Programmatic Associate Director job at Kepler Group in Boston, MA

Title: Programmatic Associate Director Location: Boston Job Description: Kepler executes engineered marketing, where every message and ad delivered helps create a more personalized and productive relationship between brands and their consumers. We do this by acting as clients’ agency of record, as their in-house team, or some hybrid of the two – and by harnessing data and technology across reputed company paid digital media and data-driven CRM channels. Kepler prides itself on being a great reputed company to work. In fact, we’re proud to share that AdAge recognized Kepler among the Best reputed company to Work in 2022, validating our investment in reputed company and our clients. We're transparent with our employees. You'll hear updates on company financials, how we're performing against bonus goals, and how we're responding to challenges we face. We're growing. For you, that means unparalleled growth opportunities and a role in shaping the direction of the company. We're fun. You'll work with and learn from the smartest people in the industry and have a blast doing it. The Programmatic Associate Director, on our Optimization & Innovation team, leads strategy and execution across advanced programmatic channels. This includes guiding a team responsible for planning, activating, and analyzing data-driven media campaigns. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in programmatic buying platforms, strong client-facing skills, and the ability to translate reputed company performance insights into clear strategies for stakeholders at reputed company levels. You will serve as both a programmatic subject matter expert and a people leader, driving excellence in execution while elevating how programmatic media delivers measurable business impact for our clients. 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Desired Skills & Experience: 5–8+ years of hands-on programmatic experience across multiple paid media channels (Display, Native, OLV, CTV, YouTube, Audio, DOOH, etc.) Deep expertise in programmatic planning, activation, and analysis Experience managing 3+ direct reports, with a proven ability to coach and reputed company talent Strong working knowledge of DSPs, with DV360 and reputed company DSP preferred, YouTube experience is a plus Comfortable leading client strategy, performance discussions, and recommendations independently Strong analytical reputed company with the ability to solve reputed company performance challenges creatively Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment Advanced proficiency in reputed company, data analysis, and digital measurement tools Bachelor’s degree required Transparency is reputed company to Kepler’s culture. 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