Senior Trading Specialist

About the role

The Trading Team works with Account Management and Business Development to provide strategic recommendations to retain clients and grow their business. The main responsibilities of a Trading Specialist include providing detailed performance and pacing recommendations, being a platform expert, troubleshooting campaign setup and performance issues, utilizing advanced analytics tools, and presenting data insights to client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with both Account Managers and Business Development colleagues while mentoring other Traders to help drive advertiser performance and account growth
• Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues across multiple channels including Display, Online Video, and Connected TV
• Provide feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvements
• Utilize excel and other advanced analytics tools, such as Tableau or Power BI, to analyze large sets of data and create actionable insights
• Be comfortable presenting data and insights to client stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with agency and brand direct stakeholders to drive forward business and meet client needs
• Work with agency traders and planners to setup campaigns and provide optimization recommendations to ensure budgets deliver in full as well as hitting client KPIs
• Become a platform expert who can consult and educate clients on new product updates, platform best practices, and industry news
• Be comfortable traveling 1-2 times a quarter nationally based on client needs

Requirements

4+ years of consultative, client-facing work, ideally within ad tech, digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy industries (hands-on keyboard DSP experience a plus)

Strong technical experience, ability to perform at a high strategic level and ability to think long term

Comfortable with client management, day-to-day communication, and presenting in front of clients

Strong ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand direct stakeholders

Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize client asks as well as long term projects

Fluency in understanding the DSP/Ad Tech landscape is required

Understanding the CPG landscape is a plus

Strong quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel, Vertica and Power BI

Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently on daily tasks

Qualifications

Fluent in understanding the DSP/Ad Tech landscape is required

Understanding the CPG landscape is a plus

Skills

Hands-on keyboard DSP experience a plus

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents

Retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match

Short and long-term disability coverage

Basic life insurance

Well-being benefits

Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses

Parenthood leave

Vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter

Around 13 paid holidays per year

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Competitive benefits package