Advertising Operations & Revenue Enablement Specialist

Crain Communications; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Crain Communications is seeking an Advertising Operations Specialist to partner with Sales and cross‑functional teams to prioritize work, resolve operational challenges, and provide analytics that inform opportunities. You will own reporting processes, dashboards, and workflow management to drive efficient, scalable growth across the organization.

The role requires 2+ years in advertising operations or related fields, a Bachelor's degree, and strong Excel/Google Workspace skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in advertising operations, digital media, marketing operations, business operations, or project coordination.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret operational data and identify trends.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary operational partner for Sales, Finance, Product, Marketing Automation, fulfillment teams and technology vendors by evaluating business needs, establishing priorities, and coordinating successful execution of advertising initiatives.
• Provide data and insights for sales related to inventory availability, campaign execution, fulfillment capabilities, and reporting to support client opportunities and enable efficient go-to-market execution.
• Develop, maintain and improve departmental documentation, standard operating procedures, workflow documentation, and knowledge resources.
• Support quality assurance, troubleshooting, testing, and operational readiness for new products, technologies, and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on strategic projects, product launches, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives by managing deliverables and ensuring adoption.

Skills

Advertising operations

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Microsoft Excel

Google Workspace

Jira or similar

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Digital advertising concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

SharePoint

Job description

Crain Communications is seeking an Advertising Operations Specialist to partner with Sales and cross‑functional teams to prioritize work, resolve operational challenges, and provide analytics that inform opportunities. You will own reporting processes, dashboards, and workflow management to drive efficient, scalable growth across the organization.

The role requires 2+ years in advertising operations or related fields, a Bachelor's degree, and strong Excel/Google Workspace skills.