Managing Director, Programmatic

We are Brainlabs, the High-Performance media agency, on a mission to become the world's biggest and best independent media agency. We plan and buy media that delivers profitable and sustained business impact. And what’s our formula? Superteams of Brainlabbers, fueled by data and enabled by technology.

Brainlabs has always been a culture-first company. In fact, from the very beginnings of the agency a set of shared principles, philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook, helping us create our unique culture.

As with everything here we always seek to adapt and improve so The Brainlabs Handbook has been fine-tuned to become The Brainlabs Culture Code.

This Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. It’s a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of, where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work, make great friends and win together.

You can read The Brainlabs Culture Code in full here.

Classification: Full-time
Reporting to: Chief Product Officer
Location: On-site in New York City, New York | Denver, Colorado
Compensation: We are open to hiring candidates in our various office locations across the United States. We also receive applications from, and hire, candidates with varying levels of experience for example those who have a few years experience in a role to those who are looking to make a step up. The salary ranges on our job postings are set so as to account for these variable factors with decisions on the salary to be offered only made once we know the experience and location of our new hire.
Work Authorization: This role is open to US Citizens/Permanent Residents. We are unable to sponsor any work authorizations for this role.

What's the role 

The Managing Director, Programmatic is responsible for driving the expansion of Brainlabs’ media buying on non-walled garden media with a focus on video and CTV. The primary objective is to build an approach that utilizes the best people, processes and technology to be able to deliver client results via programmatic and direct buys across video, audio & display formats.

So, tell me about the company

Brainlabs is culture-first. You’ve probably heard other companies describe themselves as people, clients, or profit first – but we see people, clients and profit as the building blocks of our ecosystem. Culture powers all three and we know that when the ecosystem is balanced, we all win! That's why the culture we cultivate is a culture of winning together.

To learn more about what it’s like to be a Brainlabber, check out our culture code.

What you do

• Manage the P&L and grow revenue across the NAMER Programmatic practice
• Align the organization around a single vision for media buying with a larger focus on CTV & audio
• Define the partners, tech and data to best serve Brainlabs’ clients
• Develop and negotiate key strategic partnerships with global (eg Google) & local (eg Hulu) players
• Hire & manage a Head of Practice and build out in-market teams as scale warrants it
• Lead GTM for Programmatic & CTV strategy
• Guide measurement strategy for CTV & audio

Who you are

• A US media buyer that intimately understands the market across TV, CTV and online video and has overseen direct and DSP buys
• 10+ years of multimedia trading & buying experience
• Held in high regard by media partners and colleagues
• Comfortable in a QBR, on stage or in a pitch closing media business
• Deep understanding of all media buying parameters, from dayparts to DSPs
• First principles thinker
• Have hired and managed teams and can create success through others
• Ideally have independent agency experience
• Strong negotiation skills 
• Can build

How you succeed

• You live our culture code every day!
• Clearly define how we will show up in the marketplace, align the leadership team around it, and build the teams in markets in that image
• Take a pragmatic, first principles approach
• Balance quick wins versus long term tactics
• Grow our media spend under management via both new business and new buying assignments from existing clients
• Collaborate and share with other Prog & Media Leaders globally, as well as Search, Social & Data leaders in NAMER
• Build strong relationships and work effectively with your peer group.

What happens next

We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.

Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. 

Thank you for your interest in Brainlabs! We look forward to getting to know you!

 

What happens next?

We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.

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Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know!

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