Associate Programmatic Account Manager - Brand/Agency
Samba TV
Sales & Business Development
New York, NY, USA
USD 70k-80k / year
As an Associate Programmatic Account Manager at Samba TV, you’ll support day-to-day account management for a portfolio of agency and brand-direct clients, making sure they get the most out of Samba’s audience targeting and measurement solutions. You’ll be the go-to point of contact for your clients across the full campaign lifecycle (planning, audience setup, activation, QA, and reporting), and you’ll partner directly with Sales, Product, and Measurement to drive adoption, performance, and growth. This is a high-growth role for someone early in their programmatic career who is ready to take direct responsibility for client relationships, campaign outcomes, and account growth.
Requirements: must live within 50 miles of a Samba office. Required in office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) and 4 days a week (Monday through Thursday) starting Jan 4th 2027 with the possibility of moving to 5 days a week in office after that.
What you'll do:
Support day-to-day account management for a portfolio of brand-direct and agency clients, serving as the go-to point of contact across planning, audience setup, activation, QA, and reporting
Manage audience segment setup and delivery across major DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, and social platforms, troubleshooting activation issues and coordinating with technical teams to resolve them quickly
Monitor campaign delivery, surface risks and underdelivery early, and produce performance summaries, insights, and business reviews that drive adoption and growth
Partner with Sales on account plans, renewals, pre-sale planning, and flagging upsell opportunities, aligning client goals with Samba’s audience and measurement solutions
Act as the feedback loop between clients and internal teams (Product, Measurement, Revenue Operations, Finance) to improve ease of activation, workflow efficiency, and audience performance
Represent Samba’s audience products with growing expertise and a consultative, client-first approach, building your knowledge by staying current on programmatic trends and contextual targeting best practices
Who you are:
- Curious. Always learning, humble when you don’t know something, and eager to grow into a programmatic expert.
- Proactive. You take ownership, anticipate client needs, and move fast to deliver value.
- Collaborative. You’re a team player who thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Detail-oriented. You stay organized across multiple clients and tasks and care about getting the small things right.
What you bring:
1 to 2 years of experience in account management, customer success, campaign operations, client services, or a similar role within ad tech, digital media, or programmatic advertising (relevant internships count)
Familiarity with or strong interest in programmatic advertising concepts, including DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, and digital campaign workflows
Nice to have: Familiarity with or strong interest in one or more DSPs (e.g., The Trade Desk, DV360, Yahoo DSP) and/or SSPs (e.g., OpenX, Magnite, Freewheel); hands-on exposure is a plus
Solid written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging clients directly via email and on calls
Analytical mindset with an interest in campaign performance and data-driven decision-making
Strong Excel skills (SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, VLOOKUP); SQL is a plus
Comfortable with or willing to learn CRM and project management tools (Salesforce, Jira, Asana, Trello, etc.)
Eagerness to deepen expertise in programmatic, audience, and contextual advertising
BA/BS with a focus on marketing, business, data, communications, or related experience
70000 - 80000 USD a year
