Programmatic Advertising Strategist

About The Role Optimal is looking for an ambitious programmatic advertising strategist with at least one year of hands-on programmatic media management experience to join our team! The Programmatic Advertising Strategist will play an active role in dictating & executing programmatic strategy across various programmatic platforms including DV360, The Trade Desk, & Stackadapt. The ideal right candidate for this role should have a true passion for programmatic media, a track record of effective programmatic campaign management, and a strong familiarity with programmatic media buying platforms. At Optimal, we are actively looking to scale standout candidates – those who are ready for significant opportunities and hungry to take on meaningful responsibilities that drive real business results for our clients. New employees that grow the fastest at our company are strategic problem solvers who are proactively looking to improve with innovative ideas but are also relentless at following through. Who Are We? Optimal is a performance marketing agency on a mission, bringing together the best data, technology, and people to achieve our clients’ marketing goals. Brand, campaign, or cause: we maximize performance at every moment. We are not only digital media strategists - we're award-winning industry leaders, with deep knowledge spanning all things digital: from advertising and paid media, to marketing and communications, to audience data and analytics, we deliver for our clients. Everyone at Optimal has the opportunity to learn, grow, and progress. Through our proprietary training programs, we provide our team members with the personal and professional development they need to achieve advancement at any stage in their careers. We’re always looking for exceptional people to join our team. If this sounds like you, please apply! Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities: - Programmatic Strategy – Work with key clients to plan and allocate budgets across top performing programmatic channels. Identify opportunities to test new channels, ad types, & audiences across the programmatic media landscape. Build strategic recommendations by analyzing historical performance, competitors, and industry trends. - Campaign Management & Optimization - Manage programmatic advertising campaigns on an ongoing basis, conducting performance analysis & proactively adjusting campaigns to ensure client KPI’s are met and, when possible, exceeded. - Budget Allocation & Pacing - Manage monthly programmatic advertising budgets with high media spend and make informed decisions about the best use of client dollars based on your experience and industry knowledge. Track daily budget pacing and adjust media spend to ensure client budgets are adhered to. Use performance analysis to make decisions on budget allocation and execute budget changes accordingly. - Reporting & Analysis – Perform deep-dive analysis into performance trends through platforms like The Trade Desk, DV360, Stackadapt, Microsoft PBI, & Adobe Analytics. Write client reports and present analysis and strategic recommendations during weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings. - Collaboration – Work closely with the Associate Director of Programmatic Media and leadership team to develop & recommend new account strategies & optimizations. Interface with various internal teams such as our business intelligence, business development, PPC, SEO, and creative teams. - Creative Ideation – Guide the creative team and test variations of creative assets needed to determine highest-performing creative and ad copy. - Work with Industry Experts and Vendors – Enhance agency relationships with programmatic vendors to fully use their capabilities and recommend strategies and solutions that best meet our business needs. - Innovation – Identify and test new programmatic opportunities, including inventory sources, channels, audiences, etc. to improve performance and drive innovation. Minimum Qualifications & Skill Requireme…