Programmatic Account Strategist

Viant’s culture is a unique combination of strong leadership, ambition, collaboration, and fun, with incredible growth opportunities for our employees!

We offer a fast-paced work environment, with a strong focus on employee engagement, recognition, and development.

With a commitment to innovation from the top down, Viant continues to remain ahead of the curve in the rapidly changing ad tech marketplace.

We have an exciting opportunity on our programmatic/self-serve DSP team here at Viant for a high impact Programmatic Account Strategist in our Los Angeles office.

Our Programmatic Account Strategists are our trusted advisors and facilitators for our self-service customers, focused on driving adoption of our self-serve DSP platform: educating clients, supporting campaign performance making recommendations, driving account strategy and customer satisfaction, building relationships, meeting KPI’s, and working closely with our Agency Trading Desk partners.

This role requires a passion for educating customers, strong product and operational expertise, highly responsive in nature, with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

A consultative, analytical mind, not afraid taking charge of operational workflows and presenting in front of audiences/teaching clients about our DSP, including features and capabilities and new developments.

Our Account Strategists work closely with their business counterparts in Sales, Operations, and Product Management to drive success for our clients.

Responsibilities:

Form close relationships with customers, becoming their trusted advisor and facilitator for programmatic media buying

Become a Viant Cloud and Adelphic DSP expert and share that expertise with customers

Proactively oversee and manage client campaign portfolios, controlling delivery and performance, surfacing insights, and educating customers on best practices

Oversee campaign launches; continuously educate and train customers in order to promote trading expertise and autonomy

Provide recommendations that drive delivery and performance; tenaciously troubleshoot and escalate technical issues

Proactively communicate industry and Viant insights and opportunities; develop optimal strategies of media buying + data which achieve customer objectives

Share client insights and knowledge with the rest of Viant

Support and grow existing business; drive client satisfaction, top line revenue, and profit

Identify ways to improve the operational effectiveness of the entire Account Management team; launch initiatives that promote scale and automation

Requirements:

2-3 years of experience in a Programmatic, Account Management, Account Strategist, Technical Services, Operations role

Solid understanding of programmatic, ad tech, self-serve DSP's, SSP’s, PMP’s

Outstanding troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Demonstrable passion for learning new technologies

Outstanding communication, project management, and presentation skills

Excellent organizational skills; process-oriented, yet entrepreneurial and versatile mindset

Great energy, confidence, and passion for working in a fast-growing technology company which is helping transform the advertising industry

Experience in Internet technologies such as HTML, SQL, JavaScript a plus

BS/BA or equivalent; quantitatively-oriented degree a plus

Benefits:

Competitive Salary and Bonuses

Paid benefits for the employees: Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, Life insurance/AD&D

Paid parental leave

401k

Health and Wellness programs

Employee discounts – e.g. gym memberships, wireless plans, entertainment tickets

Fully stocked kitchen

Casual Office Atmosphere

Commuter Benefits Program

Ongoing Education & Training

Company Sponsored Events & Team Building Experiences

Full-time

About Viant Viant® (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leading advertising software company that enables marketers to plan, execute and measure omnichannel ad campaigns through a cloud-based platform. Viant’s self-service Demand Side Platform, Adelphic®, powers programmatic advertising across Connected TV, Linear TV, mobile, desktop, audio, gaming and digital out-of-home channels. In 2022, Viant was recognized as a Leader in the DSP category, earned Great Place to Work® certification and Co-Founders Tim and Chris Vanderhook were named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year. To learn more, please visit viantinc.com. #LI-MK1 About Viant Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Viant’s omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of ViantAI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best Demand-Side Platform by MarTech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s AI Excellence Award. Learn more at viantinc.com. Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. Viant also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. By clicking “Apply for this Job” and providing any information, I accept the Viant California Personnel Privacy Notice.