Senior Ad Ops & Media Strategy Leader

Three Pillars Recruiting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Pillars Recruiting seeks an Associate Director of Ad Operations & Media Strategy to lead campaigns across multiple platforms, drive optimization, and deliver measurable ROI for top agencies and brands.

You will mentor junior team members, set up campaigns in ad servers and DSPs, manage multi-platform video and social initiatives (YouTube, TikTok, Meta, CTV), and partner with analytics to provide actionable insights and recommendations.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years in Ad Ops, media strategy, or digital campaign management.
• Proven experience across YouTube, TikTok, Meta and CTV.
• Strong command of ad tech and optimization KPIs.
• Clear communicator with senior stakeholders.
• Team mentorship and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Set up campaigns in ad servers and DSPs with tracking, targeting, and pacing; enforce QA.
• Manage and optimize multi-platform video/social/CTV campaigns (YouTube, TikTok, Meta, CTV).
• Lead media planning and buying across programmatic, social and direct channels.
• Act as primary POC: run kick-offs, reviews, and client check-ins.
• Provide strategic recommendations after understanding client goals.
• Collaborate with Sales to create proposals and presentations.
• Identify upsell/renewal opportunities and expand accounts.
• Analyze campaign data and deliver performance reports.
• Partner with Analytics for attribution and insights.
• Standardize SOPs to scale execution across markets.
• Stay current with industry trends and platform updates.
• Mentor junior team members and foster collaboration.

Skills

Ad Ops leadership

Media strategy

Campaign management

Cross-channel optimization

Client relationship management

Mentorship

Data-driven

Job description

Three Pillars Recruiting seeks an Associate Director of Ad Operations & Media Strategy to lead campaigns across multiple platforms, drive optimization, and deliver measurable ROI for top agencies and brands.

You will mentor junior team members, set up campaigns in ad servers and DSPs, manage multi-platform video and social initiatives (YouTube, TikTok, Meta, CTV), and partner with analytics to provide actionable insights and recommendations.