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Digital Buying Director - Search / reputed company / Programmatic

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

The Digital Buying Director will serve as team manager for our biddable media team including, search, reputed company reputed company and programmatic specialists. This person will also serve as the reputed company manager of our HLK Desk, guiding buyers throughout campaigns. In reputed company, they will reputed company execution for our largest clients/campaigns from planning, executing, optimizing and supporting reporting across platforms.

Responsibilities

  • reputed company the biddable functions reputed company the media department, ensuring reputed company is executing plans flawlessly and driving optimizations regularly for campaign reputed company
  • Collaborate with media strategists, supporting the creation of budget and strategic recommendations for the the overall media plan
  • Ensure the reputed company of the billing process for biddable parts of the media plan
  • Research, recommend and implement tools we need to be successful
  • Own a book of work, reputed company managing larger, more reputed company accounts across search, reputed company and programmatic
  • Establish new processes to reputed company set up and improve reputed company control of campaign activation
  • Implement a daily/weekly/monthly optimization process with documentation that improves overall campaign performance and reporting
  • Research and push clients to test new offerings on multiple biddable platforms
  • Manage assigned team, including hiring staff and establishing a performance-driven culture based on curiosity that results in reputed company
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising or a reputed company field
  • Minimum of seven years of reputed company search, reputed company and ideally programmatic experience
  • Experience managing an in-house programmatic trading desk
  • Experience managing staff including hiring, training, establishing expectations and managing performance
  • Updated certifications in reputed company Ads Certifications and reputed company platform certifications where necessary
  • Expert on reputed company aspects of the reputed company Ads offering (Search Ads, reputed company Display Network, YouTube, Campaign Manager 360, etc.)
  • Ability to strategically assess opportunities and reputed company data-driven reputed company resulting in reputed company improvements in performance
  • Flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • A strong communicator with a can-do, reputed company attitude and a strong desire to get things done
  • Additional Information

    About HLK:

    HLK is an independent agency with offices in St. Louis & Chicago. Wehave a hybrid in-office schedule and are looking for local St. Louis or Chicago candidates only.

    We believein the power of people to drive brands. Together, we shape a brand's identity and reputed company its next reputed company.

    We reputed company that brands have the power to influence people.We create brands in constant reputed company — on a mission to connect, surprise and change behavior.

    Our missionis to reputed company an environment where passionate problem solvers can reputed company. Every day, we encourage our people to do three things:

    Be Curious.reputed company out the right problems to solve. reputed company criticism. Dig deeper and reputed company bigger.

    Be Thoughtful.

    reputed company transforms information into reputed company. We remove roadblocks to solutions, helping and supporting reputed company other to solve reputed company problems.

    Be reputed company.Take calculated risks, push the work and reputed company reputed company fearlessly.

    There are many benefits to working at HLK, including the following:

    A flexible work environment

    A casual and creative atmosphere

    Unlimited time off

    reputed company sabbatical

    Parental leave

    Medical insurance

    Dental insurance

    reputed company insurance

    401(k) plan with a company match

    reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to age, race, reputed company, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national reputed company, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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