Manager of Programmatic - Full-time / Part-time

Over the past 30 years, DISH has built a talented group of leaders and support teams at its corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado. As the company continues to develop, offering new products and services to an increasing customer base, it looks to recruit outstanding candidates capable to turning ideas and strategies into world-class results.

A successful candidate will have the following: 

• 5+ years experience with advertising sales and inventory management
• Team player with collaborative style
• Proactive self-starter continually hunting for new sales opportunities
• Highly analytical and able to make quick decisions
• Experience and comfort working with relevant media data
• Strong business acumen and ability to develop lasting professional relationships with clients

DISH Media Sales seeks a Manager of Programmatic to be based in either the NYC office of Media Sales or the Denver headquarters of the company.  This person will be tasked with helping to lead the effort to sell impressions that remain under-utilized by Dish Media Sales’ traditional sales efforts and help establish the automation for addressable advertising.  The position is also responsible for operations of the platform.  In this role the head of the Programmatic will report to the General Manager of Addressable and together they will set the strategic direction for the group.  The ideal manager of programmatic will drive innovation using DISH viewer measurement data and DISH targeted advertising with the understanding that current ad platforms are changing rapidly and are quickly evolving away from traditional methods of selling ads.

Primary responsibilities will fall into the following categories:

The Manager of Programmatic will help drive and optimize yield across the DISH platform and is responsible for the following areas:

• Drive Programmatic sales for Dish by utilizing DISH targeting and viewer measurement data to create compelling selling propositions for programmatic clients and sell any combination of addressable, digital, VOD, or linear impressions while minimizing sales channel conflict and market cannibalization
• Develop vendor partners that support and enhance the company’s ability to meet revenue goals
• Develop strong working relationships with all Dish departments to deliver on key performance metrics
• Work strategically with pricing and inventory team to identify and optimize under-monetized inventory
• Ensure that our clients receive the highest level of sales and operational customer service by leveraging a highly consultative approach