Digital Ad Ops Lead – Campaign Launch & Analytics

Hearst; City Of London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Cycle to work

Location flexibility

Holiday exchange

Charity day

ERG groups

London discounts

Pension & life cover

Job summary

Hearst UK is seeking a Digital Advertising Operations Manager to ensure flawless launches of campaigns across direct, programmatic, and private marketplace channels. You will collaborate with Commercial Operations, clients, ad ops, and creative teams to deliver best-in-class performance and client experiences.

You will build relationships across teams, manage campaign deployment, QA creatives, and troubleshoot ad tech issues while recommending technology solutions aligned with client goals.

Qualifications

• 1+ years Digital Ad Ops and Trafficking experience with proficiency in GAM (preferably DFP certified).
• Strong creative problem-solving skills and ability to develop unique solutions.
• Proven ability to work in a team and autonomously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build excellent relationships with internal and external teams, communicating daily with sales and sales support, third-party vendors, and client contacts.
• Manage the implementation and delivery of digital ad campaigns using GAM and other platforms to execute campaigns.
• Act as a publisher-side Ad-Ops and technical expert, maintaining strong cross-team collaboration.
• Upload client creative and perform thorough QA checks on ad creative and custom programs.
• Troubleshoot trafficking and ad tech issues with internal and external teams as needed.
• Recommend advertising technology solutions based on client requirements, objectives and capabilities.
• Ensure SLA timescales are met by coordinating with Account Managers, Sales Planners and Project Managers.

Skills

Ad Ops

GAM (DFP)

Analytical skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Communication

Flexible attitude

Tools

GA M platforms

Job description

Hearst UK is seeking a Digital Advertising Operations Manager to ensure flawless launches of campaigns across direct, programmatic, and private marketplace channels. You will collaborate with Commercial Operations, clients, ad ops, and creative teams to deliver best-in-class performance and client experiences.

You will build relationships across teams, manage campaign deployment, QA creatives, and troubleshoot ad tech issues while recommending technology solutions aligned with client goals.