Trading Specialist

TripleLift; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Plans

Flexible PTO

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

TripleLift is looking for a Trading Specialist in New York to support advertisers with campaign activations. This role combines technical expertise and client-facing communication, ensuring seamless execution.

The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of ad operations experience, proficiency in analytics tools, and strong problem-solving skills. The position offers a salary range of $60,000 - $90,000 and includes benefits such as medical plans and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in ad operations, campaign management, or programmatic trading.
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot delivery and technical issues.
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned accounts.
• Monitor campaigns to ensure successful performance and delivery.
• Provide consultative activation support for advertiser and agency partners.

Skills

Ad operations experience

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Time-management skills

Familiarity with DSPs

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Job description

Overview

TripleLift is seeking a detail-oriented and client-focused Trading Specialist to support the activation and ongoing success of our advertiser partners. As part of our Demand team, you’ll serve as the primary technical operational contact for clients, ensuring campaigns are set up correctly, tags are QAd, performance is monitored, and issues are resolved quickly.

This role is client-facing, requiring a mix of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and strong communication. The ideal candidate is comfortable working directly with advertisers, agencies, and trading desks to troubleshoot issues, validate campaign details, and deliver seamless activations that drive results.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned accounts, building strong relationships with operational & technical teams.
• Provide consultative activation support for advertiser and agency partners for all TripleLift formats across all integrated DSPs.
• Monitor campaigns to ensure successful performance, delivery and pacing; proactively flag risks or opportunities for optimization & upsells.
• Own end-to-end troubleshooting from campaign and creative setup, discrepancy resolution, and exchange-level technical issues.
• First line of support for technical, operational, and product-related client questions.
• Internally partner with product & engineering teams to provide feedback on tooling, resolve product gaps and issues.
• Be the technical & operational stakeholder on client presentations, comfortable presenting and speaking about data, technical and functionality-related questions.
• Become a TripleLift expert who can consult and educate clients on products and external facing tools, including providing demos, new product updates and best practices.
• Utilize Excel, Google Sheets and advanced analytics tools to analyze large data sets and create actionable insights.
• Build custom dashboards and proactively monitor data to identify liquidity blockers or campaign issues.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in ad operations, campaign management, or programmatic trading (SSP, DSP, Exchange, or agency-side).
• Previous experience in various DSPs required.
• Strong problem\u2011solving skills with ability to troubleshoot delivery and technical issues.
• Strong time\u2011management skills, able to meet deadlines and prioritize.
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with trafficking, QA, or reporting tools a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Strong communication and client\u2011facing skills, able to simplify technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with the programmatic ecosystem (DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, tracking solutions).
• Basic SQL knowledge or willingness to learn SQL is highly preferred.
• Highly organized and process\u2011driven with a bias toward execution and accountability.

Salary

$60,000 - $90,000 USD

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k) with employer match