Senior Associate, eCommerce DSP

Summary

Join Kinesso's Addressable Activation department as a Senior Associate and become a platform expert, responsible for campaign execution and performance. You will manage client assignments, leveraging your expertise in various KPIs and buying platforms, including DSPs and retail media networks. This role requires strong communication and collaboration skills, along with experience in project management and data analysis. You will build and maintain vendor relationships, provide performance updates, and design addressable solutions. The ideal candidate possesses intermediate knowledge of the commerce space and a deep understanding of client needs. Kinesso offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of technology or measurement ad tech solutions, including programmatic and retail platforms
• Basic knowledge and skills in data analysis
• Confident collaborating with others
• Experience with Project / Account Management
• Strong communication skills; clear and succinct communication

Responsibilities

• Assists with the execution and day-to-day management of a portion of client assignment, based on specialized or technical knowledge
• Understands the variety of vendors and their full value proposition, including retail partners (Walmart, Target, Kroger, Amazon, Walgreens, Dollar General, Home Depot, etc.), DSPs, SSPs, Brand Safety, etc
• Manages vendor relationships and conversations single-handedly
• Brings recommendations to customers
• Conducts ad hoc/custom reporting for "deep dive" analytics or per agency request
• Designs and delivers performance updates, business reviews, new audience-based addressable solutions and growth opportunities to internal team members and key agency and client contacts
• Under moderate direction, works within significant limits and authority on assignments of higher complexity and coordination
• Possesses demonstrated knowledge and skills, including product and industry
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• May interact directly with clients/agency contacts and provide informal guidance, training and assistance to lower level associates and other functional areas

Preferred Qualifications

• Some experience of successfully seeking out and curating new business relationships and/or solutions; developing solutions using new or existing processes
• Some experience building team, providing mentorship and navigating how to manage up/down/ laterally (e.g., ability to navigate and be effective with multiple personalities)
• Strong ability to anticipate, recognize and clearly define problems using various techniques to systematically analyze, weigh alternatives and propose solutions
• Some experience with managing existing business relationships, partnerships, and alliances internally and externally
• Ability to assess and rank issues and tasks in order of importance for taking action

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• 401(k) plans
• Flex spending
• Life insurance
• Disability
• Employee discount program
• Employee stock purchase program
• Paid family benefits
• Discretionary time off days
• Company-wide Appreciation Weeks and Wellness Days
• Competitive salary
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award or a relevant incentive award