Senior Programmatic Associate

Company Description

We are Merkle B2B, one of the biggest B2B agencies in the world, and further part of the incredible Merkle and Dentsu parent groups. Since our establishment as a global end-to end, best-in-class B2B agency, we are growing at a rapid and exciting pace. You will join a team of over 1,000 B2B specialists globally, an agency of record for some of the most exciting B2B brands in the world where we provide service across our many practice areas, including Media, Creative, Insights and more. But don't just take our word for it - we've recently won The Drum's Best Large B2B agency award.

**Job Description**:
**What you'll be doing**:
The Senior Programmatic Associate role is important for ensuring the smooth running of all campaign activity and client interaction (calls, meetings) on the account. You will report into the Senior Programmatic Manager, and support the Account Managers, Account Directors and wider team for all internal and external comms and processes. You are here to learn, so use your open mind to learn from both those around you and the ample opportunities to take ownership of campaign process - from ensuring the right creative is delivered to match the right media plans, to managing status and action logs to ensure no deliverables are missed and all deadlines are hit. We know great thinking comes from everywhere in the team, so you will be encouraged to immerse yourself in the industry, meeting with media partners, networking with other teams around the agency and collaborating with your peers.

You will work across several projects on multiple accounts. You will gain exposure of both the brand and demand gen sides of the business. Further you will work with other channel teams, strategists and external agencies to ensure the smooth delivery, activation, reporting and optimisation of campaigns for clients.

**Qualifications**:
**What you'll bring**:

- Curiousity and passion about your clients, Merkle B2B and the media industry
- Ability to support programmatic campaign delivery from start to end, using tools such as DV360
- Manage multiple partners - from our teams, to external agencies and of course clients
- Ensures that deadlines are met, calls and meetings are on time, meeting notes are captured and circulated
- Take on challenging projects/problems and work with the team to find solutions
- Isn't afraid to work independently or as part of a team to complete projects
- Spots potential opportunities for new partners or tactics to take to AMs or the wider team for potential future testing on plans
- Ability to see patterns in data, understand what it means and can translate it into optimisation recommendations to improve performance
- Knows who their broader stakeholders are and ensures they are kept informed
- Creates helpful client and media partner proposals on a range of topics, not just their own brand / area / expertise

Additional Information
**What we'll give to you**:
Whether it's the joy of working with people at the top of their game or the Merkle social calendar, people love working here - and we hope you will too
- Flexible hybrid working with wonderful central London office location
- Career development through Merkle University and other tools; with access to courses, textbooks, mentorship, and external training funding
- Private Medical Insurance, Company Pension, life insurance, and other corporate benefits
- A selection of other benefits includes 3 wellness days, birthday day off and 2 volunteer days.

**Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**
- As part of our Diversity and Inclusion agenda, and as an Equal Opportunities employer, if you require reasonable adjustments during the selection process please engage directly with your Recruiter._

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