Programmatic Trader
ABOUT CAPTIFY
Captify is the leading Search Intelligence Platform for the open web and the largest independent holder of first-party search data outside of the walled gardens, connecting the real-time searches from over 2 billion devices globally. Its Search Intelligence technology powers omnichannel programmatic advertising and real-time insights for the world’s biggest brands, such as Disney, Unilever, eBay, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Nestlé, GSK, Uber, Mars, P&G, Sony and Toyota—without reliance on third-party cookies. Captify brings brands more customers, publishers greater yield and consumers the most relevant digital experiences.
OUR CULTURE AND VALUES:
Here at Captify we are proud of our culture - It’s contagious. Pass it on.
Step inside any of our global offices and one thing that is blissfully obvious is that while we’re putting blood, sweat and tears into disrupting the Search game, we’re having a seriously good time doing it. We’ve travelled the world together, enjoyed Captify Festivals, parties and our famous events across every market. We always take time to stop to celebrate milestones and wins.
We champion diversity and inclusion. Our 'BeTheChange' programme and internal D&I Taskforce brings our teams together to challenge, learn and build a more equal Captify.
We live by our core values:
- Building this together
- Give a shit
- Fail fast to succeed faster
- Unlimited potential
Find out more about our culture here: https://careers.captify.co.uk/
OVERVIEW
The Captify UK Trading/Activation Team is growing, and we are adding a Programmatic Trader to the team! Our Trading team is responsible for the management and optimisation of media campaigns both on the buy-side, with our managed service product, and sell-side via our Programmatic Search Intelligence (PSI) product.
The successful candidate will be working in a close team optimising search intelligence video and display digital advertising campaigns. The candidate will receive extensive trading experience and get a strong technical understanding of programmatic buying and RTB by using major DSPs and SSPs. The role will also include working with our Global Trading Hub to set up deals with our SSP partners for our clients to activate against, across multiple formats and channels, as well as managing campaigns booked directly with Captify and ensuring they perform and deliver. You will be monitoring the spend and performance of these campaigns to ensure clients meet their KPIs. Analysing data, identifying behavioural trends for optimisations and troubleshooting PMPs will also be key components of the role.
The Programmatic Trader is a core contributor to the trading team. This opportunity will enable visibility across different aspects of the business, both technical and commercial.
Within this team, you will have the opportunity to work with the core teams within Captify including Sales, Client Strategy and Account Management, along with your fellow Traders on creative and campaign management across a variety of formats to include and not limited to, Video, Display, and emerging formats.
ABOUT YOU
This individual will need to be; passionate about digital advertising and hitting client KPIs,
love problem solving and lateral thinking, have an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy working as a team. We’re looking for candidates who are not afraid to test a wide variety of optimisation methodologies, think outside the box, and are motivated by building and
growing a company's success.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
What you’ll be doing:
- Campaign QA and pacing checks
- Make use of Captify’s unique data set to optimise multiple search intelligence display advertising campaigns
- Setting up and optimising programmatic, direct response, and brand advertising campaigns via real time bidding platforms, to ensure quality performance and profitability for clients and Captify
- Troubleshoot and resolve PMP delivery and technical issues
- Support the overall delivery of campaigns by ensuring timely deal creation, optimisation suggestions and troubleshooting
- Provide a commercial team with inventory forecasts, data segments, optimisations, and campaign assistance where needed
- Coordinate and communicate across multiple teams including but not limited to Sales and Account Management teams, to maximise performance and revenue.
REQUIREMENTS:
What you need to be successful:
- 1-2+ years of experience managing digital advertising campaigns is required
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, diligence and follow-through, and experience prioritising multiple deadlines
- Experience working on several platforms and demonstrated expertise using Google Drive, Google Sheets, MS Office (with strong emphasis in Excel), Slack & Salesforce
Great analytical skills; familiar working with/analysing large amounts of data, and
summarising finds through reports - Self-starter, and a go-getter. Goal-oriented, and able to work well in a fast-paced
environment - Clear understanding of how to provide top in-class client service
YOU WILL ENJOY
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday + volunteer day
- Regular shut down days, including the festive period
- UK Private Healthcare Plan with AXA
- Access to SPILL - instant therapy support
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Sport and wellbeing activities; yoga and softball
- Financial wellbeing support
- Work from home 2 days and week and flexible/core working hours
- Work from any Captify office in the world
- Capti-Family Benefits: including Child Nursery Savings
- UK Pension plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eyecare vouchers
- Free breakfast
- Beer, bubbles and non-alcoholic alternatives every Thursday at the Captify Bar
- Legendary Summer and End of Year Festive parties
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
You are welcome at Captify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what your search history says about you. At Captify, equality is at the core of our culture and we are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. We don’t want you to fit in with our culture, we want you to add to our culture.
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- Department
- Client Strategy
- Locations
- London
London
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