Account Manager

The Trade Desk; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

401k with company match

Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Trade Desk in Los Angeles is hiring for a Growth-focused client services role. You will manage key accounts across media categories, guide data-driven campaigns, and collaborate with Trading and Business Development teams to onboard new clients and drive growth.

We value 2+ years in ad tech with a consultative mindset, strong analytics, and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment. Domestic travel is expected as part of the role.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of consultative, client-facing work with online advertising and programmatic experience.
• Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of growing accounts by forging relationships and meeting client objectives.
• Willingness to travel domestically 2–3 times per quarter.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a roster of key accounts across studios, streamers, tours and more, delivering strategic recommendations.
• Build and guide campaigns around launches and subscriptions.
• Collaborate with Trading and Business Development teams to onboard clients and drive growth.
• Provide training and insights on The Trade Desk platform to optimize client KPIs.
• Create training materials and sales/customer guides to support the Client Services practice.

Skills

Consultative selling

Client-facing

Advertising tech

Analytical thinking

Tools

The Trade Desk platform

Job description

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world's leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet - from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more. Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world's brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly. The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges - from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you're driven to solve meaningful challenges, we'd love to meet you.

What you'll do:

• Manage and grow roster of key accounts across movie studios, streamers, music tours and gambling by building strong client relationships, providing strategic recommendations and exceptional client service on one of our fastest goring teams at the Trade Desk, the Growth Team.
• Build and guide campaigns around movie launches, TV subscriptions, artist tours, etc.
• Collaborate with the Trading team to rapidly onboard new customers and provide data driven insights to clients.
• Collaborate with the Business Development team to identify ways to grow current accounts.
• Become an expert on the use and best practices on The Trade Desk platform and offer insights to clients on how to improve campaigns and meet KPIs.
• Provide continual training to clients as new features are added to The Trade Desk.
• Work with Product Management to help define features and drive enhancements to The Trade Desk platform.
• Work with a diversity of high profiles accounts across multiple verticals.
• Help build the Client Services practice, by creating training materials, best practices, sales materials and customer facing guides.

Who you are:

• 2 + years of consultative, client-facing work with online advertising and programatic experience required
• Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, along with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced start-up environment.
• Proven track record of growing accounts by forging a strong relationship with clients, understanding their objectives and recommending best strategies.
• Effective time management skills - ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and internal stakeholders as well as work independently on daily tasks.
• Someone who is looking to grow into more senior level opportunities in the region.
• Willing to to travel 2-3 times a quarter, domestically

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652.

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In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.

Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave

At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $56,400 — $103,400 USD.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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