Trader

Location: New York City, NY

About the role

MiQ has been part of the programmatic landscape since the beginning, and that programmatic expertise is the backbone of our success. We’re looking for a Programmatic Trader to join our growing trading team in one of our fastest-growing global regions. You’ll collaborate with sales, account management, product, and analytics teams on some of the world’s most well-known brands.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients, ensuring all campaigns perform and pace optimally.
• Set up campaigns for success from day one using critical thinking and analytical skills to analyze complex data sets and make decisions to exceed client goals.
• Troubleshoot campaign challenges and implement optimizations within DSPs.
• Work across multiple technology platforms, including DSPs, internal BI tools, ad servers, attribution, and brand safety solutions.
• Provide client reporting and optimization commentary, as well as delivery and incremental forecasting.
• Supply avails, pricing, and strategy recommendations for new campaigns.
• Partner with the trading team to enhance internal tools and processes.
• Provide feedback and test new trading products to drive future enhancements.
• Build strong relationships with sales and account management teams on your commercial pod.
• Collaborate with other commercial teams to deliver custom client solutions.
• Communicate strategy and optimizations clearly to internal and external partners.
• Articulate how MiQ’s trading technology and expertise set us apart.
• Participate in client meetings around performance and strategy.
• Drive trading innovation through human intelligence to exceed performance goals.
• Use MiQ’s proprietary technology to create bespoke campaign setups and custom algorithms.

Requirements

• Analytical skills are essential.
• Experience with large datasets in Excel and BI tools.
• Experience with Yahoo, DV360, or TTD DSPs preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience running programmatic campaigns preferred.
• Experience with holding companies or agency trading desks preferred.

Skills

• A start-up mindset.
• Attention to detail.
• Accomplished communicator.
• Ability to work both independently and collaborate within a team environment.
• Great time management skills.
• Motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Determined – you always find a way to ‘figure it out’.
• A problem solver – excited by challenging problems and enjoys working through complex solutions.
• Energetic – brings passion to whatever you do.
• Always learning – knows what you know and what you don’t, and looks to others to learn something new.
• Alignment with MiQ's core values: Passion, Determination, Unity, Agility, and Courage.
• A can-do attitude, approaching responsibilities with energy, drive, and enthusiasm.

About Us

We’re MiQ, a programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies. We connect data from multiple sources to solve business problems for our clients. We’re experts in data science, analytics, and programmatic trading, and we react quickly to challenges to ensure our clients spend their media investments on the right things in the right places. Our growth and success come from hiring smart, unconventional people who challenge the status quo and want to make an impact in programmatic marketing.

Benefits

• Health benefits covering medical, dental, and vision with HSA and FSA options.
• Company-paid basic life and long-term disability plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Nursing Mother’s Program.
• Generous PTO policy in addition to paid holidays.
• Tax-free benefits (Commuter, Health, Dependent Care).
• Inter-office travel opportunities.
• Continuous education and training.
• An open office and casual work atmosphere.

Pay

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York City, the compensation range for this role is $80,000 - $90,000. This range may vary for positions outside of New York City due to geographic differentials. Candidates can expect to discuss approved budget, competitive bonus, and commission packages during initial conversations with MiQ’s Talent team and Hiring Managers.