Programmatic Trader

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

$71K/yr - $88K/yr (Est.)Mid Level

Posted 8 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end digital campaign lifecycle across DSPs and social platforms, delivering optimization, reporting, and insights to drive KPI exceedance.

  • Own and optimize campaigns daily across DSPs and social platforms
  • Generate regular client-ready reports (weekly to quarterly)
  • Deliver actionable insights to grow client KPIs

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Monitor campaign performance and provide ongoing optimizations.
  • Prepare internal and external reports based on the required client cadence (weekly, monthly, quarterly).
  • Execute daily buying and bidding across DSPs and social platforms.
  • Create, manage, and report on digital campaigns.
  • Leverage internal campaign management and business intelligence tools.
  • Partner with internal teams on ad operations, pre-campaign analysis, post-campaign reporting, and troubleshooting.
  • Deliver insights that grow client business and help surpass KPIs.

Requirements

  • Experience with DSPs (Viant, StackAdapt, Trade Desk), social platforms (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat), and Google Campaign Manager preferred.
  • Strong mathematical and analytical skills; ability to work with large datasets in Excel and BI tools.
  • Attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mentality.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently and in team settings.
  • Startup mindset with adaptability and enthusiasm.
  • Alignment with Scale Marketing’s core values.

Preferred

  • Solution Oriented
  • Lean Forward
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Team Player
  • Gets the Job Done

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage with a generous employer contribution.
  • Ongoing education & training opportunities.
  • Open, collaborative office environment.
  • Company-sponsored team-building and events.
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Scale Marketing

Scale is a marketing laboratory. We’re businessmen and entrepreneurs guided by 20+ years of marketing and business success yet grounded enough to stay agile in today’s dynamic marketing arena. We combine passions in media, creativity, technology and data -- along with a healthy dose of common sense -- to achieve what our partners want most — business results. Scale Marketing doesn't want to be your agency. Agencies are a thing of the past. We want to be your nimble, tech savvy, open and collaborative marketing partner.

Founded in 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA
74 employees (24 in marketing)

Salaries

SalaryGuide estimate

$71K/yr – $88K/yr

Modelled from 4 comparable roles.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
21 (28% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
5.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$40
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.2%
Direct
43.4%
Referral
6%
Social
14.8%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~74
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Programmatic Trader

Scale Marketing · Chicago, IL · Unknown