Advertising Operations Manager

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established organization is hiring an Ad Operations Manager to lead technical campaign delivery in Brighton. This pivotal role involves managing digital advertising campaigns, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and maintaining optimal performance through strategic insight and troubleshooting.

Benefits

Subsidised parking

Updated employee benefits package

Qualifications

• Confidence with Google Tag Manager and ad servers.
• Strategic understanding of the customer journey.
• Experience in programmatic campaign management desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end digital ad campaigns including setup and reporting.
• Oversee tracking and tagging through Google Tag Manager.
• Collaborate with data and engineering teams for performance data.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Collaboration

Tools

Google Tag Manager

Google Analytics

Campaign Manager

Excel

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

Hiring Now: Ad Operations Manager | Brighton (Hybrid)

45k (some flex may be possible)

A dynamic opportunity to lead technical campaign delivery within a fast-paced marketing team.

A well-established organisation is seeking a technically minded and proactive Ad Operations Manager to join their Marketing team. This role is essential to the smooth and accurate delivery of digital advertising campaigns — blending hands-on execution with data collaboration and commercial insight.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end management of digital ad campaigns including trafficking, setup, QA, optimisation, and reporting.
• Platform responsibility across Google Ads, Meta, DV360 and others, with confidence in ad tech implementation.
• Oversight of tracking and tagging using Google Tag Manager and server-side solutions.
• Cross-functional collaboration with data and engineering teams to ensure clean and insightful performance data.
• Proactive troubleshooting of delivery or tracking issues, with an eye for gaps and inconsistencies.
• Contribution to the ongoing evolution of processes, tools, and best practices in digital advertising.

Working Relationships

• Reporting to the Head of Performance Marketing.
• Regular interaction with internal channel specialists, data teams, and third-party vendors.
• Acts as the key point of contact for ad operations across the team.

Candidate Profile

Ideal candidates will:

• Be confident using Google Tag Manager, ad servers like Campaign Manager, and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Excel, and Tableau.
• Have a strategic understanding of the customer journey and be able to identify and address tracking gaps with commercial awareness.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Bring a collaborative mindset with a drive for continuous learning and technical improvement.
• Experience in programmatic campaign management (DV360 or similar) and re-commerce or marketplace environments is desirable but not essential.

Location & Benefits

• The role is based in Brighton, with hybrid working options.
• Includes subsidised parking at a central location (from £5.90/day with minimum usage).
• A full package of updated employee benefits is available on request.