Advertising Operations Manager (6 month FTC)

PlayStation; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in London is seeking an Advertising Operations Manager for a 6-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate will manage ad campaigns, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and optimize performance to drive revenue growth. Ideal applicants should have strong analytical and communication skills, with prior experience in advertising operations and tools like Equativ and FreeWheel. This role offers a dynamic working environment with comprehensive benefits including hybrid work options.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Hybrid Working

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Scheme

25 days holiday per year

On Site Gym

Subsidised Café

Free soft drinks

On site bar

Cycle garage and showers access

Qualifications

• Ability to work within a highly collaborative, dynamic environment.
• Proven experience in managing campaigns and interacting with clients.
• Strong prioritization skills and timely execution in cross-functional teams.
• Meticulous and metric-driven behavior with high organizational skills.
• Excited to keep up with ad tech trends.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate tasks involved in ad campaign management including trafficking and reporting.
• Collaborate with teams to achieve client goals and optimize campaigns.
• Analyze performance data and share insights for continuous improvement.
• QA ad content for adherence to policies.
• Present case studies in meetings to share findings.

Skills

Collaborative work style

Campaign trafficking

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Innovative mindset

Client service experience

SQL knowledge

HTML basic knowledge

Tools

Equativ

FreeWheel

Salesforce Data Cloud

Job description

Role Overview:

The Advertising Operations Manager, Gaming and Entertainment is an analytically inclined strategy driver and technical master with a passion for the Gaming and Entertainment space.

This is an incredible opportunity to shape the way PlayStation’s newly formed Advertising organisation measures and drives operational excellence, ultimately driving revenue growth. This role will partner closely with PlayStation’s client partner, client solutions manager, business intelligence, and other cross-departmental teams to deliver innovative strategies for the department and insights across Global PlayStation business units.

With proven understanding of both advertising and the gaming or entertainment industries, this role is responsible for driving revenue through operational excellence and transparency by designing innovative approaches with data and technology to build solutions for the business unit. This role will be located in PlayStation’s global headquarters in London, Soho on a hybrid basis.

Please note this is a 6 month fixed term contract.

What you’ll be doing:

• Facilitate and complete tasks involved with ad campaign management; includes setup & trafficking, Q&A & troubleshooting, monitoring performance & delivery, reporting & analytics, optimisation, billing & budgeting, strategic planning, etc.
• Collaborate with relevant cross-functional teams to achieve client goals, and raise awareness around campaign performance and recommendations.
• Proactively optimise to exceed client KPIs and drive revenue growth/retention of our advertising clients.
• QA creative content, technical specs ensuring it adheres to all PlayStation ad and creative policies.
• Work closely with Client Solutions Managers and Client Partners to close the feedback loop on current campaigns and share data for future campaigns setup.
• Participate in Weekly/Monthly meetings presenting case studies and findings

What we’re looking for:

• Ability to work within a highly collaborative, dynamic environment.
• Proven experience in trafficking and troubleshooting campaigns & experience interacting with customers, prospects, agencies, analysts and staff in high profile, business critical situations.
• Proven ability to establish goals and set clear expectations, prioritise activities, and follow through with timely execution in a fluid, cross functional team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous and analytical nature; metric driven behaviour with a high degree of organisation.
• Innovative, self-starter with high work ethic.
• Ability to travel to industry or partner events as needed.
• Excited to keep up with the latest progress and trends in ad tech.
• Prior experience utilising ad serving and data management systems: Equativ, FreeWheel, Salesforce Data Cloud, SSP/DSPs.
• Account management or client service experience
• Working knowledge of SQL, basic HTML, and ad tag construction

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.