Role: Senior Ad Ops Manager
Location: Bath, UK
Closing Date: 9 March 2020
Type: Full-time, Permanent
About Network N
Network N is a global media business specializing in the gaming industry. We have a publishing arm consisting of a dozen owned websites including PCGamesN.com, and over 100 network site partners such as TrueAchievements.com. We produce class-leading content for clients via our creative agency team, and work with publishers and advertisers to unlock audience value. The company is based in Bath, UK.
Working at Network N
We’re a young, fun company offering a relaxed working environment in central Bath.
Other perks include:
- 28 days holiday
- Auto-enrolment pension
- Competitive salary
- Profit share scheme for all
- EMI scheme (after one year of service)
- Perkbox subscription (with a raft of amazing discounts and free stuff)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Techscheme
- Cyclescheme
- Staff social events, including Christmas & summer parties
- Free breakfast every day
- Unlimited good coffee, tea, and soft drinks
The Role
Nework-N are looking for a talented and charismatic Senior Ad Ops Manager to join their rapidly expanding games media business based in Bath. We specialise in delivering multimedia and multi-platform marketing campaigns for some of the biggest brands in the gaming industry, and are passionate about gaming and engaging with our audience. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytically-minded individual to progress their career in Ad Operations within a leading digital business in the South West.
We provide cutting-edge advertising solutions to over a hundred network partners, which host all sorts of gaming sites. This coupled with the fast pace of each day makes working with us rewarding and exciting, and no two days are the same.
To fill this role you’ll come from an ad ops background and will need to have at least three years experience in the field. The right candidate will have what it takes to inspire and encourage an outstanding ad ops team, from day to day planning, to troubleshooting campaigns, and everything in between.
You’ll be a people-person who is decisive and can balance the best interests of our clients and the network partners. As well as the rest of the team you’ll be working directly with the Head of Ad Operations to ensure the smooth running of the team, allocation of tasks and supervision of projects. In your previous role your team members will have instinctively come to you for advice and guidance because of your deep understanding of ad trafficking and your genuine character.
Responsibilities include:
- Forecasting and managing display, programmatic, mobile, native and video and promoted content
- Working with the Head of Ad Ops to ensure our RFP and delivery process meets and exceeds client expectations
- Leading Ad Ops Execs to define and continuously evolve ad operations and best practices, ensuring that we deliver high value for clients whilst maximising revenue for the network
- Creating and managing data segmentation using our DMP and executing audience extension through our DSP partners
- Ensuring the smooth running and overall performance of ad operations, acting as a point of contact and advice for sales, our clients and our Ad Ops Execs
- Ensuring all campaigns are executed to a high standard and go through a full QA process to ensure accuracy levels are always on point and providing on the fly solutions where needed
- Your attention to detail is key and your aim is for all your campaigns to achieve maximum results and increase revenue potential whilst utilising the tools and latest technology you have around you
- Working with the sales team on performance and meeting client objectives
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge and awareness of current programmatic and digital ad technology trends; remaining up to speed on new in-platform betas and testing opportunities
- Working with the Network team to shape and manage inventory and ensure we feed back best practice and improvement suggestions to our network partners
- Bringing extraordinary attention to detail, confident ownership of tasks, proactive problem solving, and rigorous commitment to success to both internal and external-facing functions
- Communicating with clients and providing initial, mid and post campaign support and reporting
- Building and trafficking display and video advertising campaigns across a multitude of ad serving platforms, including Google Ad Manager, Teads, SpringServe and Celtra
- Monitoring social advertising campaigns through Facebook, Youtube and Google Analytics
- Ad tag debugging and creative technical specification authority
- Monitoring campaigns and identifying any opportunities during campaigns to maximise performance
- Working with the Ad Operations team to ensure all client deliverables are met to the expected standards
Who are we looking for?
This is an excellent opportunity for an Ad Ops Manager looking to take the next step in their career. So if you have a CV that demonstrates the following:
- At least 3 years experience as an Ad Ops Manager
- A strong understanding of tools at your disposal to help you manage and optimize campaigns effectively (Eg. GAM, GDN, Springserve,Teads, Avocet, Sizmek, Google Analytics, MOAT)
- A deep understanding of audience segments and cookie based targeting
- Self-motivated, commercially aware and able to work to tight deadlines
- A strong attention to detail and be highly organised
- You are a natural problem solver and are solutions oriented
- Ability to see through the ‘clutter’ and know the intended end-goal
- Strong technical/analytical skills
- Ability to organise and lead junior team members
- Knowledge and competency of design tools such as Photoshop and Premier Pro.
- A good understanding of HTML, basic JavaScript and other programming languages.
…then you should send us your CV and cover letter today!
We are a young and fun company to work for but that doesn’t mean that we don’t work hard. If you think you fit the bill then drop us a line.
Please send your CV, together with a covering letter by 9th March 2020 to [email protected]
Please also note that this role is based in our offices in Bath.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE