Programmatic Business Development Manager at Digital Trends in Chicago, IL

What You'll Do:

• Daily management of programmatic ad sales
• Own Programmatic revenue growth by utilizing analytical tools, market research and building personal relationships with key stakeholders
• Experiment and innovate with yield partners to maximize bid density and fill rates on Open Exchange inventory
• Work closely with cross functional teams to maintain and improve accounts health
• Stay current on industry trends related to programmatic trading, train and support other internal stakeholders with appropriate guidance regarding those developments
• Purpose potential revenue opportunities for partner sites. Connect publishers with useful products to increase incremental revenue

What We Require:

• Bachelor's degree or relevant work/military experience
• 4+ years' experience in business development
• Deep understanding of ad serving and programmatic technologies for display, video/OTT, native and emerging advertising channels
• Experience working with ad tech vendors and platforms, direct advertisers, agency trading desks, SSPs, DSPs
• Proven knowledge of digital media and programmatic techniques for the buying and selling of media including deal types, auction dynamics and pricing strategies
• Proven skills in problem-solving, follow-through issue resolution, attention to detail and prioritization
• Comfort dealing with large datasets to uncover insights, opportunities and risks