Ad Ops Senior Executive

Zenith USA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Zenith USA is seeking an Ad Ops Senior Executive to manage ad trafficking and ensure timely campaign delivery. This position involves collaborating with various teams to enhance activation processes and campaign performance across platforms. You're expected to have a strong background in AdTech and excellent communication skills.

The role also involves providing operational direction, overseeing data accuracy, and maintaining communication with internal and external stakeholders. A collaborative mindset and interest in operational efficiency are key for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in an AdTech or Ad Operations role within an agency, advertiser, or publisher environment.
• Working knowledge of ad servers, DSPs, tracking and tagging practices.
• Understanding of data privacy principles and how they influence campaign delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end ad trafficking process.
• Support planning teams with campaign setup.
• Provide operational direction to teams to improve activation processes.

Skills

Experience in an AdTech or Ad Operations role

Working knowledge of ad servers and DSPs

Understanding of data privacy principles

Ability to analyze performance data

Strong communication skills

Interest in automation and operational efficiency

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Overview

We are hiring an Ad Ops Senior Executive to join Adobe.Pub, a unique collaboration between Publicis Groupe and Adobe, where creativity, technology and data come together to deliver exceptional digital experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in how campaigns are activated, optimised and delivered across EMEA. You’ll work at the heart of a highly collaborative team, influencing campaign performance and ensuring operational excellence across multiple platforms. If you enjoy turning complexity into clarity and making campaigns run seamlessly, this role offers real impact and ownership.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the end-to-end ad trafficking process, ensuring campaigns are set up accurately and delivered on time
• Support planning teams with campaign setup, including guidance on ticket creation and activation readiness
• Provide operational direction to Ad Ops, programmatic and social teams to improve activation processes
• Deliver and oversee ad delivery reporting, ensuring data accuracy and consistency across platforms
• Manage ad tech platforms (including ad servers), maintaining tracking, tagging and campaign performance standards
• Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to stay ahead of platform updates and industry developments
• Guide and support offshore and local Ad Ops teams, creating a collaborative and high-performing environment

Skills we’re looking for:

• Experience in an AdTech or Ad Operations role within an agency, advertiser or publisher environment
• Working knowledge of ad servers, DSPs, tracking and tagging practices
• Understanding of data privacy principles and how they influence campaign delivery
• Confidence in analysing performance data and translating it into clear, actionable insights
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical concepts for different audiences
• Interest in automation and improving operational efficiency at scale
• A collaborative mindset, with a passion for learning and supporting team development

Additional information

Zenith International offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

• Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
• Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

Zenith International is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

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