Associate, New Stream - Sell Side

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

$39K/yr – $45K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own core campaign planning and optimization for commerce media, translating performance signals into actionable improvements across DSP, programmatic, and partner buys, while ensuring QA, trafficking, and client reporting are tightly executed.

  • Campaign Planning & Optimization: Oversee setup, pacing, QA, and daily management across vendors and platforms.
  • Traffic & QA Operations: Build trafficking sheets, tag management, and ad server coordination to ensure clean activation.
  • Analytics & Client Outcomes: Collaborate with analytics teams to surface insights and drive performance for client accounts.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • assist with planning, reviewing and optimisation of Commerce campaigns whilst supporting the team in reporting and managing client accounts
  • support account(s) through a variety of paid tactics such as cross-device display ads, video (i.e. YouTube), and social media (i.e. Meta (Facebook/IG))
  • The purchasing of ad space is managed through a DSP where cost and placement of clients' ads are controlled
  • support activation, performance and operations of digital media campaigns across all buying platforms, focused largely on programmatic and partner direct buys
  • Provide performance insights and optimization recommendations around programmatic campaigns and supporting tactics
  • Contribute to campaign setup, QA, pacing and daily campaign management across a variety of vendors and platforms
  • Quality assurance that encompasses all paid campaign elements including setup, pre-launch and post-launch
  • Work with the analytics teams to provide insights to the client when needed
  • Build trafficking sheets to generate through 3rd party ad server tools such as Campaign Manager and assign ad tags and creatives in DSPs, or with media partners, where applicable.
  • Support larger media team in identifying forward-thinking strategies and innovations

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, marketing, or related discipline preferred
  • Experience working in DSPs preferred and Social Platforms (Meta (Facebook/IG)/Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat and/or Twitter) is a plus
  • Experience with digital ads trafficking (Campaign Manager, Sizmek, etc.) is a plus
  • Well-versed in the Microsoft Office suite specifically, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Intermediate to advanced use of Excel a plus including the ability to use formulas, functions and pivot tables
  • Professional communication, both written and verbal; be friendly, cheerful and patient, and enjoy learning complicated concepts
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize responsibilities
  • Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Keen problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
  • Enthusiasm for the future of digital marketing and building that future with us

Preferred

  • Experience working in DSPs preferred and Social Platforms (Meta (Facebook/IG)/Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat and/or Twitter) is a plus
  • Experience with digital ads trafficking (Campaign Manager, Sizmek, etc.) is a plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, marketing, or related discipline preferred

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k
  • Flexible paid time off
  • At least 15 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick and safe leave
  • Paid parental leave
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