The Trade Desk
Senior Programmatic Trading Specialist
Chicago · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet - from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more.
- Advertising powers the content people love.
- When you work here, your impact is worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with both Account Managers and Business Development colleagues while mentoring other Traders to help drive advertiser performance and account growth
- Utilize excel and other advanced analytics tools, such as Tableau or Power BI, to analyze large sets of data and create actionable insights
- Start to 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
- Strong technical experience, ability to perform at a high strategic level and ability to think long term
- By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide.
- The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges - from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale.
- Trading Specialists should eventually be viewed as a consultants to clients who are aiming to drive the strongest performance possible.
Requirements
- 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
Nice to have
- 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)
- Understanding the CPG landscape is a plus
Compensation
- In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role.
Company info
- The world's brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.
- Please reach out to us at accommodations@thetradedesk.com to request an accommodation or discuss any accessibility needs you may require to access our Company Website or navigate any part of the hiring process.
- The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world's leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices.
- We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another.
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