Associate Trading Director, Agency (Manchester or Leeds based)

The role

You will manage and optimize a diverse portfolio of clients to drive commercial success and account growth. You will work with internal teams to create growth strategies and provide insights on platform functionality to improve campaign effectiveness.

What you will do

• Drive commercial success by managing and optimizing a diverse portfolio of clients
• Work with internal teams to create growth strategies
• Become a leader in best practices for The Trade Desk platform
• Mentor clients leveraging platform expertise
• Combine data analysis and client feedback to create optimisation strategies
• Work closely with Product Management and cross-functional teams to help define features
• Help build trading best practices including training collateral and internal resources
• Work with the client services team to execute an onboarding plan
• Communicate The Trade Desk value proposition, technology, processes, and partnerships
• Help build the Client Services practice

Required qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience with DSPs, online ad operations, and the broader programmatic ecosystem
• Consultative approach to navigating complex advertising and business challenges
• Ability to set clear goals, measure success, hold teams accountable, and provide constructive feedback
• Experience working across the full programmatic supply chain including ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and optimization platforms
• Hands-on experience in trafficking and optimizing CPA, CPC, and direct marketing campaigns
• Proficiency in Excel including pivot tables, data analysis, and visualization
• Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Experience in an RTB environment

Benefits

• Travel costs expensed

About the company

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising. Its technology helps advertisers reach audiences across the open internet.