Programmatic Trader

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Lead and own programmatic trading for a portfolio by delivering pre-launch builds, live campaign management, QA, and performance insights while growing platform expertise and acting as a subject-matter authority on trading topics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Media Strategy leads across brands to bring programmatic recommendations and technical strategies to market
  • Perform pre-launch campaign builds, pixel creation, creative trafficking, UTM tracking, and other tasks related to programmatic trading
  • Handle the day-to-day trading efforts for a portfolio of accounts, actively supporting junior traders as needed
  • QA line items for proper setup, ensuring various types of creative tags and pixels are properly trafficked within DSPs
  • Begin to develop areas of expertise in platform capabilities and act as a thought leader within your channel
  • Assists in proposal development, and in particular works as an authority on trading-related topics
  • Update campaign trackers with correct campaign/placement/line item information and adserver/verification metrics
  • Monitor pacing and delivery of campaigns, assessing pixel activity and third party tracking
  • Working with publisher team to implement, troubleshoot and optimize various types of programmatic deals
  • Contribute to reports used to identify opportunities for campaign improvement and/or ensuring stakeholders are kept informed on campaign performance

Requirements

  • 2+ years programmatic specific experience hands on keyboard in DSPs
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Previous experience using PulsePoint, Beeswax, DV360, The Trade Desk or other DSPs
  • Has previously owned the activations of several clients' campaigns from start to finish
  • Effective time management skills – ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
  • Exceptional organizational skills and detail-oriented mindset
  • Ambition to learn about products, technology, customers, and competitors
  • Strong quantitative skills coupled with real passion for mining insights from very large datasets
  • Proficient in Excel (Pivot Tables, Creating Charts, Basic Formulas, etc.)
  • Thrive in fast paced, dynamic working environments and self motivated to excel at all times

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
  • 401k with Company match of 50% on the first 6%
  • Adoption Assistance – Up to $2,500 of financial assistance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Short-Term Disability providing 100% of salary coverage
  • Paid Parental Leave for birth and non-birth parents (4 weeks)
  • Summer Fridays
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
  • 11 Holidays and End of Year Office Closure
  • Company provided Learning and Development opportunities
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Syntra Antwerpen en Vlaams Brabant (Syntra AB)

Syntra AB offers more than 800 courses to everyone.

Founded in 2002
Antwerp, Flemish Region, BEL
546 employees (40 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
139.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
50%
Direct
40.3%
Referral
8.5%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~546

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2