The Trade Desk
digital advertising
TradingSpecialist
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“Trading Specialist at The Trade Desk. Skills: platform expert, consultative, client-facing work, managing campaigns in DSPs, client management, communicate complex topics, quantitative skills, collaborate across multiple teams. provide detailed performance and pacing recommendations. be a platform expert who can not only teach the nuances to clients but can actively navigate and utilise the platform themselves”
What You'll Achieve.
drive advertiser performance; account growth; ensure budgets are delivered in full; hit client KPIs; drive the strongest performance possible
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues; create actionable insights
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of consultative, client-facing work within ad tech, digital marketing, finance or other data-heavy, industries, Hands on experience managing campaigns in DSPs, Comfortable with client management and day- to- day communication, ability to communicate complex topics to agency and brand- direct stakeholders, Effective time management skills with the ability to prioritise client asks as well as long term projects, quantitative skills using tools such as MS Excel, Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently on daily tasks
What You'll Do.
provide detailed performance and pacing recommendations
be a platform expert who can not only teach the nuances to clients but can actively navigate and utilise the platform themselves
Collaborate with both Account Management and Business Development colleagues to help drive advertiser performance and account growth
Become an expert on our revolutionary new platform experience: Kokai
Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues across multiple channels including
Digital Audio and Digital Out Of Home
Provide feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvements
Utilise excel and other advanced analytics tools
such as Tableau or Power BI
to analyse large sets of data and create actionable insights
Be comfortable presenting data and insights to client stakeholders
Start to build relationships with agency and brand direct stakeholders to drive business and meet client needs
Work with agency traders and planners to set up campaigns and provide optimisation recommendations to ensure budgets are delivered in full as well as hit client KPIs
Become a platform expert who can consult and educate clients on new product updates
platform best practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with both Account Management and Business Development colleagues; Provide feedback to Product Managers; Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders
Communication Scope
communicate complex topics to agency and brand- direct stakeholders; Be comfortable presenting data and insights to client stakeholders; consult and educate clients
Process & Methodology
prioritise client asks as well as long term projects
Full Job Description
The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more. Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly. The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you. What we do: The Trading Team works closely with Account Management and Business Development to provide strategic recommendations to retain clients and grow their businesses. The main responsibilities of a Trading Specialist are to provide detailed performance and pacing recommendations and be a platform expert who can not only teach the nuances to clients but can actively navigate and utilise the platform themselves. Trading Specialists should eventually be viewed as a consultant to clients who are aiming to drive the strongest performance possible. What you’ll do: Collaborate with both Account Management and Business Development colleagues to help drive advertiser performance and account growth. Become an expert on our revolutionary new platform experience: Kokai Troubleshoot campaign setup and performance issues across multiple channels including, Connected TV, Digital Audio and Digital Out Of Home Provide feedback to Product Managers to ideate on platform and product improvement
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