Publisher Partnerships Manager

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Publisher Partnerships Manager, you will serve as a crucial bridge between Viant and key media exchanges, ensuring that systems, tools, and relationships run efficiently. You will collaborate closely with internal teams and external media owners to maintain a seamless flow of digital media inventory while upholding the integrity and performance of ad placements.

You will manage inventory data, provide strategic insights, and analyze auction dynamics to optimize media supply paths and identify potential fraud or inefficiencies. The role involves technical troubleshooting, supporting Private Marketplace (PMP) deals, and ensuring alignment between campaign needs and the technology stack.

THE DAY-TO-DAY

• Lead and manage relationships with media exchanges to ensure an efficient, fraud-free media marketplace and drive optimal ad performance.
• Analyze auction patterns and evaluate media supply paths to identify efficiencies and eliminate suspicious seller activity.
• Strategically optimize DSP configurations to improve campaign performance and media spend.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to troubleshoot PMPs and/or advertiser/publisher issues
• Oversee publisher integrations and necessary 3rd party vendor certification tests
• Provide DSP configuration recommendations to improve campaign performance and spend 
• Stay updated on industry trends related to supply chain transparency, fraud prevention, and new OpenRTB standards.
• Create and maintain reporting dashboards in tools like Tableau to present insights and performance metrics to key stakeholders.

GREAT TO HAVE

• 3-5 years of proven experience in digital advertising or a relevant field, particularly with DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, or inventory management platforms.
• Expertise in analyzing large datasets and delivering clear, actionable insights to internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Experience with at least one or more ad serving technologies either DSPs,SSPs, Ad Managers, Ad Servers ect.
• Ability to think critically about both client needs and internal solutions
• Strong documentation skills for capturing the project and processes
• Proven ability to learn and adopt new technologies
• Familiarity with BigQuery, Tableau, GCP, AWS and other web/cloud technologies is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field (economics, data analytics, math)
• Nice to have: IAB Digital Media Certification, or cloud certifications such as AWS or GCP.

WHO WE ARE

• Viant® (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leading advertising software company that enables marketers to plan, execute and measure omnichannel ad campaigns through a cloud-based platform. Viant’s self-service Demand Side Platform, Adelphic®, powers programmatic advertising across Connected TV, Linear TV, mobile, desktop, audio, gaming and digital out-of-home channels. In 2022, Viant was recognized as a Leader in the DSP category, earned Great Place to Work® certification and Co-Founders Tim and Chris Vanderhook were named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year. To learn more, please visit viantinc.com.

LIFE AT VIANT

• Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the best places to work and some of our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more. 

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About Viant

Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Our omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of ViantAI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best Demand Side Platform by MarTech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s Innovation award for AI Advancements. Learn more at viantinc.com.

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