Programmatic Associate Director
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related major is required.
- At least 3 years of performance marketing experience in programmatic is required.
- Experience with The Trade Desk and DV360 is preferred.
- Proficiency in programmatic tactics including display, native, video, over-the-top/connected TV, and digital out-of-home is required.
- Knowledge of leading programmatic advertising platforms, bidding and targeting automation tools, Google Analytics, and other media-buying and creative-testing tools is required.
- Experience scaling or increasing campaign spend while maintaining or improving performance key performance indicators is required.
- Experience maintaining and growing large-spending accounts with significant optimization and budgets is required.
- Ability to problem-solve and structure complex projects or plans involving multiple stakeholders and deliverables is required.
- Ability to communicate effectively across employee levels while understanding both day-to-day details and the broader picture is required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage time effectively is required.
- Strategize and execute programmatic media campaigns across a variety of platforms, including planning, execution, monitoring, optimization, analysis, and reporting.
- Serve as the day-to-day programmatic subject matter expert for clients by providing strategic recommendations, analysis, and reporting, and responding to ad hoc requests.
- Target customers, create compelling and engaging advertisements with the creative team, and deliver campaign performance and client service.
- Assist in developing media strategy and building paid media plans that include audience targeting and segmentation, messaging, budgeting, and optimization.
- Use real-time data dashboards and reporting tools to communicate campaign performance to clients and create a roadmap for future activity.
- Analyze performance data, synthesize and interpret results, and develop appropriate action plans.
- Measure and optimize campaign performance, establish benchmarks, and recommend future tests.
- Communicate with clients about campaign planning, performance, and project status.
- Prepare reports and present results to clients and management to secure alignment and recommend actions.
- Maintain current knowledge of advertising-network best practices, beta features, network updates, and innovation opportunities.
- Use data-driven methods to develop marketing strategies and plans that support client business objectives.
- Build effective relationships with clients.
- Gather data on consumer, competitor, and market conditions.
- Experience with The Trade Desk and DV360.
About the company
Jump 450 Media is a full-service performance-based digital marketing agency that combines creative ad writing, design, and development with data-driven media buying across social, search, display, video, native, and Amazon. Its approach pairs creative work with quantitative analysis to plan, run, and optimize campaigns that reach billions of consumers and generate scalable sales, demand, and brand awareness. The company offers services including paid social, paid search, paid display, paid video, native, app acquisition, Amazon marketing, content, organic search, email, SEO, creative prototyping, copywriting, CRO, analytics, strategy, and growth hacking. It differentiates itself through an integrated, results-focused model that ties creative output to measurable performance across a global reach, with a goal to scale the world's best ideas through digital advertising while aligning purpose with profit.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Jump450.com updated August 2026, showing active lead generation and demand capture.
- The firm posted 42 open roles in 2026, indicating client demand and pipeline growth.
- LinkedIn lists 51-200 employees, keeping Jump 450 nimble for faster execution than larger agencies.
What critics are saying
- Heavy 2026 hiring for Managing Director and multiple directors signals replacement churn or expansion strain.
- Omnicom control since 2021 caps independence and ties Jump 450 to holding-company priorities.
- Agency margins face direct pressure from commoditized media buying and platform automation, especially by 2026.
What makes Jump 450 Media unique
- Omnicom acquired Jump 450 in 2021, giving it holding-company distribution.
- Jump 450 keeps performance-marketing specialization across paid search, social, programmatic, and creative.
- Its 2026 hiring spans director-level search, social, and programmatic roles under one roof.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Family Planning Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401(k) Company Match
- Commuter Benefits