Lead for Advertising Operations

This is a Full Time Job

Overview and Responsibilities:

The Free Press team is seeking a strategic and analytical leader to oversee the execution, optimization, and strategic improvement of digital advertising campaigns. This role requires a strong focus on operational efficiency, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration. The right person for this role is willing to take on new challenges, has strong communication skills, and confidence in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Partner with Sales, Product & Finance to ensure smooth campaign hand-offs, pricing rules, responsible for updating and maintaining accurate inventory projections and technical feasibility

• Develop frameworks for monitoring KPIs, budgets, pacing; identifying risks early and working with Sales to mitigate under-delivery or overspend

• Manage trafficking, campaign delivery actualization, optimization, and reporting of digital ad campaigns for multiple publisher clients across audio & newsletters

• Lead initiatives to implement new tools, processes, and best practices to optimize operations and increase scalability

• Ensure accurate implementation of campaign elements including launches, ad creative, and tracking pixels

• Monitor campaign performance metrics to identify anomalies or areas for optimization

• Manage campaign pacing, adjusting as needed to ensure campaign budgets deliver in full and client KPIs are being met

• Maintain and stay current on industry news and research

• Pro-actively analyze and improve processes to attain efficiency

• Work closely with finance on invoicing and billing to ensure revenue is earned and accounted for

Basic Qualifications
• 5 years of experience in digital advertising, advertising operations, or a related field

Additional Qualifications
• Programmatic is a plus but not required

• Proven track record of identifying and implementing process improvements that drive operational efficiency and scalability

• Ability to manage numerous simultaneous campaigns and prioritize issues

• Strong operational and analytical skills: building workflows, working with tags, troubleshooting discrepancies, reporting and managing KPIs

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to work cross-functionally and mentor junior team members

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

What We Offer:
• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
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