Senior Ad Operations Executive - AudioOne (Digital Audio)

AudioOne; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

AudioOne is seeking a Senior Ad Operations Executive to manage the end‑to‑end delivery of digital audio and podcast campaigns from booking to final reporting. The role is hands‑on, requiring close collaboration with sales, finance, publishers, agencies and technology partners to ensure campaigns meet objectives in a deadline‑driven environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong digital advertising operations experience, comfortable managing multiple campaigns and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2.5+ years in digital advertising operations or a closely related role.
• Experience trafficking, tracking, optimisation and reporting.
• Strong numerical ability and Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage digital audio and podcast campaigns from booking through to completion.
• Set up campaigns across ad‑serving and hosting platforms with accurate targeting.
• Coordinate with sales, finance, and partners to ensure timely delivery and reporting.
• Monitor campaign performance and optimise against objectives and deadlines.
• Maintain campaign records and filings for audit and invoicing.

Skills

Campaign management

Programmatic advertising

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

Ad servers

DSP/SSP

VAST tags

Job description

Senior Ad Operations Executive – AudioOne (Digital Audio)

Location: Dublin / Hybrid

Employment type: Full-time, permanent

Reporting to: Director

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Senior Ad Operations Executive to manage the delivery of digital audio and podcast advertising campaigns.

This is a hands‑on role covering the full campaign lifecycle—from booking confirmation and campaign setup through to optimisation, financial reconciliation and final reporting. The successful candidate will work closely with sales, finance, publishers, agencies, advertisers and technology partners to ensure campaigns are delivered accurately, efficiently and in line with agreed objectives.

The position will suit someone with strong digital advertising operations experience, comfortable managing multiple campaigns, platforms and stakeholders in a deadline‑driven environment.

The person will always strive to deliver the most effective campaign through an understanding of campaign objectives, advertiser background and targeting.

Key responsibilities

Campaign setup and management

• Manage digital audio and podcast advertising campaigns from booking through to completion.
• Review campaign briefs and insertion orders to confirm inventory, targeting, formats, pricing, timelines and delivery requirements.
• Set up and traffic campaigns accurately across relevant ad‑serving, podcast hosting and audio advertising platforms.
• Implement targeting parameters, creative rotations, impression goals, frequency caps, tracking pixels and attribution tags.
• Check advertising assets against the required technical specifications and coordinate the resolution of creative or trafficking issues.
• Conduct pre-launch quality assurance checks to ensure campaigns are configured correctly.
• Monitor pacing, delivery and performance throughout each campaign.
• Identify under-delivery, over-delivery or other performance issues and implement appropriate corrective action.
• Manage campaign amendments, extensions, optimisations and make‑good activity.
• Maintain accurate campaign records and ensure all relevant documentation is filed correctly.

Programmatic advertising

• Support the setup, delivery and optimisation of programmatic digital audio campaigns.
• Manage private marketplace deals, preferred deals and programmatic guaranteed activity where required.
• Liaise with agencies, demand‑side platforms, supply‑side platforms and other technology partners to troubleshoot activation and delivery issues.
• Monitor bid activity, fill rates, win rates, targeting, inventory availability and campaign pacing.
• Assist with deal ID creation, testing and activation.
• Investigate discrepancies between ad servers, buying platforms and publisher reporting.
• Maintain a working knowledge of developments in programmatic audio, podcast advertising, data usage, consent, brand safety and measurement.

Campaign coordination

• Act as the principal operational contact for assigned campaigns.
• Work closely with the sales team to translate insertion orders into accurate campaign setups.
• Coordinate with publishers and content partners to confirm inventory, campaign schedules and host‑read or sponsorship deliverables.
• Manage deadlines for briefing forms, approvals, audio creative, tracking materials, copy approval and campaign launches.
• Communicate campaign status, delivery risks and required actions clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the delivery of integrated campaigns that may include spot advertising, host reads, sponsorships, branded segments and programmatic inventory.
• Maintain campaign trackers, booking systems and internal workflow tools.

