Media Trader
Location: New York, NY
Job Type:
We are working with a unique company in the media space. NCC Media is jointly owned by three of the nation’s largest cable companies: Comcast, Spectrum, and Cox. They are uniquely capable of providing national, regional and local marketers the ability to reach consumers in premium television programming and in targeted online content on every screen.
They are looking for candidates with programmatic media buying background to join their newly formed Trading Team. They will be hiring 4-5 people over the next few months (at several levels) into an exciting environment as they leverage their unique position in the market to develop this new business.
In this role, you will serve as the campaign performance expert who will handle a portfolio of NCC clients. You will be responsible for supporting the overall management and optimization of campaigns, which includes but not limited to inventory discovery, ad-hock problem solving and deep-diving into tactical and executional strategies.
Responsibilities:
Provide inputs and thought leadership around campaign design, including requirements for success and optimal use of NCC’s media platform to achieve goals
Design and launch campaigns to ensure alignment with all requirements and goals
Implement best practices for bidding, budget management, ad operations and reporting
Execute and oversee day-to-day management across all campaigns and supply sources, including daily performance monitoring, identifying and implementing media inventory and data enhancements, issue identification and escalation
Educate internal and external clients on NCC’s trading operations, results and optimizations
Support planning and sales teams with regards to programmatic pricing and tactical strategies
Report market place learnings and client requests to internal team to support ongoing product development
Contribute to the strategic growth of NCC through competitive insights and operational / technology-driven efficiencies
Requirements:
Experience in programmatic media, advertising or relevant programmatic field
Minimum of 1 year of hands-on programmatic buying experience, with advanced knowledge of media optimizations
Advanced user of at least one DSP
Experience with programmatic campaign design, management and analytics
Strong familiarity with ad operations and campaign management (e.g. tagging, ad-servers, viewability tracking)
Strong analytical skills: must be comfortable with MS Excel and PowerPoint, data analysis, and internet technologies
Effective time management skills, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
Must be self-motivated and able to take the initiative to get the job done
Excellent listening, presentation, written and verbal communication skills