MEDIA TRADER JOBS

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MEDIA TRADER

Are you a skilled and detail-oriented Media Trader? Join our team and be part of a dynamic media environment. We're seeking a candidate with a strong understanding of media buying, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to optimise campaign performance. As a Media Trader, you'll execute media buys, monitor campaign delivery, and leverage data insights to maximise client ROI.

Responsibilities:

Media Buying and Negotiation:

• Execute media buys across various channels, skillfully negotiating rates, securing media placements, and adeptly managing media budgets.
• Cultivate and sustain relationships with media vendors, publishers, and partners, ensuring access to premium inventory and competitive rates.
• Keep abreast of market conditions, supply and demand dynamics, and emerging media opportunities to steer media buying decisions.

Campaign Execution and Optimisation:

• Collaborate seamlessly with internal teams, including media planners and account managers, to ensure flawless campaign execution.
• Vigilantly monitor campaign performance and key metrics, implementing data-driven optimisations to elevate campaign reach, engagement, and ROI.
• Execute testing strategies and creative rotation to extract maximum campaign effectiveness and foster ongoing improvements.
• Collaborate closely with data analysts and media planners to harness insights, making informed decisions for campaign optimisation.

Ad Operations and Trafficking:

• Assume responsibility for ad operations and trafficking tasks, ensuring the punctual and precise delivery of creative assets to media partners.
• Keep a watchful eye on and troubleshoot technical issues related to ad serving, tracking, and reporting.
• Collaborate with creative teams and media partners to guarantee the accurate implementation of tracking tags and pixels.

Reporting and Analysis:

• Regularly generate reports on campaign performance, offering insights and recommendations for optimisation.
• Dive deep into campaign data, evaluating performance against client objectives and KPIs.
• Harness media buying tools and platforms to extract data insights and spot opportunities for campaign enhancement.
• Collaborate closely with data analysts and media planners to unearth actionable insights and enlighten future media buying strategies.

Industry Knowledge and Innovation:

• Remain at the forefront of media industry trends, emerging technologies, and media trading best practices, particularly in programmatic advertising.
• Take a proactive stance in pinpointing opportunities to leverage fresh media buying platforms, tools, and strategies to elevate campaign performance.
• Act as a knowledge beacon, sharing industry insights with internal teams to foster innovation and relentless improvement.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, business, or a related field.
• A verified track record in media buying and trading, preferably in an agency or media-related role.
• A robust comprehension of media channels, encompassing digital, traditional, and programmatic platforms.
• Exceptional negotiation and communication skills, underpinned by the ability to nurture and sustain relationships with media partners.
• Proficiency in media buying tools, software, and platforms.
• Potent analytical skills that empower the interpretation of campaign data and the delivery of data-driven insights.
• A detail-oriented disposition complemented by excellent organisational and time management abilities.
• A knack for thriving in a fast-paced, deadline-centric environment, where multiple media buys are managed concurrently.
• A wealth of knowledge regarding industry trends, emerging media platforms, and best practices in media trading.

This is an example of one of the expert roles the team at S2M have placed previously. If you too are looking for Media Trader job opportunities in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne or any other Australian city, simply register your resume with S2M.

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