Trader Manager

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$100K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead regional trading excellence by evolving processes, developing traders, and partnering with Sales to drive consistent, high-quality campaign performance across channels.

  • Trading operations: standardize campaign management, product adoption, and best-practice sharing.
  • Team development: bi-weekly 1-1s, performance coaching, and career pathing for Traders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Implement and enforce trading best practices – particularly related to campaign management, and product & tool adoption.
  • Consistent monitoring weekly performance and pacing as it relates to regional campaigns.
  • Run weekly Pod board sessions – work to identify any opportunities & challenges and turn these into action.
  • Making timely decisions, setting clear directions, holding the team accountable to deliver high quality results.
  • Campaign Distribution – ensure even and well-rounded distribution of campaign count and revenue across the regional Traders.
  • Prioritization; balancing what is important now, with both short and long term goals in mind.
  • Lead by example – develop and implement best practices, share solutions you have implemented, leave no question unanswered
  • Conduct bi-weekly 1-1s with team of Traders – focused on performance, pacing & trading excellence. Deliver feedback to drive growth.
  • Support and ideate with Traders across complex campaigns, including recommendations and troubleshooting.
  • Trader Development & Career Pathing – create long term development plans for reports to help Traders grow at MiQ and in their careers.

Requirements

  • 4 years trading experience
  • Experience in Portfolio Management of high scale accounts
  • Good knowledge of the media landscape and digital media technologies.
  • In-depth understanding of DSP capabilities.
  • Experience running different verticals, channels and product types.
  • Able to demonstrate Trading innovation
  • Experience in analytical/quantitative skills, able to draw insights from large datasets with minimal support. Able to maintain a high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
  • Quick learner: able to grasp new concepts with ease
  • Forward thinker - An open mind to new ideas.
  • Solutions focussed

Preferred

  • 1 years Management experience preferred
  • Experience in training & developing team members
  • Experience partnering with commercial leadership
  • A can-do attitude to provide energy, drive, and enthusiasm
  • A dream to grow your career as the company scales
  • Alignment with MiQ's core values

Benefits

  • Health benefits - covering medical, dental, vision with HSA and FSA options
  • Company paid basic life and long-term disability plans
  • An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • A Nursing Mother’s Program
  • Generous PTO policy in addition to paid holidays
  • Tax Free Benefits (Commuter/Health/Dependent Care)
  • Inter-office travel opportunities and a company-sponsored trip (ask us about this!)
  • Continuous education and training
  • An open office and casual work atmosphere
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MiQ

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We’re not your average programmatic media partner, and it's because excellence is in our DNA. Since 2010, our agnostic approach has leveraged the best buying platforms, ad inventory, and audience intelligence in the world, ensuring we deliver first-class service and unmatched performance on brand and agency ad campaigns. Our technology puts sophisticated AI in the hands of our industry experts to make unbiased decisions that never compromise on reach, ROI, quality, or insight. With the largest footprint of TV data and solutions across all channels and verticals, we’re leading the programmatic industry, and making it better.

Founded in 2010
New York, New York, USA
1.8K employees (126 in marketing)
62% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
46K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.2%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
8.3%
Social
3.7%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
82 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
1.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Secondary Market, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2022
    Secondary Market
  • Jul 2017
    Private Equity

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