Senior Programmatic Specialist
Summary
“Customer Inspired” isn’t our slogan — it’s our driving force, and C Spire team members live it. We aim to engage the exceptional and embrace operational excellence to best deliver connectivity and technology solutions that advance our communities and customers’ lives.
Responsibilities
Develop, launch, and optimize programmatic campaigns across native, display, CTV/OTT, online video, audio, and DOOH channels using StackAdapt and other DSP platforms.
Manage campaign architecture, audience targeting, inventory selection, bidding strategies, pacing, and budget allocation to maximize customer acquisition and return on investment.
Build and execute audience strategies leveraging first-party and third-party data, retargeting, segmentation, and lookalike modeling.
Continuously optimize campaign performance through audience refinement, inventory management, bid adjustments, creative testing, and budget reallocation.
Maintain multi-million-dollar media budgets while maintaining accountability for efficiency, acquisition goals, and business outcomes.
Partner with Creative teams to develop and refine format-specific assets and testing strategies that improve campaign performance.
Collaborate with Analytics, Data Science, UX, Web, and Marketing teams to improve measurement, attribution, audience strategy, and conversion performance.
Analyze campaign results and provide actionable insights that improve acquisition, lead quality, customer growth, and marketing effectiveness.
Evaluate new programmatic capabilities, inventory opportunities, data partnerships, and emerging advertising technologies.
Serve as the internal subject matter expert for programmatic media, audience targeting, and digital acquisition best practices.
Maintain operational excellence through campaign QA, documentation, reporting, tracking validation, and platform administration.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5–10 years of hands-on programmatic advertising experience planning, buying, and optimizing digital media campaigns.
Proven experience managing and optimizing seven-figure annual media budgets.
Deep expertise with StackAdapt or comparable DSP platforms, including campaign setup, audience targeting, inventory management, bidding strategies, and performance optimization.
Experience managing campaigns across multiple formats including native, display, and video-based advertising channels.
Strong understanding of programmatic buying, RTB mechanics, PMP and open-exchange inventory, audience segmentation, retargeting, and attribution methodologies.
Experience with Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, conversion tracking, and digital marketing measurement frameworks.
Strong analytical, forecasting, budgeting, communication, and project management skills.
Experience with CTV/OTT, online video, audio, and digital out-of-home advertising channels.
Familiarity with verification and measurement platforms such as IAS, DoubleVerify, Nielsen, or Comscore.
Experience in telecommunications, technology, subscription, or other highly competitive acquisition environments.
Experience partnering with Analytics and Data Science teams on attribution modeling, incrementality testing, and advanced measurement frameworks.