• 12 month fixed term contract
• Open to Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
• Hybrid Ways of Working

We're REA

With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step - whether that's finding or financing your next home.

Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to have been named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.

Where the team fits in

The Programmatic Trader sits within the Programmatic Trading Operations team. The team works closely with Sales, Product and customers to activate and optimise digital advertising campaigns across programmatic and social media platforms beyond REA Group’s owned properties, using REA’s first-party audience data to drive customer performance and revenue.

What the role is all about

The Programmatic Trader plays a key role in delivering effective, data-driven media buying and campaign execution across our Extensions portfolio through:

• Partnering with the Programmatic Trading Manager to develop and execute bidding, targeting, and inventory trading strategies across Display, Audio, Video, and Social Media for all offsite media buying.
• Collaborating with the Sales team to deliver targeted and effective Audience Extension solutions across Display, Audio, Video, and Social Media.
• Working closely with Programmatic Trading Executives to implement, QA, and troubleshoot ad campaigns using Demand Side Platforms (DSPs) and other ad tech solutions.
• Managing campaign timelines and deliverables across both internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinating the acquisition of creative assets, insertion orders, campaign artefacts, and all relevant documentation to prepare for campaign launch.
• Enforcing a robust campaign QA process to ensure accurate implementation, pacing, and performance.
• Providing customers with expert recommendations on audience targeting and creative to optimise campaign outcomes.
• Ensuring all campaign information is easily accessible to customers and stakeholders.

Who we’re looking for

• 2+ years' experience trading media using DSPs.
• A minimum of 12 months experience with enterprise DSPs - specifically The Trade Desk, DV360 and/or AdForm. Experience with Meta Business Manager a plus.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Someone who looks at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens.
Work productively in a fast paced and agile environment.

The REA experience

The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.

Some of our Perks & Benefits include:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working

• Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave

• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers

• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity

• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

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Keen to be part of REA but didn't find a perfect match with this opportunity? Perhaps the timing isn't right? You should join our Talent Neighbourhood!

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