Finance coordination and reconciliation

• Work with the finance and commercial teams to ensure campaign bookings, delivery figures and billing information are accurate.
• Reconcile booked, delivered and billable campaign activity at the end of each month or campaign period.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving impressions, rates, commissions, discounts, credits or publisher payments.
• Coordinate responses to invoice and billing queries from advertisers, agencies, publishers and internal teams.
• Provide finance with the supporting information required for invoicing, credit notes and revenue recognition.
• Maintain a clear audit trail of agreed campaign changes and financial adjustments.
• Help ensure that completed campaigns are closed and invoiced promptly.

Reporting and analysis

• Compile accurate final campaign reports for advertisers and agencies.
• Consolidate data from ad servers, hosting platforms, programmatic systems, publishers and measurement partners. This information will also be used in the production of sales and marketing materials.
• Report on relevant metrics such as impressions, reach, frequency, completion rates, listen‑through rates, clicks, conversions and delivery against plan.
• Check reporting data for accuracy and investigate material discrepancies before reports are issued.
• Provide clear commentary on campaign delivery, performance, optimisation and key learnings.
• Assist the commercial team in interpreting campaign results and preparing client presentations.
• Maintain campaign benchmarks and identify recurring operational or performance trends.
• Recommend improvements to campaign setup, reporting and delivery processes.

Operational development and compliance

• Help develop and maintain campaign workflows, quality‑control procedures, checklists and reporting templates.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, standardisation and better use of technology.
• Support and guide colleagues on trafficking, reporting and campaign‑management best practice.
• Maintain strong working relationships with advertising technology, measurement and publishing partners.
• Ensure campaigns are delivered in accordance with contractual requirements, platform policies and applicable advertising standards.
• Support compliance with GDPR, data‑protection requirements, consent frameworks and industry guidance relevant to digital advertising in Ireland and the EU.

Experience and qualifications

• At least two and a half years’ experience in digital advertising operations, campaign management, programmatic advertising or a closely related role.
• Experience managing campaigns across ad servers, programmatic platforms or digital publishing systems.
• A good understanding of the digital advertising campaign lifecycle, including trafficking, tracking, optimisation, reconciliation and reporting.
• Experience working with programmatic deal types and resolving delivery or platform discrepancies.
• Strong numerical ability and confidence working with campaign, financial and performance data.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience coordinating with sales, finance, agencies, advertisers, publishers or technology vendors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a consistent commitment to accuracy.
• The ability to prioritise effectively and manage several live campaigns and deadlines simultaneously.

Experience in digital audio, podcast advertising, radio, streaming media or audio ad technology would be a strong advantage.

Desirable technical knowledge

• Digital audio and podcast advertising platforms.
• Podcast hosting and dynamic ad insertion technology.
• Programmatic buying and selling platforms.
• VAST tags, tracking pixels, click trackers and attribution tags.
• Private marketplace and programmatic guaranteed deals.
• Campaign pacing and inventory forecasting.
• Third‑party verification, attribution and brand‑safety tools.
• GDPR, consent management and data use in digital advertising.
• IAB standards and terminology relevant to digital audio and podcast measurement.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Meticulous, dependable and highly organised.
• Commercially aware while maintaining strong operational discipline.
• Proactive in identifying and resolving campaign issues.
• Comfortable taking ownership of campaigns from setup to final reconciliation.
• Calm and effective when working under deadline pressure.
• Confident communicating with clients, agencies, publishers and internal teams.
• Naturally collaborative and willing to support colleagues.
• Curious about advertising technology and developments in digital audio.
• Focused on improving processes and delivering a consistently high standard of service.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to take a senior operational role at Ireland's largest digital audio marketplace and within Ireland’s dynamic and growing digital audio and podcast advertising market.
• Exposure to leading advertisers, agencies, publishers and advertising technology partners.
• A varied role spanning campaign delivery, programmatic advertising, financial reconciliation and performance reporting.
• A collaborative and commercially focused working environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits, based on experience. From €40,000 + bonus.
• Flexible or hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunities for professional development as the digital audio market continues to evolve.

We are an equal-opportunities employer and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.