About this Marketing Programmatic Specialist role at Crate & Barrel
We inspire purpose-filled living that brings joy to the modern home. With a team of more than 8,000 associates spanning 130 store and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada, we achieve together, drive results and innovate to inspire. Drawn together by a shared passion for our customers and a spirit of fun, we deliver high-quality home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced and bring beauty and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is nearly 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.
The Marketing Programmatic Specialist will lead the daily management, refinement, and performance analysis of our multi-channel programmatic initiatives. You will implement high-level strategies as active campaigns across Display, Audio, Video, and CTV using platforms such as DV360 and The Trade Desk. Your primary responsibility is technical excellence, which includes managing precise budget pacing, scaling audiences effectively, and ensuring that all impressions meet rigorous quality and brand safety standards.
This is an on-site role, requiring to be in the Crate HQ office in Northbrook, IL Monday through Thursday with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays.
A day in the life as a Marketing Programmatic Specialist...
Own the full campaign lifecycle—from setup and trafficking to mid-flight optimizations—across TTD, DV360, and other key DSPs
Build and deploy complex audience segments using 1st and 3rd party data; manage the health and delivery of Private Marketplace (PMP) deals with premium publishers
Monitor bidding algorithms, frequency caps, and site-list performance to drive maximum efficiency and ROAS/CPA improvements
Actively manage DoubleVerify/IAS settings to minimize ad fraud and ensure 100% brand safety across all programmatic environments
Aggregate data from various platforms to build weekly performance visualizations, highlighting trends, "wins," and areas for spend re-allocation
Coordinate with the creative team to upload and test assets (including dynamic display and CTV files), ensuring all tags and trackers (CM360, etc.) are firing correctly
Support the Sr. Manager in running A/B experiments and Brand Lift studies, ensuring clean data collection for incrementality analysis
Provide the Performance and Analytics teams with granular transparency into programmatic pacing and inventory health
What you’ll bring to the table…
DSP Proficiency and "hands-on-keys" experience. You know the nuances of bid strategies, identity resolution, and troubleshooting in The Trade Desk or DV360
Technical Detail-Orientation and an understanding of the "plumbing" of programmatic—pixels, UTM parameters, VAST/VPAID tags, and floodlight activities
Analytical Fluency and the ability dig in and identify issues and opportunities
A proactive, data driven mindset and bias towards action and ongoing improvement
Strong communication with ability to explain technical programmatic concepts to internal partners in clear terms
We’d love to hear from you if you have…
3 years of experience specifically in Programmatic media buying (Agency or In-House)
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, economics, statistics or analytics focus preferred or equivalent work experience
Deep expertise in The Trade Desk or DV360 (Certification is a plus)
Retail or eCommerce experience, with a solid understanding of how programmatic feeds into a larger omni-channel sales funnel
Proficiency in Excel and Data Visualization, using tools like Tableau and Looker
Experience with Ad-Server & Verification tech such as CM360, DoubleVerify, or IAS
Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US.
State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.