Catered lunches. Free munchies and sodas. Stock options. Competitive salaries. Great health plan. Fun office. We are a venture-backed company located in the heart of the Dulles Technology Corridor. We are currently working on several exciting online solutions in the interactive advertising space. You will get the chance to work alongside other tremendously talented individuals. Our taxonomy and coding teams includes some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our technology team has millions of lines of code under their belts. Our management team has founded successful ventures on both coasts. We are passionate about our work and devoted to the opportunity and we are looking for the same kind of people to join our team. Please send resumes to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or LucidMedia, Inc., 11490 Commerce Park Dr., Ste. 220, Reston, VA 20191.

Available Positions:

5/11/2010
Account Manager
Reston, VA

LucidMedia is seeking experienced online media Account Managers to join our growing team of online advertising operations professionals.  As an Account Manager, you will work with Regional Sales Leads to understand and take full ownership over campaign strategy, management, and execution to ensure success.   The Account Manager will handle ongoing communication with clients before, during and after campaigns to ensure a high level of customer service. 

Responsibilities:

• Act as the lead for all aspects of campaign management including pre-campaign workflow, implementation, management and post campaign analysis
• Understand client objectives and success metrics as a basis in developing a robust media plan and proper campaign set up
• Facilitate communication between marketing and sales teams to ensure that all campaign assets are received on time prior to launch; coordinate the execution of any applicable campaign partners
• Communicate to internal sales lead on campaign performance and develop strategies for increased performance as needed
• Monitor campaign performance and provide proactive, hands-on account management throughout the entire life cycle – including working with Operations team to optimize campaigns
• Develop performance insights to support ongoing client discussions and elicit renewal business
• Work with Product and Engineering teams to provide feedback on improvements to our ad systems and client offerings

Requirements / Skills:

• Bachelors Degree required
• 2-5 years experience in the online display media industry in a client-facing role.  Experience working in an ad network environment preferred
• Possesses strong leadership and organizational skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented and diligent work ethic with excellent project/time management skills aiding in handling multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Desire to analyze, troubleshoot and find solutions to improve campaign performance and/or internal processes
• Ability to excel in a highly dynamic, fast-paced startup culture that requires a fast learner, willingness to adapt, and teamwork
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Salesforce.com
  
  

5/11/2010
Ad Operations Trafficker
Reston, VA

LucidMedia is currently seeking an Ad Operations Trafficker.  In this role, the Trafficker will manage day to day campaign trafficking, targeting, pacing, optimization, and reporting.  Also, will review creative submissions to maintain technical specifications and timelines.  Assists with reporting to ensure proper billing requirements are met.

Description:

• Day to day management of advertising campaigns, which includes campaign trafficking, targeting, pacing, optimization, and reporting
• Work with manager to develop partner integration documentation and pre-launch ad testing programs
• Interact with Partners and ad server vendor to insure a smooth implementation of our ad serving solutions
• Manage advertiser reconciliation and billing coordination with finance department
• Manage campaign process, including requesting creative and troubleshooting ad issues
• Provide excellent customer service for clients and partners

Requirements:

• At least 1-2 years of trafficking experience using DART, OAS, ATLAS or other leading ad servers
• Knowledge of online ad serving (video ad experience a strong plus)
• Comfort and experience with a fast paced start-up environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Hands on experience with all the common online pricing systems, and ability to back into a CPM from projected CPC returns, and manage ad campaigns to deliver that outcome
• Experience in client services and working in a customer facing role preferred
• Exceptional relationship management and communication skills
• Familiarity with HTML, XML, Flash and Excel
• Proactive, detail-oriented nature
• BS/BA Degree required