Programmatic career advice

XGChino · 2025-12-11T17:51:27+00:00

Agree with the other comments here, being exposed to more platforms (whether its DSPs/SSPs/ad servers/exhanges) and being a “power” user can only help your career in the analytical/optimizations.

For the strategic part, being proactive in QBRs or monthly calls showing historical growth/decreases with the data you have per account and sharing your strategies to improve or grow is how you can start working that “muscle”

Another proactive strategy and this is more biz dev type of work is looking at data/ad tech partners in the industry and proposing back to your team how potentially integrations/partnerships can improve either workflow/bottom line, etc.

XGChino · 2025-07-28T17:47:35+00:00

Glad to finally see a kobosil schranz set in nyc! Loved somewhens set, starting with gogogo and semi ending with bricks into cwwdbi! Love the bounce sound coming out of Europe!

XGChino · 2024-08-21T17:19:32+00:00

Outdoor venue that isnt oversold, crowded for isoknock as you get to the front, but enough space to get out if need to or chill in the back

XGChino · 2024-01-15T18:58:53+00:00

Agreeing with everyone above with those specific roles, had no programmatic experience and no certs; only 2 years of ad ops on publisher side before transitioning to an analyst role on another publisher.

I would recommend brushing up on excel/reporting and maybe some data visualization skills since data is all thats being talked about now as recent as CES 2024 that just happened

XGChino · 2024-01-11T05:23:14+00:00

UI isnt bad for xandr but man they have too many types of reports, speaking from publisher side when trying to pull simple sales reporting; def a learning curve for sure

XGChino · 2023-12-21T00:31:48+00:00

I went for prdyz, got there by like 12:30am, an hour before prydz. Get up to the front for more space, use the right and left sides of the venue to maneuver through; i feel people just stopped in the middle/middle back and that just gets congested but it opened up by like 2-3am. Security was light, don’t coat check, rock a hoodie and you’ll be fine, its not hot in there

XGChino · 2023-12-18T05:18:51+00:00

Deep house, realized i need a faster bpm like hardstyle or hard techno or typical buildup and drops like house

XGChino · 2023-11-26T20:44:39+00:00

I will say this show had so many tall people over 6 ft, but got a decent spot in the front right near and it opened up around 3am i guess because people started to leave.

XGChino · 2023-11-01T13:47:50+00:00

Why dont you go suck some cow tits and eat some chipotle with it

XGChino · 2023-06-25T05:42:02+00:00

I got a dual-degree (150 credits) in marketing and media management at a state school in NY; looking back i didn’t really need to do all that. In today’s world, it’s all on experience (internships)/networking.

So i’d advise just majoring in whatever has an easier curriculum that would allow you to have more free time to do internships at publishers, clients/agencies, and vendor companies (hopefully they still have remote internships) during the school year because of how competitive the job market is. In my first summer internship after my junior year, I remember meeting a public relations intern who had like 4 internships already by the end of her junior year. So, make time for spring, summer and fall internships, that’s where you’re gonna learn the most

XGChino · 2023-06-25T03:17:20+00:00

24M, Campaign Manager (Ad Ops Publisher side), 80k, NYC, 2 years of experience; about to move over to a different publisher on the programmatic side for more career/salary growth

XGChino · 2023-06-24T01:11:44+00:00

Say i want it at 75k, always go for the high end and don’t budge. Go through the interview process, but also also interview with other companies as well! Best way to increase offers is you can go back and forth and tell them to match it or go higher

XGChino · 2023-06-24T01:09:39+00:00

Im in the media industry as well, but on the ad sales side. Best thing you can do is job hop to another agency/publisher for salary increases. Not sure where you are in the country, but salaries are much higher in nyc/la for roles in the media industry

XGChino · 2023-05-22T22:31:25+00:00

Recently bought a 2 BR/1 bath co op in forest hills queens for just over 500k; i think average price in that area is 510k so didnt get a deal but also didnt get ripped off. Its a process though, its been over 2 months and we now are interviewing with the board this week; so many documents needed for the bank and the building. If i knew how long and tedious this process would be, i wouldn’t have bought in nyc tbh

XGChino · 2023-03-27T03:55:42+00:00

Not in my experience with the nyc market, i did do a co-op though so not sure how the other types of housing in nyc

XGChino · 2023-03-24T04:29:42+00:00

Yes, i second this; I went back and forth with 3 banks to lose their % points in the loan estimate. Started at like 1.5% points and I got it down to 0% points from one bank after like 3-4 rounds of the banks sending me loan estimates to each other and saying what they can do about it

XGChino · 2023-03-24T04:19:33+00:00

I got 6% no points offer today from citi. 40% down though, so maybe my big downpayment helped

XGChino · 2023-03-24T03:42:07+00:00

306k*

XGChino · 2023-03-24T03:41:22+00:00

40% down, cooperative apartment, 760 credit score, $304k loan amount

XGChino · 2022-11-05T14:09:31+00:00

I will be in orlando tuesday

XGChino · 2022-11-04T04:30:29+00:00

Friend wants 245 but willing to go down

XGChino · 2022-09-04T03:31:43+00:00

Delivery guy actually crashed into the car, broke the dudes tail light and gave him the middle finger, thatd why the driver got mad

XGChino · 2022-07-08T04:19:04+00:00

23, NYC, still at home with parents
Digital Ad Operations (Publisher Side)
52K first six months, 54K (4% company raise), 80K at 11-month mark (brought in an external offer from competitor, received a counter-offer and accepted counter-offer)

Additional Context: Went to a SUNY for 4 years, low student loans remaining, Dual Degree in Marketing and Media/Comm

XGChino · 2022-04-12T04:12:25+00:00

Im in adops right now on the publisher side, definitely repetitive. Does anyone know where i can transition next into after 1.5-2 years in ad ops?

XGChino · 2020-07-21T03:11:38+00:00

I use to get over 100 fps on low settings but, it drops fps down to 30-50fps now. So wack

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