Assistant, Programmatic

Horizon Media•New York, NY

About The Position

The Assistant, Programmatic supports planning, buying, and analyzing programmatic media campaigns across digital platforms and client portfolios. This entry-level role is intended for an enthusiastic, analytical, and detail-oriented person who wants to develop digital advertising skills and build a career in media. The position contributes to campaign trafficking, technical support, reporting, performance monitoring, and client service, while developing knowledge of programmatic tools, processes, and systems. The assistant participates in Horizon Media’s Programmatic Bootcamp and other training, attends weekly status meetings, and records and distributes meeting recap notes. In collaboration with teams across the agency, the role helps translate strategic considerations into tactical plans, optimization options, product ideas, and technology solutions for managing and troubleshooting campaigns.

Requirements

Demonstrated interest in programmatic media.
Experience working with large data sets.
Strong ability with Microsoft Excel.
Education in media, marketing, or communications.
Ability to build relationships and thrive in highly collaborative work environments.
Advanced ability to capture and recall detailed information.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with self-service digital platforms such as The Trade Desk, DV360, Walmart Connect, Amazon, or Yahoo.
Preference for working on the disruptive side of business with new technology.
Strong familiarity with ad operations and campaign management, including tagging, ad servers, and viewability tracking.
Knowledge of statistical concepts relevant to optimization and scientific testing in live campaign environments.

Responsibilities

Support planning and execution of programmatic media strategies across a portfolio of clients and digitally connected channels and formats.
Provide tactical and technical campaign support, including pixel creation, tag uploads and quality assurance, creative assignment, pacing tracker management, budget actualization and dissemination, file maintenance, and note-taking.
Create performance reports and budget-pacing documents, and assure the quality of campaigns before and after launch.
Support client relationships by facilitating accurate client billing and coordinating programmatic campaign account-service matters.
Participate in Horizon Media’s Programmatic Bootcamp and other training sessions.
Attend weekly status meetings and capture and distribute meeting recap notes to internal team members.
Learn programmatic fundamentals and develop knowledge of relevant tools, processes, and systems.
Collaborate with team members across the team and agency to translate strategic considerations into tactical plans, optimization options, product ideas, and technology solutions for campaign management and troubleshooting.