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Programmatic Job Advertising for Staffing
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Recruitment Marketing — Programmatic Job Advertising

Stop paying for clicks. Start paying for applicants.

Haley manages programmatic job advertising across Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, and 100+ boards — with budgets adjusted in real time to maximize applications per dollar.

We were burning through our Indeed budget with nothing to show for it. Haley rebuilt our programmatic strategy and our cost per application dropped 35% in 60 days.

Director of Recruiting

Client partner

Mid-Size Industrial Staffing Firm

What's included in Programmatic Job Advertising

Full management of job ad spend — strategy, posting, optimization, and reporting.

Every programmatic program includes:

  • Multi-board distribution across 100+ job sites
  • Real-time budget allocation to highest-performing sources
  • Job title and description optimization for click-to-apply
  • Sponsorship strategy for Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and LinkedIn
  • Cost-per-application tracking and weekly optimization
  • Geo and category targeting aligned to your orders
  • Feed management and troubleshooting with job boards
  • Monthly reporting on spend, applications, and CPA trends

Often added with Programmatic Ads:

  • Career Sites built to convert the traffic ads generate
  • Social Recruiting for passive candidate reach
  • Employment Branding so ads stand out in crowded results
  • Reputation Management — candidates check reviews before applying
  • Sense & Bullhorn Automation for applicant nurture

Programmatic works hardest when your career site converts — otherwise you're optimizing spend toward a broken apply experience.

Is Programmatic Job Advertising the right fit?

For firms spending on job boards who need expert optimization, not just more posting.

Programmatic Ads are a great fit if:

  • You're spending $5K+/month on job boards without clear ROI
  • Recruiters post jobs manually and hope for the best
  • Cost per application keeps rising with no strategy to control it
  • You have open orders but not enough qualified applicants
  • You tried self-serve Indeed/LinkedIn and wasted budget

How Programmatic Job Advertising works

Audit first, then optimize spend weekly based on real application data.

Week 1

Audit & Baseline

Review current spend, boards, job feeds, and CPA. Identify waste and quick wins.

Week 2

Strategy & Setup

Configure programmatic distribution, sponsorship tiers, and tracking across boards.

Week 3

Launch & Monitor

Campaigns go live with daily monitoring. Budget shifts toward best-performing sources.

Ongoing

Optimize & Report

Weekly bid and board adjustments. Monthly reporting on CPA, volume, and fill impact.

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Ready to get more applicants per dollar?

Get a free job advertising audit. We'll review your current spend, identify waste, and show you what programmatic management could do for your cost per application.