Manager, Programmatic

Omnicom Media•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

KINESSO is a technology-driven performance marketing agency that provides actionable growth for agency partners and clients. They leverage unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation, bringing together the collective power of Matterkind, Reprise, P3, and Kinesso. KINESSO offers extensive performance marketing, data, and technology solutions, including end-to-end planning and optimization, data-driven strategy for social platforms, e-commerce growth, and curated marketplaces. The company has over 6,000 employees in more than 60 countries. The Addressable Activation department at KINESSO consists of hands-on-keyboard platform experts focused on campaign execution and stewardship. The Manager is responsible for the performance and pacing of assigned brands, customizing departmental standards and processes to client needs. They serve as a point of escalation and an internal and external expert for complex setup, optimization, and platform nuances. Deep expertise across various client KPIs and buying platforms (e.g., DV360, Adwords, The Trade Desk, Roku, Vistar, Facebook, Snapchat) is required, along with comfort in communication, technical experience in building and quality assuring campaigns, and strong attention to detail.

Requirements

Proven track-record of successfully seeking out and curating new business relationships and/or solutions; developing solutions using new or existing processes
Experience building team, providing mentorship and navigating how to manage up/down/ laterally (e.g., ability to navigate and be effective with multiple personalities)
Intermediate knowledge of technology or measurement ad tech solutions, including platforms
Intermediate knowledge and skills in data analysis
Confident collaborating with others
Experience with Project / Account Management
Advanced communication skills; clear and succinct communication
Proficiency in pivot tables and other data analysis in Excel or similar software
Certifications in at least one of the following DSPs: DV360, Trade Desk, Yahoo, Amazon DSP

Nice To Haves

Advanced ability to anticipate, recognize and clearly define problems using various techniques to systematically analyze, weigh alternatives and propose solutions
Experience utilizing agentic AI to streamline, strengthen, or automate repeatable tasks
Experience with managing existing business relationships, partnerships, and alliances internally and externally
Experience working with teams across multiple markets, time zones, cultures, or languages
Ability to assess and rank issues and tasks in order of importance for taking action
Has gained prior experience in actual situations to recognize recurring meaningful components
Applies a solid foundation to varying situations
Applies advanced knowledge and perceives deviations from the normal pattern

Responsibilities

Owns the execution and day-to-day management of a portion of a client assignment, based on specialized or technical knowledge
Leads the vendor strategy; has experience and industry knowledge to identify vendors for key needs. Approves vendor selections and scopes
Owns oversight of junior team members; defines optimization parameters at the campaign level, vets optimization suggestions from partners, attends internal status meetings to speak to optimizations, pacing, and performance
Works with team on development of reporting dashboards; ensures clean, accurate, and actionable client reporting
Identifies and delivers new audience-based addressable solutions to drive business growth; masters growth initiatives across the company
Provides day-to-day supervision to a team including reviewing work, coaching on performance, coordinating activities, checking on quality and work progress; generally managing within one account, or multiple small accounts
Evaluates information and leverages experience to identify and solve on-going or complex problems
Requires understanding of the industry, processes, procedures and systems within own and related areas