Senior Programmatic & Media Operations Specialist at BYD Europe | England, United Kingdom | Rezi

Senior Programmatic & Media Operations Specialist at BYD Europe

Senior Programmatic & Media Operations Specialist

BYD Europe · England, United Kingdom

4 days ago

Senior Programmatic & Media Operations Specialist

BYD Europe · England, United Kingdom

4 days ago
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About the Role

Lead the planning, activation, optimisation, and operational management of BYD UK’s programmatic and digital media activity across Display, Online Video, Connected TV (CTV), Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH), and Digital Audio channels. This role ensures programmatic media plays a central role across both upper-funnel brand campaigns and lower-funnel performance activity, while also supporting the Head of Paid Media across wider media planning, campaign governance, reporting operations, financial administration, and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, launch, and manage programmatic campaigns across Display, Online Video, YouTube, and CTV.
  • Activate campaigns using DSPs such as The Trade Desk, Amazon, Quantcast, or equivalent platforms.
  • Translate brand and performance objectives into clear programmatic strategies.
  • Support integrated planning alongside Paid Search, Paid Social, OOH, and ATL activity.
  • Support campaign planning across both upper-funnel brand campaigns and lower-funnel performance activity.
  • Monitor and optimise campaigns to improve reach, frequency, CPM, CPV, CTR, and on-site performance.
  • Analyse performance data to identify insights and optimisation opportunities.
  • Own pacing, budget control, and delivery across campaigns.
  • Support weekly and monthly reporting across wider media activity.
  • Ensure campaign reporting frameworks and trackers are maintained consistently across the team.
  • Build and activate first-party, third-party, contextual, and geo-based audiences.
  • Support testing frameworks across formats, audiences, and creative.
  • Work with analytics partners to ensure accurate tracking and measurement.
  • Support campaign learning agendas and performance analysis across integrated media campaigns.
  • Provide feedback on creative performance and best practice across programmatic, digital and video formats.
  • Collaborate with Brand, PR, and Commercial teams on launches and always-on activity.
  • Help manage campaign workflows and creative delivery timelines alongside the Content Specialist.
  • Ensure campaign trackers and status sheets are maintained accurately across all live activity.
  • Coordinate with media owners, agencies, and external partners where required.
  • Support the Senior Paid Media Lead with the operational management of BYD UK’s wider media activity across all channels excluding Paid Search and Paid Social.
  • Own media finance processes across campaigns, including PO creation, invoice tracking, payment submissions, reconciliations, and budget management.
  • Maintain accurate campaign pacing, financial tracking, and delivery status across all active media activity.
  • Lead weekly reporting and campaign status cadences, ensuring all channel updates, trackers, and reporting are completed accurately and on time.
  • Coordinate campaign timelines, workflows, and deliverables across internal teams, media partners, agencies, and channel specialists.
  • Support integrated campaign planning and governance across brand and performance activity.
  • Work closely with the Content Specialist to manage creative workflows, asset delivery, approvals, and campaign readiness across all media workstreams.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years’ experience managing programmatic media campaigns, media planning, account management, or integrated media roles.
  • Hands-on experience with DSPs such as The Trade Desk, Amazon, DV360, or Quantcast.
  • Strong understanding of full-funnel programmatic media, and integrated media planning.
  • Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel / Google Sheets proficiency.
  • Understanding of tagging and google analytics.
  • Experience managing campaign financial processes including PO management, invoice tracking, payment submissions, and budget reconciliation.
  • Strong operational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple campaign workstreams simultaneously.
  • Experience working across integrated media campaigns and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience in automotive or high-consideration categories (Desirable).
  • Exposure to CTV and premium video environments (Desirable).
  • Experience supporting large-scale brand or ATL campaigns (Desirable).
  • Experience working in fast-paced in-house or agency environments (Desirable).

Skills

  • Programmatic Media
  • Media Planning
  • Account Management
  • Integrated Media
  • DSP Platforms (The Trade Desk, Amazon, DV360, Quantcast)
  • Full-funnel programmatic media
  • Excel / Google Sheets
  • Tagging
  • Google Analytics
  • Campaign Financial Processes (PO management, invoice tracking, payment submissions, budget reconciliation)
  • Operational Management
  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Communication
  • CTV
  • Premium Video

Location

  • UK

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Mid-level
  • Senior

Salary/Compensations

  • Competitive salary based on experience and qualification.

Benefits

  • Workplace Pension
  • Private Healthcare
  • Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Team building events
  • Employee learning opportunities

About the Company

  • BYD is a global leader in electric vehicles and clean energy solutions, with a clear purpose: to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature.
  • As BYD continues its rapid growth in the UK, we are building a best-in-class in-house media capability to drive brand awareness, consideration, and demand for our EV & PHEV portfolio.