Senior Buyer, Programmatic Buying, HX

Who We Are 

Horizon Media, founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms. We are headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service. Renowned for its incredible culture, Horizon is consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, AdAge, Crain’s New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal. Together we are building a place of belonging. 
 
At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.  

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.  

 
What You’ll Do  
60% Buying and Optimization 

20% Client Service 

20% Trafficking and Reporting 

• Support planning, buying and optimization of programmatic media across a portfolio of clients 

• Implement best practices for bidding, budget management, ad operations and reporting 

• Support the documentation of optimizations and learnings 

• Collaborate with account and product personnel on RTB and premium-programmatic media plans 

• Educate internal and external clients on HX’s DSPs, results and optimizations 

• Design and implement strategies to improve performance for clients, supporting recommendations with results data 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

Work closely with Buyers to ensure training and on-boarding of Assistants and Interns 

Manage workflow across a pod of 2-4 Buyers and Assistant Buyers 

Support knowledge sharing across the buying team via best-practice development and case studies 

Who You Are 

• A strong, effective communicator  

• A problem solver with the ability to develop creative solutions  

• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills  

• An effective time manager, comfortable working with multiple timelines and deliverables  

• Comfortable working within large sets of data and numbers  

• A helpful team player with business maturity in a professional setting, willing to roll up your sleeves  

• Takes pride in ownership of work and demonstrates accountability  

• Able to thrive in an agile, fast-paced environment and seek out feedback proactively  

• Results and solutions oriented; consistently motivated, proactive, and resourceful  

• Interested in the media landscape, specifically programmatic, with a desire to innovate and keep up with trends  

• A supporter of and advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion 

Preferred Skills & Experience 

• 2+ years of hands-on programmatic buying experience 

• Proven ability to develop/implement/improve business processes 

• Proven ability to thrive in highly collaborative work environments 

• Advanced user of at least two DSPs  

• Eagerness to work on the disruptive side of business, with new DSP technologies 

• Strong knowledge of statistical concepts relevant to optimization, as well as scientific testing in live media environments 

• Experience managing or mentoring junior employees is preferred 

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations  
There are no requirements for certificates, licenses and registrations. 

Physical Activity and Work Environment 

There are no requirements for physical activity and work environment. 

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. 

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