Programmatic Trader (Advertising) Job at Civic Science in Cincinnati

Every day, CivicScience gathers opinions from millions of consumers on thousands of topics that provide high-velocity insights to leading brands. If there's a question critical to the marketing strategy of the Global 2000, CivicScience has the data.

Overview

CivicScience improves data-driven advertising across the open Web through the use of responsibly sourced, high-quality audience segments, without dependence on third-party cookies. We are seeking a detail-oriented Programmatic Trader to join our Advertising team and leverage the direct user engagement of our consumer insights platform.

You'll be a key player on our growing Trading team, driving the success of programmatic campaigns across DSPs and SSPs, while owning full-funnel campaign execution from launch through optimization and performance analysis. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a startup environment, takes initiative without being prompted, and brings fresh, strategic ideas to the table.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Campaign Management : Independently launch and optimize programmatic ad campaigns via leading DSPs (The Trade Desk, Viant, Basis) and SSPs (Xandr Curate, Index Exchange, Media.net)
• Technical Execution : Handle all pre-launch setups, including pixel creation, creative trafficking, audits, and measurement tracking
• Performance Optimization : Monitor campaign health and drive performance across KPIs through continuous data-driven adjustments and strategic thinking
• Collaboration & Strategy : Partner with internal teams (Product, Sales, Account Management) to build tailored campaign strategies that meet advertiser goals
• Troubleshooting & Insights : Resolve PMP deliver challenges and identify revenue opportunities, even with limited data
• Measurement-Driven Focus : Own measurement studies and real-time performance analytics to validate and refine strategy
• Innovation-First Approach : Bring new ideas and proactive solutions to enhance processes, tools, and outcomes across the trading organization
• Trusted Technical Liaison : Act as a key technical point of contact for both internal stakeholders and external clients

Qualifications & Experience

Benefits & Expectations

Join a company that values innovation and creativity and works with cutting-edge ad tech to influence major business decisions, shape the future of advertising, and make a real-world impact. Benefits include :

This is a remote (work from home) role with flexibility, autonomy, and a preference for candidates in the Eastern Time Zone.

Working at CivicScience, you'll be part of a vibrant, high-energy work culture with ambitious, innovative, and forward-thinking team members. Our three business units - Media Partnerships, CivicScience Intelligence, and Advertising Solutions - work together to fuel CivicScience's goals and objectives.

We've been recognized for our work in the Inc. 5000, Pittsburgh Top Workplaces 2022, Pittsburgh Business Times Fast 50, GRIT Top 50 Innovative Supplier, Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50 (winner), and Mental Health America’s Bell Seal program (Gold winner, 2024 & 2025).

More about CivicScience : CivicScience is a consumer analytics and advertising platform. Our proprietary, always on, data collection engine captures over 1M survey responses daily, creating the most dynamic, real-time understanding of consumer wants, needs, and intentions in a constantly changing world. Powered by our premium media partnerships, our attitudinal database helps brands and media companies retain and grow existing customers while reaching and acquiring new ones.

Our clients use CivicScience's unique dataset to inform advertising, communications, product, and financial strategies that drive superior business outcomes.

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