Senior Programmatic & Media Operations Specialist

About BYD

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.

About the Role

The Senior Programmatic & Media Operations Specialist will 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.

Working closely with the wider Paid Media, Brand, PR, and Creative teams, this role will ensure programmatic media plays a central role across both upper-funnel brand campaigns and lower-funnel performance activity.

This role will also play a key support function to the Head of Paid Media across wider media planning, campaign governance, reporting operations, financial administration, and cross-functional stakeholder management across all media channels excluding Paid Search and Paid Social.

The ideal candidate will combine strong hands-on programmatic expertise with media planning, account management, and operational coordination experience.

Key Responsibilities

Programmatic Planning & Activation

• 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.

Optimisation & Performance

• 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.

Audience, Data & Measurement

• 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.

Creative & Collaboration

• 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.

Media Operations & Campaign Management

• 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.

Qualifications & Requirements

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Experience in automotive or high-consideration categories.

• Exposure to CTV and premium video environments.

• Experience supporting large-scale brand or ATL campaigns.

• Experience working in fast-paced in-house or agency environments.

Benefits

• Workplace Pension

• Private Healthcare

• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualification.

• Team building events and employee learning opportunities.