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Associate Director, Programmatic

Known · New York, NY · On-site

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About Known

Known is your pocket matchmaker: a swipeless dating app that gets to know you first, makes one considered introduction at a time, and helps plan the date. Backed by Pear VC.

About the role

Known’s Media Science team uses advanced analytics, machine learning, statistics, and algorithms to plan and optimize advertising dollars. We translate our clients’ business goals into meaningful metrics, then buy media across all channels to drive those outcomes. You’ll work alongside data analysts, data scientists, media buyers, and software engineers. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • A degree from a well-regarded college or university, STEM preferred
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience managing the buying, strategy, and execution of data-driven performance programmatic campaigns, ideally at a digital agency, including experience leading people
  • 2+ years of management experience, including team check-ins, aligning team priorities, and training new members on programmatic and organization processes
  • Deep experience in major DSPs, ideally The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP, and Google DV360, across display, video, and CTV
  • An understanding of how programmatic teams work with social, search, strategy, and measurement teams
  • Experience across verticals and across performance and brand campaigns
More about this role

Known is what happens when a data science firm and a creative agency stop arguing and start collaborating. We were built from scratch with PhD data scientists and award-winning creatives working on the same briefs, from day one. That structure earned us an Ad Age #3 A-List ranking, back-to-back Data & Insights Agency of the Year wins, plus Emmys, Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies across clients in finance, tech, entertainment, consumer goods, and real estate. We're distributed across the U.S. and unapologetically ambitious.

If you're tired of choosing between doing smart work and doing creative work, you'll fit right in here.

Known’s Media Science team uses advanced analytics, machine learning, statistics, and algorithms to plan and optimize advertising dollars. We translate our clients’ business goals into meaningful metrics, then buy media across all channels to drive those outcomes. You’ll work alongside data analysts, data scientists, media buyers, and software engineers.

As Associate Director, Programmatic, you’ll set the approach to programmatic across multiple clients, lead the team that carries it out, and stay close enough to the work to guide it in the platforms. You’ll be...

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