Ad Operations Executive
Immediate Media Co, United Kingdom
Job Description
Ad Operations Executive (up to 30,000)
Immediate is the special interest content and platform company. Our fast-growing, multi-platform media business is home to more than 1,000 people across several business units, based in London, Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. We focus on special interest markets, engaging with more than 75 million people globally each month, through world-class content, innovative new digital products and services and live events. Immediate Media was voted the UK’s Best Media Company to work for and 4th across all UK companies by Glassdoor in 2022.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual who is keen to develop a career in the digital industry to join the Ad Operations team. The successful candidate will work with the team in managing ad campaigns across our portfolio of websites including Top Gear, Good Food, Delicious, Radio Times, Gardeners World and Olive.
As an Ad Operations Executive, you will;
- Work closely with the sales team to ensure campaigns go live swiftly and monitor where campaigns may be late
- Manage campaigns to ensure both revenue and performance can be maximised
- Liaise with Sales Planners on all campaign issues
- Liaise closely with our licensed Ad Server on all technical issues and updates
- With Ad Operations, conduct technical troubleshooting and resolve any issues identified
- Monitor campaign performance through Google Ad Manager (GAM) and optimise campaigns to increase effectiveness and audience reach
- Acute attention to detail, and the ability to traffic campaigns error free
- Support with managing our partnership with Spotify to elevate and broaden our Podcast offerings.
- Support the team in owning the trafficking and troubleshooting of Podcast campaigns.
Requirements
- Experience using Google Ad Manager (GAM) would be beneficial to applicants but not essential as training will be provided
- Relevant experience and understanding of managing amp; setting up digital ad campaigns and tacking any performance issues would be very advantageous to the role
- Basic HTML skills an advantage but not essential
- Strong analytical background
- Experience of managing several simultaneous tasks and projects by prioritising effectively and monitoring progress
- The ability to consider the "big picture" and overall delivery schedule before accepting additional tasks
- Effective time management skills working to agreed deadlines
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt communication style to suit the audience
- Systematically collect all the relevant information to identify the root causes of problems
- Keep up to date with technical and functional developments in the business
- Attend all necessary training to keep up to date with the requirements of their job
- Track recording of working with Sales Planner to set up and launch online campaigns
Benefits
- A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
- A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
- Immediate Community webinars, well-being initiatives and Mental Health First aiders
- 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
- Tailored training and development through our Love Learning platform
- A progressive and transparent culture with clear career progression
- Flexible/hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
- Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
- A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces
We pride ourselves on our open, collaborative, and dynamic culture. This encourages our people to thrive, and give their best whilst being supported, developed, and nurtured. As we care about our people, our environment, and the impact we make, we have an active Diversity and inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programmes, and clear sustainability strategies.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of all our values and leadership behaviours to ensure Immediate remains a place where everyone feels included and empowered;
- We care
- We succeed together
- We enjoy the ride
- We are bold
- We never settle
- We get on with it
People are at the heart of our business and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment is extremely important to us. Immediate is an e