Digital Media Operations Specialist (Programmatic Advertising)

Location: Hybrid in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, with regular weekly onsite attendance required; other listed location: Bloomington, Minnesota. Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Must be authorized to work in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

Base pay range: $25.25–$34.50 per hour.

Company

DigiKey is a global distributor of electronic components offering a broad selection of in-stock products and customer service.

What you will do

• Support the setup, execution, monitoring, optimization, trafficking, and quality assurance of programmatic and other digital advertising campaigns.
• Monitor pacing, budgets, delivery, targeting, and performance metrics; troubleshoot campaign delivery, tracking, tagging, and audience activation issues.
• Coordinate daily campaign execution, reporting, requirements, timelines, and deliverables with internal stakeholders and external media agency partners.
• Develop recurring performance reports and dashboards, analyze results, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Support audience segmentation, pixels, tracking technologies, audience integrations, platform configurations, and user access controls.
• Create documentation, training materials, and operational playbooks while recommending improvements that increase efficiency, scalability, and performance.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in digital advertising, media operations, marketing operations, or paid media execution.
• Experience working with digital advertising platforms and campaign reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence.
• Ability to work hybrid with regular weekly onsite attendance in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience with programmatic advertising platforms such as DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP, or similar technologies.
• Experience collaborating with media agencies or external partners.
• Knowledge of audience targeting, attribution, tracking implementation, and campaign measurement.
• Familiarity with marketing technology platforms, CRM systems, customer data platforms, or analytics tools.
• Experience supporting B2B marketing and lead generation initiatives.
• Understanding of privacy regulations and data governance best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with regular weekly onsite attendance.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Equal opportunity workplace that encourages applications from qualified candidates, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the employment process.