Shape Recruitment
Senior Programmatic Trader
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An exciting, unique opportunity for a Senior Programmatic Trader with hands-on experience with DSPs to join this ambitious programmatic agency, boasting a fantastic culture, a growing client list, and great scope for career development.
This is an ideal role for someone looking to excel their career with this fast-growing agency, who is curious, data-literate, and excited to grow in a dynamic, programmatic environment.
The Role
We’re looking for a Programmatic Trader with around 3-4 years’ hands-on experience in the digital media space. You’ll be responsible for the setup, management, and optimisation of programmatic campaigns, working across a variety of clients and verticals.
You’ll be a data-led problem solver who enjoys digging into performance insights, testing creative and audience hypotheses, and delivering measurable impact for clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, build, and optimise programmatic campaigns across DSPs (DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon, Spotify amongst others)
- Manage campaign pacing, performance, budgets, and reporting
- Analyse campaign data to inform strategy and real-time optimisations
- Collaborate with internal teams on creative, strategy, and reporting
- Work directly with client leads to ensure campaign goals are exceeded
- Stay up-to-date with programmatic trends, tools, and best practices
- Contribute to agency growth by identifying opportunities for efficiency and innovation
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What We’re Looking For
- 3-4 years of experience in programmatic media trading
- Hands-on experience with TTD, DV360, any other DSPs would be a bonus
- Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data platforms
- Problem solving mindset
- Experience in Excel/Google sheets (pivot tables, look ups, etc.)
- Clear understanding of audience targeting, inventory types, and performance metrics
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
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What's on offer?
- A competitive starting salary based on experience (up to £55k depending on exp.)
- Private Healthcare and benefits
- Extremely Competitive Maternity/Paternity cover
- Private Members club
- Opportunities for flexible working
- Team socials and travel opportunities
- Unlimited holiday scheme
If you are a motivated, ambitious, experienced Trading candidate with the above experience and looking to progress your digital career with this fast-growing digital business, please apply immediately!
*Please note we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates due to the high volume of applications we receive. *Unfortunately we are unable to consider candidates who will require sponsoring be that immediately, or in the future.
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