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We’re excited to offer a high-impact opportunity on Viant’s Programmatic/Self-Serve DSP team for a Sr. Programmatic Account Strategist based in our Chicago office. In this client-facing role, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to our self-service customers—empowering them to get the most out of our self-serve DSP platform. Your focus will be on driving platform adoption, educating clients on features and best practices, optimizing campaign performance, providing strategic recommendations, and ensuring overall client satisfaction. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving problems, loves educating others, and brings strong product knowledge with an operational mindset. You should be comfortable owning workflows, speaking confidently in front of clients, and serving as a subject matter expert on our DSP’s capabilities and innovations. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product Management, and Operations teams to deliver measurable success and foster long-term client relationships.
Job Responsibility:
Client Partnership & Strategic Support: Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, becoming their trusted advisor in programmatic self-service media buying through the Viant DSP
Platform Expertise & Education: Become a subject matter expert in both Viant Cloud and Viant DSP, sharing knowledge and guiding customers to maximize their platform proficiency
Campaign Management & Optimization: Proactively manage client campaign portfolios by monitoring delivery and performance, uncovering actionable insights, and advising on best practices to improve outcomes
Customer Enablement: Oversee campaign launches and continuously educate customers to build their trading skills and drive platform autonomy
Performance Recommendations & Issue Resolution: Provide strategic recommendations to enhance campaign results, while aggressively troubleshooting and escalating technical issues to ensure smooth execution
Insight Sharing & Strategic Planning: Regularly share Viant platform developments and industry trends with customers. Develop thoughtful media and data strategies that align with their marketing objectives
Advanced Reporting Solutions: Scope, create, and customize advanced reporting solutions that help advertisers gain deeper insights into their media investments and campaign performance
Internal Knowledge Sharing: Communicate client insights internally to inform product innovation and client service strategies
Growth & Revenue Focus: Drive the success of existing accounts by fostering client satisfaction, increasing adoption of the Viant DSP, and supporting top-line revenue and profitability goals
Operational Efficiency: Identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of the Account Management team, launching scalable solutions and process improvements that increase automation and efficiency
Requirements:
4+ years of experience in a Programmatic, Account Management, Account Strategist, Technical Services, Project Management role
Solid understanding of programmatic, ad tech, self-serve DSP's, SSP’s, PMP’s
Deep understanding of the data / measurement ecosystem
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
BS/BA or equivalent
quantitatively-oriented degree a plus
Nice to have:
Experience in Internet technologies such as HTML, SQL, JavaScript a plus