Senior Planner, Programmatic Media

What You’ll Do: The Senior Planner, Programmatic Media supports strategic planning and owns campaign execution for an assigned client. This position is both strategic and tactical in scope, requiring the Senior Planner to independently generate strategic insights for the campaigns in their portfolio and implement campaigns with the support of Programmatic Analysts/Sr. Analysts. Managers train Programmatic Analysts on client specific requirements, providing expertise in optimization strategies and guidance on best practices related to client communication.

The candidate should possess the ability to break down technical and complex omnichannel programmatic concepts into simple and easy-to-grasp ideas for clients and internal stakeholders to understand. A storyteller at heart, conveying innovative and forward thinking programmatic strategy and how it fits into the overall media plan is a must.

You should have prior online trafficking and campaign management experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and prior experience with bid management platforms and active campaign optimization.Core Responsibilities:

• Effectively communicate omnichannel programmatic strategies and rational for tactical approaches for each campaign
• Execute, manage, and optimize online programmatic media campaigns and programs for agency clients while meeting or surpassing client performance expectations
• Cultivate strong client relationships 
• Manage the delivery of creative assets, insertion orders, campaign artifacts, and all relevant campaign documentation in preparation for campaign launch
• Partner with Analytics team on campaign measurement reporting and insights generation
• Provide regular insights to clients detailing performance, campaign optimizations, and new opportunities
• Refine and manage campaign QA process
• Generate and manage monthly bill/pay and spend reporting in coordination with Analyst
• Lead and assist in directing trading and ad ops team on buys as required
• Attend client meetings
• Participate in regular knowledge share sessions to share and learn new strategies for optimizing and enhancing campaign performance

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred, preferably in marketing, advertising, business, engineering, statistics, economics, sociology, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience of directly related experience in programmatic media
• Working knowledge in technologies such as The Trade Desk, PulsePoint, DeepIntent, Lasso, or other equivalent platforms required.
• Understanding of traditional and interactive media planning elements
• Resourceful, curious, and motivated individual with an ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
• Strong analytics, organizational, and communication skills
• Client facing experience with the ability to identify risks and effectively manage through issues
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare space preferred
• Experience in additional biddable media a strong plus (e.g. paid social, paid search)
• Previous leadership/management experience is a plus
• Strong project management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced understanding of Excel

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $83,000to $95,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health Communications? We are powered by Syneos Health, a global professional services organization designed to help the biopharmaceutical industry shorten the distance from lab to life®. We have a proven pedigree in health, with industry titans in every facet of healthcare. This eliminates guesswork and fuels our passion for total, life-changing solutions. At the heart of health, we’re uniquely poised to predict what’s next and respond to the market’s demand for smarter and faster answers. We are able to help our customers make important decisions within their business due to our unique understanding of the complexities that come along with working in the healthcare industry. Syneos Health Communications is able to make the complex, simple.

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Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements. At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.