Programmatic Specialist

Role Purpose

The Programmatic Associate Partner is responsible for planning, activation and optimisation across Audio, BVOD/CTV, Display, DOOH and Video for Australian clients, ensuring effectiveness and contributing to Open Partners' overarching AV strategy.

Based in Melbourne and working closely with UK-based teams, this role leads local campaign strategy, execution and market insight. It requires a high degree of ownership, proactivity and confident client management.

Programmatic Specialist (Associate Partner):

As a specialist activation role, the Associate Partner will be the primary point of contact for programmatic delivery—responsible for trading, optimisation, reporting, effectiveness, analysis and quality assurance.

Role Responsibilities

• Plan and execute programmatic campaigns tailored to the Australian market.
• Lead campaign delivery from brief to setup, budget management, optimisation, reporting and analysis.
• Activate campaigns across DV360, Teads, and Amazon DSP.
• Translate UK-led strategic direction into locally relevant media plans aligned to client KPIs.
• Take full ownership of campaign performance, delivering clear insights and recommendations.
• Build strong client relationships, delivering regular communication on strategy and performance.
• Collaborate with UK colleagues while independently managing day-to-day activity.
• Stay informed on regional trends, publisher developments and emerging technologies.

Role Details

Reports to:
Programmatic Partner based in the UK, pastoral care provided by Client Partner in Aus

Responsible for:
Programmatic delivery for Australian clients, with flexibility to support others as required

Location:
Melbourne & Hybrid (please note - this role will be expected to work from the Clients office 2 days per week).

Hours / Days:
38 hours, over 5 days per week.

Contract basis
: Permanent

To be successful in this role:

• At least 3 years' hands-on Programmatic experience, ideally within the Australian market.
• Be self-driven, organised and able to manage multiple campaigns independently.
• Show a positive, proactive and solutions-focused attitude — unafraid to take ownership.
• Be confident and approachable, able to build strong client and internal relationships.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable presenting insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrate strong commercial and analytical thinking, always driving effectiveness.

Skills & Experience required:

Must Have:

• 3+ years hands-on programmatic experience in the Australian market.
• Proven end-to-end campaign management across planning, activation, optimisation and reporting.
• Strong platform knowledge: DV360, Teads Ad Manager, Amazon DSP.
• Proficient in Google Sheets / Excel and Google Slides / PowerPoint.
• Experience across Display and Video, with exposure to Audio, DOOH or CTV a bonus.
• Strong data analysis skills with actionable insight delivery.
• Commercial awareness of working with global brands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, confident in client presentations.
• Highly organised, adaptable and able to manage multiple campaigns independently.
• Positive, proactive and relationship-oriented mindset.
• Ability to prioritise and work autonomously within a distributed team.

Desirable:

• Experience with Campaign Manager.
• Google Marketing Platform certifications.
• Advanced Excel / data handling.
• Travel industry experience.
• Familiarity with omni-channel DSPs (BVOD/CTV, DOOH, Audio).
• Understanding of end-to-end measurement.
• Degree in marketing, media, business or analytics.
• Experience with Amazon Ads

Expectations for all Open Partners Employees:

• Follow our Employee Handbook
• Live by our values
• Smarter -
  Aim high, train hard, embrace next
• Faster -
  Learn fast, adapt fast, act fast
• Better -
  Think, say and do what's best

Please note: There will be some expectations within this role to join out of timezone calls and meetings.