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Programmatic Manager

The Mars Agency

Southfield, MI
Full Time
Senior
74k-106k
1 day ago

Job Description

About the Role

Mars United Commerce Powered by Marilyn is a global commerce company that delivers all the solutions clients need to grow their business today and tomorrow. Founded by the late Marilyn Barnett, we've become global leaders in four key commerce disciplines - Strategy & Analytics, Digital Commerce, Content & Experiences, and Retail Consultancy - that together form a United Commerce Ecosystem that provides all the expertise clients need to navigate the commerce marketing landscape. Our 800+ Martians across North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia exist to drive growth for our people, our clients, and our communities all across the globe.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partially client-facing role developing and flawlessly executing best-in-class connected commerce campaigns, mainly on the Amazon DSP.
  • Hands-to-keyboard set-up, management, and optimization of campaigns on the Amazon DSP. Provide training and troubleshooting to the rest of the team on this platform.
  • Work with eCommerce team to ensure full Amazon resources are being utilized, such as the Amazon Brand Innovation Lab and Amazon Marketing stack. Keep current on Amazon display/DSP innovations and new features.
  • Supervise and train a Specialist/Sr. Specialist. This is a people-managing role. You will be responsible for training, setting goals, and overall supervision of the Specialist.
  • Supervise creation of reports and presentations highlighting the campaign set-up and final plan with internal teams. Report back on campaign performance. Collaborate with vendor and team to provide campaign data, insights, and strategic recommendations based on client objectives, media strategy, and results.
  • Develop clear understanding of campaign set-up, performance, and reporting structure and clearly set and communicate performance expectations with internal teams.
  • Proactively communicate with Director and team. Proactive communication is especially important in today's world of remote work.
  • Management of budgets, ensuring all client facing documents are accurate, and all vendor savings are documented for financial reporting.
  • Management of program trackers and timelines.
  • Management of vendor partners.

Requirements

  • Ability to proactively organize and prioritize workload to manage timelines and deliverables.
  • Extremely high attention to detail.
  • Sound decision-making skills based on industry, agency, and client knowledge.
  • Prior hands-to-keyboard Amazon DSP experience required.
  • Experience on The Trade Desk and/or DV360 is a plus.
  • Experience with other retail media networks such as Citrus Ad, Criteo, Quotient, Promote IQ, Pacvue, Instacart, etc. is a plus.
  • Experience with verification software (MOAT preferred), Google Ads, and Google Campaign Manager is a plus, but not required.
  • Robust spreadsheet skills (Excel and Google Sheets) with confidence to use formulas, VLOOKUP, and Pivot Tables.
  • Collaborative with willingness to listen and learn.
  • Comfortable with proactive communication via email, Slack, and ZOOM calls.

Nice to Have

  • Experience on The Trade Desk and/or DV360.
  • Experience with other retail media networks such as Citrus Ad, Criteo, Quotient, Promote IQ, Pacvue, Instacart, etc.
  • Experience with verification software (MOAT), Google Ads, and Google Campaign Manager.

Qualifications

  • Experience with Amazon DSP and programmatic media buying.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary range based on location and experience: $73,910 - $116,380 depending on office location.
  • Medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401(k), and paid time off for regular roles.
  • Inclusive benefit plans including comprehensive group health, parental leave with paid maternity and paternity benefits, flexible paid time off, employee assistance programs, wellness initiatives, financial health guidance, tuition support, and a flexible work environment.

Working at The Mars Agency

Mars United Commerce has developed a wide variety of inclusive benefit plans and policies that address and promote the needs of all employees and their family members, including comprehensive group health plans, parental leave, flexible paid time off, wellness support initiatives, financial guidance, education assistance, and a flexible and supportive work environment and culture.

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Job Details

Posted AtSep 12, 2025
Salary74k-106k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About The Mars Agency

Website

themarsagency.com

Company Size

501-1000 employees

Location

Southfield, MI

Industry

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