Programmatic Campaign Operations Specialist / Trader

VirtuHire Open · verified Oct 24, 2026

Remote South Africa Mid-level Programmatic

At a glance

Mid-level Programmatic role at VirtuHire. Remote, South Africa.

Pay not stated Programmatic salary

RoleProgrammatic

SeniorityMid-level

LocationSouth Africa

WorkplaceRemote

PostedAug 27, 2026 · 8w ago

Role brief

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What you'll do

Build campaign components, including line items and targeting, inside the DSPs assigned to you
Traffic creative and third-party tags, then run the required checks before campaigns go live
Check daily delivery, carry out permitted adjustments and raise pacing risks before clients see them
Investigate campaign, creative, targeting and activation problems, escalating complex technical cases to the senior operations lead
Keep campaign records and change histories accurate, and support closeout, reconciliation and reporting

What you bring

You bring two to four years of practical digital or programmatic campaign execution experience
You have built and run campaigns in at least one major DSP
You’re skilled with Excel and Google Sheets and attentive to detail
You can use insertion orders, build sheets and campaign specifications, communicate clearly in writing, and manage escalations

Who this fits

This role suits someone who prefers hands-on execution and can maintain accuracy across repetitive, high-volume campaign work. It is permanent, full-time and remote for someone in South Africa, with weekday hours from 14:00 to 23:00 SAST aligned to U.S. Eastern business hours.

From the employer

Location: South Africa – Remote
Hours: 14:00–23:00 SAST, Monday–Friday, aligned with U.S. Eastern business hours
Employment: Permanent, Full-Time

Role Purpose

Execute and maintain programmatic campaigns accurately and efficiently within an established strategy, workflows, and QA standards. This is a hands-on campaign execution role focused on campaign builds, trafficking, pacing, optimisation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Build campaigns, line items, targeting structures, and campaign components within assigned DSPs.
Traffic creative assets and third-party tags.
Complete pre-launch campaign QA.
Monitor campaign pacing and delivery on a daily basis.
Identify and escalate pacing or delivery risks before they become client-visible.
Execute routine optimisations and approved campaign changes within defined guidelines.
Troubleshoot campaign, creative, targeting, and activation issues.
Escalate complex technical issues to the Senior Programmatic Operations Lead.
Maintain accurate campaign documentation, naming conventions, and change histories.
Provide screenshots, compliance documentation, and campaign data when required.
Support campaign closeout, reconciliation, and reporting processes.
Work accurately across high volumes of campaigns and line items.

Must-Have Requirements

2–4 years of hands-on digital or programmatic campaign execution experience.
Direct experience building and managing campaigns within at least one major DSP.
Ability to learn and work across additional platforms quickly.
Strong attention to detail.
Comfortable with repetitive, high-volume campaign production where accuracy is critical.
Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills.
Comfortable working from insertion orders, build sheets, and campaign specifications.
Strong written communication.
Disciplined escalation and issue-management skills.