Sr. Programmatic Account Strategist

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$95K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive client success and platform expertise for Viant DSP, owning programmatic relationships, education, and strategic optimization.

  • Must-have: 4+ years in programmatic or account management with strong troubleshooting.
  • Standout: Deep data/measurement expertise across self-serve DSPs and ad tech.
  • Standout: Ability to educate clients and scale processes in a fast-growing tech company.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client Partnership & Strategic Support: Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, becoming their trusted advisor in programmatic self-service media buying through the Viant DSP
  • Platform Expertise & Education: Become a subject matter expert in both Viant Cloud and Viant DSP, sharing knowledge and guiding customers to maximize their platform proficiency
  • Campaign Management & Optimization: Proactively manage client campaign portfolios by monitoring delivery and performance, uncovering actionable insights, and advising on best practices to improve outcomes
  • Customer Enablement: Oversee campaign launches and continuously educate customers to build their trading skills and drive platform autonomy
  • Performance Recommendations & Issue Resolution: Provide strategic recommendations to enhance campaign results, while aggressively troubleshooting and escalating technical issues to ensure smooth execution
  • Insight Sharing & Strategic Planning: Regularly share Viant platform developments and industry trends with customers. Develop thoughtful media and data strategies that align with their marketing objectives
  • Advanced Reporting Solutions: Scope, create, and customize advanced reporting solutions that help advertisers gain deeper insights into their media investments and campaign performance
  • Internal Knowledge Sharing: Communicate client insights internally to inform product innovation and client service strategies
  • Growth & Revenue Focus: Drive the success of existing accounts by fostering client satisfaction, increasing adoption of the Viant DSP, and supporting top-line revenue and profitability goals
  • Operational Efficiency: Identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of the Account Management team, launching scalable solutions and process improvements that increase automation and efficiency

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in a Programmatic, Account Management, Account Strategist, Technical Services, Project Management role
  • Solid understanding of programmatic, ad tech, self-serve DSP's, SSP’s, PMP’s
  • Deep understanding of the data / measurement ecosystem
  • Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem solving skills
  • Demonstrable passion for learning new technologies
  • Outstanding communication, project management, and presentation skills
  • Excellent organizational skills; process-oriented, yet entrepreneurial and versatile mindset
  • Great energy, confidence, and passion for working in a fast growing technology company which is helping transform the advertising industry
  • Experience in Internet technologies such as HTML, SQL, JavaScript a plus
  • BS/BA or equivalent; quantitatively-oriented degree a plus

Benefits

  • Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the best places to work and some of our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurance , paid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more.
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Viant Technology

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Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Our omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of ViantAI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best Demand Side Platform by MarTech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s Innovation award for AI Advancements.

Founded in 1996
Irvine, California, USA
420 employees (48 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
70% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
51.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$48
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.4%
Direct
55.1%
Referral
7%
Social
2.6%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~420

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
41 (10% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 27 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 1998
    Private Equity

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