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 collaborating with agency and brand direct stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with both Account Managers and Business Development colleagues to help drive performance and account growth
• 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 at both Brands and Agencies
• 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

Requirements

• 2+ years of consultative, client-facing work within ad tech, digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy industries
• Comfortable with client management and day-to-day communication
• Strong ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand direct stakeholders
• Educational background in related fields such as business, marketing, or computer science is beneficial

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel, Vertica and Power BI
• Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize client asks as well as long-term projects
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently on daily tasks

Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience with ad tech platforms and digital marketing tools
• Knowledge of industry trends and best practices

Benefits

The Trade Desk offers 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, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.