Sr. Manager, Video & Programmatic Media

About Ovative Group:

Ovative Group is an independent full-funnel media measurement and creative firm transforming how brands grow. We partner with leading names like American Eagle Best Buy Dominos The Home Depot Polaris and UnitedHealth Group to build smarter media and measurement programs that drive real profitable growth.

Media Management & Performance

• Provide senior oversight on planning activation and optimization across Linear/CTV OLV/YouTube Audio and Programmatic Display/Native.
• Ensure high standards of executional excellence (QA UTG/SOT pacing budget management) and drive continuous process and automation improvements.
• Lead test-and-learn agendas and performance readouts that turn data into clear actionable decisions for clients and internal teams.
• Maintain strategic relationships with platform and media partners to unlock innovation alpha/beta opportunities and performance gains.

Client Leadership

• Own senior client relationships and overall VPM performance for a set of complex high-impact accounts.
• Lead day-to-day and quarterly strategy planning and readouts across Video Audio and Display/Programmatic tying recommendations to EMR and enterprise outcomes.
• Influence executive client stakeholders to evolve media measurement and operating models in ways that unlock incremental enterprise-level impact.

Cross-Channel Strategy & Thought Leadership

• Set integrated VPM roadmaps that connect upper- and lower-funnel tactics and align with cross-channel partners (e.g. Paid Social Search Affiliate RMN/Commerce CS Measurement).
• Serve as a VPM SME in cross-functional initiatives translating channel expertise into clear integrated plans and test agendas.
• Codify and scale best practices playbooks and training that elevate VPM quality and consistency across teams.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Manage and develop multi-level teams and people leaders setting clear expectations and development plans.
• Build and continuously improve operating rhythms that enable a high-performing inclusive team.
• Foster a culture of accountability coaching and engagement ensuring team members understand how their work ladders to total business goals.
• Partner with leadership on staffing individual pathing and performance management.

• 4 years of people management experience including managing direct reports and leading teams through change and coaching managers and/or senior ICs (not only analysts).
• Proven track record driving strong performance outcomes through VPM channels (incremental revenue profitability EMR lift brand and full-funnel outcomes).
• Proven track record leading integrated planning and activation across multiple channels or brands.
• Deep experience with performance-based direct response and full-funnel media programs.
• Deep experience with major buying and measurement platforms (e.g. The Trade Desk DV360 Google Ads/YouTube verification tools such as DoubleVerify/MOAT/IAS TV tools such as Nielsen/SQAD/Kantar/Strata).
• Skilled at translating complex data into clear influence-ready narratives for senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication and client relationship skills comfortable navigating ambiguity difficult conversations and executive-level discussions.
• Strong conceptual and analytical problem-solving skills; able to bring structured thinking and sound judgment to complex decisions.

Preferred

• Experience in performance marketing for large-scale brands (retail eCommerce subscription/telecom healthcare or similar).
• Experience spanning both traditional (Linear TV/Radio) and digital video/audio planning and activation.
• Prior leadership role at a digital agency holding company or client-side digital team with cross-channel responsibility.
• Experience leading or contributing to new offering development productization of services or BD/pitch efforts.

Working at Ovative Group:

We provide strong competitive holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.

At Ovative culture isnt a buzzwordits the reason weve been named a Top Workplace for ten years running. We lead with trust transparency and a commitment to doing the hard work others avoid.

We offer flexibility. Youll work from our Minneapolis Chicago or New York office on set days each week and an option to work remote on others.

Our open floor plan reflects our open communication and flat structurewhere interns collaborate with VPs analysts partner with senior leaders and our CEO engages with every team member. Together we create an environment where smart driven people can do their best work and support one another in the process.

Were equally committed to inclusion and belonging. Ovative fosters a workplace where everyone can participate and thriveregardless of ethnicity gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression or other protected class status. Our benefits and policies reflect that commitment from inclusive medical leave coverage for same-sex spouses to equitable care and support for all families.

Benefits:

We strive to hire and retain the best talent by offering fair competitive compensation a meaningful bonus program and excellent health coverage. When the company performs well we all benefit.

Some tangible benefits and amenities we enjoy:

• Access to all office spaces in MSP NYC and CHI

• Frequent paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events team events and in-person collaboration with teams

• Generous paid vacation policy

• 401k match program

• Top-notch health insurance options inclusive of same sex partners

• Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility pregnancy and parenting needs

• Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan

• Sabbatical program

• Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program

• Shenanigans Day

Additional information can be found at Ovatives Career Page.

The details of the benefits are covered by applicable plan documents for group benefits and by company policies where a plan document does not apply.

Working at Ovative wont be easybut if you like challenging hard work driving results and being surrounded by the best talent it has the potential to be the most rewarding job youll ever have. If you think you can make us better we want to hear from you!

EEO & Accessibility:

Ovative is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a respectful inclusive workplace for all. Applicants receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics (e.g. color religion creed national origin sex pregnancy childbirth and related conditions sexual orientation gender identity/ gender expression gender identity age physical or mental disability marital/ status familial status military or veterans status genetic information status with regard to public assistance and any other status protected under applicable law).

We provide reasonable accommodations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state law to qualified applicants and employees with disability unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

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Application Details and Process:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer on a full-time basis without current or future need for visa sponsorship. Ovative is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification documentation upon hire.

Open Until Filled or Otherwise Withdrawn:

We encourage interested candidates to apply early. The position will remain open for at least 10 business days from the first day of posting. After this time if the position has not been filled the posting will remain open until the position is filled or until the posting is otherwise closed or withdrawn for business reasons.