth opportunities, and efficiency gains across accounts and internal operations.
7–10+ years of progressive experience in programmatic media, with a focus on strategic leadership and client advisory.
Programmatic YouTube experience transacted through DV360
Demonstrated success leading multi-million-dollar programmatic budgets with proven performance growth.
Deep expertise in DV360 (required), The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP, and additional programmatic platforms and measurement tools.
Strong fluency in all programmatic tactics including display, native, video, OTT/CTV, and DOOH.
Strategic thinker with a track record of building integrated media strategies that ladder up to business outcomes.
Proven ability to manage complex projects, mentor team members, and collaborate across disciplines (creative, analytics, client services).
Exceptional communication skills—able to distill complex media performance into clear, actionable insights.
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, or a related field.
Our Mission
We strive to empower outstanding people to exceed our client’s expectations by providing them with the best resources, merit-based incentives and tools to transform data into actionable insights. Join us on our purpose to provide scalable, strategic and indispensable value to our clients.
About Jump 450
Jump 450, headquartered in New York City, employs top talent globally. Best known for driving exceptional performance outcomes, we’ve scaled numerous companies, and turboscaled 13+ DTC brands from <$100m to 10 figures through data-driven digital advertising and growth hacks.
The record:
- Acquired by Omnicom ( NYSE: OMC) a couple years back
- Known as the “unicorn maker” tag in PE / VC circles.
- Driven some crazy numbers ($2bn+ revenue, 400M+ clicks, 40M+ users generated for clients)
Jump manages ~$350mm+ in annual digital media and orchestrates a differentiated agency offering with a focus on: world class creative production, rigorous technical media optimization, customer journey development and robust measurement / analytics–to drive down CAC & extend LTV.
Our standout culture, commitment to employee development, team engagement, and exceptional perks and benefits are some of the reasons why prestigious publications such as Fast Company Magazine, Inc Magazine, and Agency Spotter’s Top 30 Agencies 2021, along with Ad Age’s Best Places to Work, have featured Jump. Additionally, we are proud to be ranked #899 on the Inc 5000 list and maintain a team member retention rate of over 90% for professional reasons.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- A creative and collaborative work environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
Additional benefits include
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision Insurance Benefits
- Life and Accident Insurance Plans
- Short and Long Term Disability Plans
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Employee Purchase Programs with thousands of discounts available
- Family Forming Plans
- Secure Travel & Identity Theft
- Health Savings Account (HDS)
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Access to MetLife Legal Plan Services
- 401k Match Plans
- Commuter Transportation Benefits
- Access to Virtual Health Services such as Telaheath, 2nd.md and Calm App
- Paid Holidays (long weekends and end of the year closure)
- Flexible / Numerous PTO Days
- Half-Day Fridays All Year (Not Just in the Summer!)
- New MacBook Pros and additional office needs for reimbursement
- Communal Meeting Rooms and Standing Workstations are Available in our NY Office
- Company Events & Happy Hours
- 10 Week Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement Of Up To $5,000 per calendar year
