Director of Programmatic Ads

As the Director of Programmatic, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of our
programmatic team with a focus on AdOps, onboarding new demand, optimization and tracking
performance.
Reporting to the COO, you’ll also be client-facing while delivering best-in-class programmatic results on Play.Works premium CTV inventory.

The ideal candidate is someone who has a passion for smarter CTV / OTT video activation and is
seeking a role with direct impact on the company's revenue. We are looking for an experienced,
tech-savvy individual who loves advertising and thrives in a fast-paced environment dedicated to achieving company goals. The person in this role will need to have a deep understanding of
programmatic video advertising on CTV (both demand-side and supply-side), ad operations and a very analytical mindset.

Responsibilities
Oversee the planning, set-up, scheduling, and optimization of programmatic video campaigns across the many CTV apps on the Play.Works network;
Serve as our internal expert in troubleshooting data & technical platform issues with demand side platforms (DSPs), supply side platforms (SSPs), and ad servers.
Responsible for every new partner onboarding, set up, scale and optimization.
Collaborate with clients- and agency-facing account teams / programmatic buying teams;
Manage issues related to campaign troubleshooting, campaign delivery, data targeting,
and/or internal or external reporting.

Qualifications
5 years of recent programmatic ad ops experience (with an emphasis video CTV expertise),
with a strong track record of success;
Experience working with and across major DSPs (e.g., (DV360, Xandr, Amazon DSP, etc.),
SSPs (e.g., Magnite, Freewheel), and Ad Servers (e.g., Springserve, Beachfront);
Must demonstrate professional maturity with strong interpersonal skills in interacting with
internal/external senior leaders;
Experience working in an extremely fast-paced environment with high degree of autonomy;
Quick learner and detail oriented; possessing critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills;
Comfort with reporting and using data sets for deeper analysis;
Expert problem solving and troubleshooting abilities;
Professional communication skills, both internally and externally;
Proficient with Google Suite (Slides, Sheets)

About Play.Works

lay.Works is the #1 provider of CTV games and original TV channels designed to engage
viewers with fun gaming experiences on the primary screen. Play.Works has the largest CTV
games catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built from the ground up, including Play.Works
originals, Pac-Man, SpongeBob Bounce, Wheel of Fortune, Tetris®, Crossy Road, Trivia Crack,
Doodle Jump, and classic games from Atari®. Play.Works’ video AVOD and FAST channels,
including Khaby Lame, Airrack, Ninja Kidz TV, and BRB Travel + Food®, feature original
television programming from top creators and new voices. Play.Works CTV games and video
services have a combined reach of over 250 million homes and can be found on world-leading
platforms such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung, and most major pay TV
platforms in North America and the UK.