Client Experience Specialist (Yahoo Ads)

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Champaign (IL); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Job summary

Yahoo Holdings Inc. is seeking a Client Experience Specialist to drive seamless campaign execution and top-tier client service across Yahoo Advertising's brand and performance portfolios.

In this hybrid role, you will coordinate with sales teams in Technology & Telecommunications verticals to manage planning, launch coordination, pacing, and post-campaign analysis, while leveraging approved AI tools to streamline tasks and craft high-impact reporting for partners and advertisers.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in digital campaign management, media operations, digital media planning, or client service within digital advertising.
• Hands-on knowledge of digital media formats and channels (display, video, native, sponsorships) and buying models (direct IO, programmatic).
• Working proficiency with ad tech and sales management platforms, including Google Ad Manager, DSPs, Salesforce, and advanced Excel/Google Sheets.
• Clear written and verbal communication translating data into client-ready updates.
• Experience using generative AI tools to draft communications, summarize data, or automate routines.
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated content for numerical accuracy, tone, and brand compliance.

Responsibilities

• Client Success Ownership: Serve as the primary operational partner for assigned accounts, coordinating with Account Directors on timelines, assets, and expectations.
• Campaign Execution & Pacing: Oversee lifecycles from inventory reservation to final billing; monitor pacing and delivery and troubleshoot with teams.
• Strategic Planning & Media Coordination: Support proactive media planning and revisions with Directors and Sales Strategy teams.
• AI-Augmented Insights & Reporting: Use AI tools to draft performance summaries and reports, verifying outputs against source data.
• Workflow Automation & Process Enablement: Identify repetitive tasks and apply AI-assisted workflows to improve speed and accuracy.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Coordinate issue resolution across ad ops, billing, and product support using collaboration tools.

Skills

Campaign management

Ad operations

Data analysis

AI tools

Excel/Sheets

Communication

Tools

Google Ad Manager

DSPs

Salesforce

Job description

A little about us

Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions, proprietary data, and premium content environments that connect advertisers to audiences at scale. The Client Experience team acts as the operational and strategic backbone for our commercial organization, driving end-to-end campaign execution, performance optimization, and client satisfaction across Yahoo's owned and operated properties and partner networks.

About the Role

As a Client Experience Specialist, you will play a critical role in delivering seamless execution and client service across Yahoo Advertising's brand and performance portfolios. Working with dedicated sales teams in the Technology & Telecommunications verticals, you will manage day-to-day campaign planning, launch coordination, delivery pacing, and post-campaign analysis.

In this role, you will operate as a collaborative problem-solver who combines media knowledge with modern productivity practices. You will leverage approved internal AI tools to streamline operational tasks, surface actionable delivery insights faster, and assist in crafting high-impact reporting for sales partners and advertisers.

Responsibilities

• Client Success Ownership: Serve as the primary operational pre- and post-sale partner for assigned accounts, collaborating with Account Directors to manage campaign timelines, asset requirements, and client expectations.
• Campaign Execution & Pacing: Oversee full campaign lifecycles from inventory reservation through final billing; monitor pacing and delivery, identifying and troubleshooting discrepancies in partnership with Client Performance (Ad Ops) and technical support teams.
• Strategic Planning & Media Coordination: Support proactive media planning and campaign revisions in collaboration with Account Directors, Channel Partnership leads, and Sales Strategy teams across direct IO and programmatic buying paths.
• AI-Augmented Insights & Reporting: Utilize enterprise generative AI tools (such as Gemini) to draft performance update summaries, wrap reports, and QBR narratives from raw campaign metrics, verifying all outputs against source platform data before client delivery.
• Workflow Automation & Process Enablement: Identify repetitive operational tasks-such as pacing pulls, creative status tracking, and billing reconciliations-and apply AI-assisted workflows and spreadsheet automations to improve teamspeed and accuracy.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Coordinate issue resolution across ad operations, billing, and product support, leveraging collaboration tools (including Slack AI summaries) to maintain clear cross-functional alignment and timely client updates.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in digital campaign management, media operations, digital media planning, or client service within digital advertising.
• Demonstrated hands-on working knowledge of digital media formats and channels (display, video, native, and sponsorships) and buying models (direct IO, programmatic guaranteed, PMPs).
• Working proficiency with core ad tech and sales management platforms, including Google Ad Manager, DSPs, Salesforce, and advanced Excel/Google Sheets.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of translating campaign performance data into clear, client-ready updates.
• Practical experience using generative AI tools (e.g., Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude) to draft professional communications, summarize complex data, or automate routine daily workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated content for numerical accuracy, tone, and brand compliance.
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset with a commitment to elevating client experiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting accounts within the technology & telecommunications verticals.
• Previous experience within a DSP, premium digital publisher, or media agency environment.
• Familiarity with audience targeting tools, first-party data activation, and conversion attribution models.
• Experience creating structured prompt workflows or templates for repetitive operational documentation.

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies ; exercising sound judgment ; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others ; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations ; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

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The compensation for this position ranges from $73,125.00 - $152,500.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipents and much (much) more.