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The Trade Desk

Trading Specialist

ad techdigital marketingclient managementExcelTableauPower BIVerticacampaign optimizationdata analysisprogrammaticconsulting

Key details

Salary

$62K – $114K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Mid-level

Years experience

3-5

Location

Chicago, United States

Full job description

The Trade Desk is seeking a mid-level Trading Specialist to collaborate with Account Management and Business Development teams to optimize digital advertising campaigns across Display, Online Video, and Connected TV. Responsibilities include troubleshooting campaign issues, providing performance and pacing recommendations, analyzing data with Excel, Tableau, and Power BI, presenting insights to clients, and educating clients on platform updates. Candidates should have 2+ years of client-facing experience in ad tech, digital marketing, or related data-heavy industries, strong communication and quantitative skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, 401k with company match, disability and life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid sick and vacation time, paid holidays, stock purchase plan, and variable incentives. Base salary range is $62,100 to $113,800 USD. Location: Chicago, Illinois.

What you'll do

  • Collaborate with Account Managers and Business Development colleagues to help drive 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 data sets and create actionable insights
  • Present data and insights to client stakeholders
  • Build strong relationships with agency and brand direct stakeholders to drive business and meet client needs
  • Work with agency traders and planners to setup campaigns and provide optimization recommendations to ensure budgets deliver in full and hit 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
  • Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize client asks as well as long term projects
  • 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

Tech stack

ExcelTableauPower BIVertica

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company matchShort and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefitsReimbursement for certain tuition expensesParental leaveSick time of 1 hour per 30 hours workedVacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchaseVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on roleEligibility for stock-based compensation grants based on company and individual performance

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