About the Role

We are looking for a Programmatic Trader to manage and optimize digital media campaigns across Surfside’s platform and partner ecosystem. This role will be responsible for the execution, monitoring, and optimization of campaigns across a variety of channels including CTV, display, native, audio, online video, digital out-of-home, rich media, social, and search.

You will work cross-functionally with Sales Strategy, Client Success, and Product teams to ensure campaigns launch smoothly, perform effectively, and deliver strong results for clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead campaign trafficking and setup processes in collaboration with Sales, Account Management, and Analytics teams
• Build, traffic, troubleshoot, and optimize digital campaigns across Surfside’s technology stack
• Monitor and manage day-to-day campaign performance across programmatic channels including CTV, display, mobile, OLV, audio, DOOH, and native
• Analyze campaign performance data and make optimization recommendations to improve KPIs such as CTR, CPA, ROAS, and conversions
• Provide insights and strategic guidance to Client Success and Account Management teams
• Identify and resolve issues related to campaign delivery, pacing, targeting, or creative assets
• Ensure creatives comply with publisher specifications, platform requirements, and advertising policies
• Work with the Supply team to implement and manage programmatic deals and marketplace integrations
• Develop and implement new optimization strategies, automation, or models to improve campaign performance and contribute to Surfside’s proprietary technology and IP
• Understand how multi-channel media performance contributes to the overall customer journey and attribution strategy for each client account
• Work closely with the Product team to provide campaign insights and trader feedback that help drive DSP innovation, feature development, and platform advancements
• Identify operational inefficiencies and recommend improvements to campaign workflows and processes

About You

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in programmatic trading, ad operations, campaign management, or digital media trafficking
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets for campaign analysis and reporting
• Experience managing campaigns across multiple digital channels and formats, including programmatic, video, mobile, and rich media
• Familiarity with 3rd-party ad servers and DSPs, as well as trafficking workflows
• Deep understanding of digital advertising metrics and terminology (impressions, CPM, CTR, conversions, CPA, ROAS, viewability, etc.)
• Experience with ad verification and viewability platforms (IAS, DoubleVerify, MOAT, etc.) preferred
• Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and ad tag structures is a plus
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines simultaneously
• Experience working with media vendors and platform partners is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment