Media Operations Analyst / Ad Ops Manager

Sphere Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a globally recognized agency as a Media Operations Analyst, where you'll leverage your analytical skills to enhance digital marketing strategies. In this hybrid role, you'll support media planning and campaign tracking, ensuring data integrity and delivering actionable insights. Collaborate with a passionate team dedicated to pushing boundaries in sports, entertainment, and culture. This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact in a dynamic environment, where your contributions will help shape innovative marketing solutions for top-tier clients. If you're ready to elevate your career in a forward-thinking company, apply now!

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in performance marketing or digital media.
• Strong understanding of tracking and tagging methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support media planning with data-driven recommendations.
• Set up campaign tracking via UTM parameters and pixels.
• Monitor campaign performance and suggest optimizations.

Skills

Performance Marketing

Ad Operations

Analytics

Data Integrity

Campaign Tracking

Tools

Google Tag Manager

CM360

Meta Ads

TikTok Ads

Job description

Media Operations Analyst - Leading Global Agency - London (Hybrid) - Up to £45k

The Company
A globally recognised agency operating at the heart of sports, entertainment, and culture, partnering with major talent, brands, and properties worldwide. With a presence in 28 countries and over 69 cities, the agency delivers innovative, data-driven marketing solutions that connect fans and consumers with the experiences they love.

Within its digital division, the agency is rapidly expanding, working on high-impact sponsorship and media campaigns for top-tier clients. The team is passionate, collaborative, and driven by the mission to challenge convention and deliver meaningful, measurable results.

The Job
As Media Operations Analyst, you'll sit at the cross-section of digital strategy, analytics, and performance marketing. This role is perfect for a data-minded marketer with 2-3 years of experience who understands how tracking and insights power better media outcomes.

You'll support the full media lifecycle-from ensuring tracking and attribution are accurate, to helping uncover insights that shape future strategies. Working closely with a wider digital performance team, you'll play a key role in connecting creative campaigns with quantifiable success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support media planning with data-driven recommendations and performance insights.

• Set up end-to-end campaign tracking via UTM parameters, pixels (Meta, TikTok), and Google Tag Manager.

• Monitor campaign performance and suggest real-time optimisations.

• Troubleshoot tracking or attribution issues to ensure data integrity.

• Maintain structured campaign documentation including naming conventions and tracking specs.

• Contribute to reporting and dashboard development that turns data into actionable strategy.

• Collaborate across teams to feed insights back into creative and strategic planning.

• Stay up to date with trends in ad tech, measurement tools, and digital media strategy.

You

• Have 2-3 years' experience in a performance marketing, ad operations, or digital media role.

• Are confident with ad ops platforms including CM360.

• Understand tracking and tagging methodologies and are confident with GTM and pixel implementation.

• Have a strong QA mindset and are detail-oriented when it comes to campaign execution.

• Are familiar with paid media tools including Meta ads, TikTok ads etc.

• Bring an analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into client-ready insights.

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Jacob Richards - Executive Consultant

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