Programmatic Manager

The Opportunity

We’re on the hunt for a savvy and strategic Programmatic Manager to take the reins of our programmatic advertising channel at NZME. Based in Auckland, this is your opportunity to lead the charge at Aotearoa’s leading media company – delivering smart solutions, optimising performance, and driving impact in a constantly evolving digital landscape. You’ll lead from the front, working with agency partners, internal teams, and premium platforms to ensure NZME delivers market-leading programmatic results – every time.

How You’ll Do It

You’ll be the programmatic lead across NZME’s commercial portfolio, with a focus on growth, innovation and performance. Your day-to-day will include:

• Managing and growing all programmatic deal types (PMP, PD, PG) with agencies and clients.
• Monitoring campaign health and bid activity, implementing pricing strategies to optimise yield.
• Partnering with Sales Leads to craft smart, programmatically led solutions for our clients.
• Driving the commercialisation of first-party data and new media opportunities like retail and performance packages.
• Working closely with AdOps, Product, and Data teams to deliver seamless, high-performing campaigns.
• Enabling internal teams with reporting, insights, training and tools to make programmatic easy to understand and sell.
• Keeping your finger on the pulse of market trends and feeding new ideas and innovations into the business.
  
  

About You

You’re a programmatic powerhouse with 5+ years of experience and a clear understanding of how platforms, data and strategy intersect. You’re proactive, analytical and commercially minded, with the ability to build strong relationships across stakeholders.

Here’s What You Bring

• A strong understanding of the programmatic ecosystem (DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, and data platforms).
• Experience across platforms like Google Ad Manager, DV360, Magnite and Index Exchange.
• Proven success in managing high-value clients and delivering revenue growth through strategic programmatic execution.
• Confident in using data to analyse performance, forecast results and guide commercial decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills – you can explain complex things in simple ways.
• A solutions-focused mindset with the ability to troubleshoot and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Bonus points if you’ve worked in a publisher, SSP, or agency trading desk environment and are confident leading end-to-end programmatic campaigns.

What’s On Offer

At NZME, you’ll work alongside some of the brightest minds in media on iconic brands across radio, publishing and digital. You’ll enjoy a collaborative culture where innovation is encouraged, diversity is celebrated, and every day offers new opportunities to learn and lead.

This Auckland-based role puts you at the heart of our digital growth engine, with exposure to the tools, data and teams driving the future of advertising in New Zealand.

You’ll Also Enjoy

• Access to leading ad tech platforms and exclusive first-party data assets.
• A supportive team environment where personal growth and upskilling is part of the journey.
• Opportunities to influence and innovate in a market-leading media business.
• A dynamic and flexible working culture – because we know great ideas don’t always come at a desk.
  
  

Ready to step up and own the programmatic space at NZME? — apply now and be part of something bigger.

All applicants will be asked about their working rights in New Zealand. E.g., Citizen, resident, visa, no visa etc.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment is NZ's premium integrated media group. We keep Kiwis in the know about what matters most to them, and dig into what’s going on in the world and why, as well as shining a light on the latest and greatest in news and entertainment. Combining radio, digital, and print we reach more than over 3.6 million* Kiwis every week.

We are home to more than 50 of Aotearoa’s award-winning media brands - each with its own voice, and each powered by the country’s top media personalities, journalists, broadcasters, designers, writers, commercial thinkers, operations teams, marketers, digital and tech specialists and many more. You can achieve anything you set your mind to here – the possibilities are endless!

Come and join the future of NZME. Give it your all and enjoy the ride because this could lead anywhere…