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Trading Executive Job Description

We have crafted a series of job description examples for a variety of digital roles.

Very often, in-house recruiters and HR departments ask us to help them write their job descriptions, and since this aspect of our recruitment service is very useful to them, we’ve realised that this could be useful to others too, so we have provided a list of job descriptions here.

With more than 20 years of experience in digital and technology recruitment and having placed thousands of candidates in Ireland and across Europe, we understand the value of a compelling job description, so we hope that these examples will help you in your search for a digital or technology professional; please feel free to use and edit to as per your specific needs and preferences.

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Example of a Trading Executive Job Description

INTRODUCTION:

  • Company overview: Founding vision, current state of affairs, size, relevant stats.
  • Role mission: Goals, team and resources to make it happen.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Optimize ad inventory across platforms to maximize revenue and efficiency.
  • Manage pricing and inventory allocations, ensuring effective delivery of campaigns.
  • Collaborate with sales and ad ops teams to address delivery issues.
  • Prepare performance reports, providing insights for future campaigns.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

  • 2–4 years of experience in ad operations or trading roles.
  • Proficiency with ad servers (DoubleClick, GAM) and programmatic platforms.
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with advanced ad-tech solutions like header bidding and SSPs.
  • Familiarity with forecasting tools and audience data platforms.
  • Familiarity with programmatic trading platforms like DV360 or The Trade Desk to execute data-driven campaigns effectively.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience in predictive modeling to optimize trading performance and forecast outcomes.
     

BENEFITS:

  • Salary
  • Working arrangement: (Hybrid, Remote, Office)
  • Perks

CTA (CALL TO ACTION)

We are accepting applications until the end of *MONTH*. We’ll be delighted to meet you for a first interview with *NAME*, our hiring manager.


If you are looking for roles that are more oriented towards senior management, you can check the Ad Operations Job Description.

If you would like to view 2024 salaries for other digital positions, check our Digital Client Salaries. Or you can download our acclaimed Prosperity Digital Salary Survey to be on top of current salaries for the digital sector.

Writing a job spec is the first phase of the hiring process at any given company, we love to help companies do this in an effective way so we've put together a post where we explain our secrets for a well structured hiring process and how to make it more efficient.