This role is open to be based in: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA

We are looking for an entry to intermediate level Ad Operations Specialist to join our growing AdOps team! You will be responsible for owning digital media tag setup, trafficking, and configuration in support of media activation and campaign performance tracking on key accounts across the Edelman DxI network. A successful Ad Operations Specialist will have great attention to detail and be able to take complete ownership of the process for getting tasks completed to bring value to our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure ad serving environments for key accounts are set up optimally for agency and client requirements


• Understand media plan objectives, and translate plans into campaign setup structures that satisfy client-mandated taxonomies, and facilitate required reporting outputs


• Supply creative spec references and anticipate creative or website issues that could adversely impact campaign performance


• Create UTM and other parameters that feed data into campaign measurement and buying platforms


• Traffic digital media placements and creative, generate tags, and distribute them to publishers and programmatic platforms using Google Campaign Manager 360 (DCM)


• Liaise with ad technology vendors to launch, troubleshoot, and maintain digital campaigns


• Provide troubleshooting support around issues such as broken tags, and partner-tag misfires


• Perform thorough quality assurance (QA) of creative assets and third-party tags; proactively offer solutions to resolve technical or spec-related issues


• Manage both incoming and outgoing creative assets after campaign launch, implementing creative rotations and other adjustments as needed


• Build processes in conjunction with Performance Marketing and Analytics teams


• Serve as the primary operational point of contact responsible for ensuring the timely completion of all critical tasks, and identify upstream and downstream barriers to success


• Contribute to and participate in weekly internal and client status meetings


• Collaborate with interdisciplinary agency and client teams to implement best practices for naming conventions, tracking URLs, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in digital media/ad ops, including hands-on trafficking via third-party ad servers, preferably in an agency setting


• Experience with commonly used ad serving (including Video and Rich Media) platform technologies, particularly Google Campaign Manager 360/DCM


• Experience with URL tagging and URL structure at an advanced level


• Knowledge of HTML and HTTP response codes to diagnose more complex issues


• Understanding of the technical side of web infrastructure (e.g., HTTP packet sniffing, URL structures, JavaScript, redirects, etc.)


• Excellent documentation, organizational, and communication skills, with an ability to appropriately match the level of detail to audience and project requirements to move projects forward productively as well as efficiently and systematically


• Unparalleled attention to detail


• Client-facing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• The Ad Operations Specialist should have a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.


• They should have an aptitude for and interest in learning additional platforms when required (e.g., DMPs, DCOs, and varied measurement solutions).


• They should have a working knowledge of how the ongoing evolution of browser/device privacy features and changes in regulations and consumer privacy laws impact the successful implementation and measurement of digital media campaigns.


• Experience with commonly used Tag Management technologies, and viewability and brand safety platforms such as IAS, DV and Moat, is preferred.


• They should have strong communication skills, analytical abilities, perform well under pressure, and be a team player. They should be a self-starter, be energized by problem-solving, excel in a collaborative environment, and proactively offer suggestions to build, shape, and improve processes.


• Understanding of digital direct media, paid social, programmatic, paid search, and SEO fundamentals is a plus.


• Experience with both B2C and B2B campaigns in financial services or consumer technology is a plus. Experience managing direct-response or lead generation campaigns is a plus.

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Edelman Data & Intelligence (DXI) is a global, multidisciplinary research, analytics and data consultancy with a distinctly human mission.

We use data and intelligence to help businesses and organizations build trusting relationships with people: making communications more authentic, engagement more exciting and connections more meaningful.

DXI brings together and integrates the necessary people-based PR, communications, social, research and exogenous data, as well as the technology infrastructure to create, collect, store and manage first-party data and identity resolution. DXI is comprised of over 350 research specialists, business scientists, data engineers, behavioral and machine-learning experts, and data strategy consultants based in 15 markets around the world.

To learn more, visit: https://www.edelmandxi.com

Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e., at least 2 weeks after last dose) and, if hired, present proof of vaccination before start date. Candidates may request an accommodation due to disability, sincerely held religious belief or exception required under applicable law.

DXI is an equal opportunity employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.