GDM Digital are hiring!

Thursday February 02, 2012 11:51am

Are you looking for your first job or want a change of scenery? You're in luck GDM are hiring! We are looking for new junior media traders and sales executives, read on for more information on how to apply and you could be working in our shiny covent garden office in London!

Junior media trader


Our media traders are at the heart of GDM Digital, and help us to buy our clients media with the biggest bang for buck. This role is not your typical media role; requiring more of an emphasis on mathematical analysis than on creative design skills. Our traders use online trading platforms, or in the language of our industry, DSPs, to set up online campaigns to ensure that our advertiser client's segment is targeted effectively; resulting in maximum campaign performance. Traders analyse the performance of campaigns in Excel across a number of factors, including the time of day, site URL and creative size; making changes to the set up as to ensure we are generating maximum sales or brand impact.

The successful applicant will initially be trained on our technology systems, together with Excel. Over the first few months of the role they will learn what it takes to make campaigns perform, getting deeply involved in the intricacises of analysis and become familiar with the industry by reading industry news and subsequent blogging. After this period it is expected that the applicant will take on client relationships; writing weekly reports, attending meetings and writing proposals.


Candidate Requirements

  • - A minimum 2:1 from a top university (ideally in a mathematical/economic/financial discipline)
  • - An active interest in digital media
  •  -Good analytical and quantitative skills and the ability to make information-based decisions
  • - Computer literate with competency in all basic Office programs (including Excel)
  • - Enjoy working in a team environment
  • - Experience in digital media is a plus
  • - Fluency in a second language is a benefit

 

Junior Sales Executive

As part of GDM Digital’s growth we are looking for an ambitious Junior Sales Executive to work as part of our new business team.  The new business team works alongside the media trading team, and helps increase the awareness of our products and services within the UK and further afield. The candidate will initially receive training on our technology systems, and will spend their time reading industry news in order to gain a greater understanding of our particular part of the online media market. After which the candidate will become involved in lead generation, proposal writing and client presentations.

GDM Digital has a meritocratic and entrepreneurial environment which allows for ample opportunities for promotion and the pursuit of individual areas of interest. Remuneration within a sales role is competitive, with bonuses rewarded dependent on individual performance.

Candidate Requirements

  • - A minimum 2:1 from a top university
  • - An active interest in digital media
  • - Good communication and negotiation skills
  • - Enjoy working within a team
  • - Ambitious and self-sufficiency
  • - Computer literate with competency in all basic Office programs
  • - Experience in digital media sales is a plus
  • - Fluency in a second language is beneficial

 

Want more info on these jobs? Feel free to contact us we're always happy to help, email us at careers@gdmdigital.com or send us a message on facebook!

Ready to apply? Click here to submit your application. Good luck!

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Key performance indicators - is a statistical measure of performance

Stock keeping unit – a product or item which is identified by its unique ID code.

Cost per click - the cost that the advertisers pay for every click.

Search engine optimization – process of optimising your website in order to enhance visibility on search engines such as Google.

Dynamic creative retargeting – based on information gained from a users visit to a site an ad is dynamically created to retarget the user with the item or similar items they viewed previously

Cost per acquisition/action (NB acquisition is the same as a conversion)

Dynamic creative optimisation -  a creative is dynamically generated in real time based on various factors to make the optimum creative message for a user

Internet Protocol - a unique number/ID that is assigned to every device that connects to the internet

Click through rate - the ratio of how many people have clicked over the total impressions shown

Cost per thousand, the standard pricing model for media in which advertisers pay per 1000 impressions.

RTB stands for Real Time Buying. When users visit a website, the ad exchange conducts auctions between multiple advertisers for impressions on that site.