Associate Director, Programmatic Strategy

Delve

Associate Director managing programmatic strategy for a performance media agency specializing in charity sector. Analyzing data and optimizing media campaigns to drive measurable results.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeBoulder • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take an active role in managing campaigns—stepping in where automation falls short and guiding platform algorithms with clear guardrails.
Execute daily optimizations using a Stop / Scale / Start mindset to improve performance and drive better results.
Build and run structured tests across creative and audience segments to understand what truly resonates and drives action.
Work deeply in the data—exporting, analyzing, and connecting platform data with CRM sources (e.g., Salesforce, Fuse) to understand real performance.
Use Excel to build models that uncover key metrics like donor retention, pLTV, and overall funnel health.
Monitor budgets closely to ensure efficient spend and avoid waste, while still hitting growth targets.
Look beyond surface-level metrics to identify what’s actually driving meaningful outcomes (not just cheap conversions).
Investigate performance changes, identify root causes, and clearly explain what’s happening and why.
Partner closely with the Strategist by providing clear, concise insights that help guide decisions and client communication.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A strong analytical mindset and a natural comfort working in data—you genuinely enjoy digging into numbers to find answers.
Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, nested formulas, and working with large, messy datasets.
A healthy skepticism—you question results that seem too good and take the time to understand what’s really happening.
A high level of attention to detail, with a habit of double-checking your work and catching small errors before they become big ones.
A builder’s mindset—you enjoy getting hands-on in the data and solving complex problems more than presenting or talking about them.
Curiosity and persistence—you’re motivated to keep digging until something truly makes sense.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive (100% company-paid) health coverage for employees & their families, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
FSA and HSA health options with a company contribution.
Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
401(k) plan with a 4% match/company contribution
Generous vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
Up to 3 months of paid time off for new parents
$1,250 annual reimbursement for health and well-being (gym membership, ski passes, meal plans, fitness equipment, etc.)
Newly built and designed office exclusively for Delve Deeper with local restaurants, shopping, and hiking/biking trails.
Large common areas filled with snacks, beverages, and regularly catered meals!
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in-office with the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisExcelPivotTablesVLOOKUPXLOOKUPnested formulascampaign managementperformance optimizationstructured testingCRM integration

Soft Skills

analytical mindsetattention to detailcuriositypersistenceproblem-solvingskepticismcommunicationcollaborationinsight generationcritical thinking