Associate Ad Operations Director (NBCUniversal NBCE/ELG)

About the Role

As an Associate Advertising Operations Director, you will have expert knowledge of ad serving and tracking systems as well as solid understanding of analytics and RTB platforms, with a passion for new and emerging technologies. You will also have a collaborative and positive attitude to help work cohesively with our Analytics and Media teams and drive projects around exceptional media solutions.

Some of the things we’d like you to do:

• Drive media solutions which will meet a broad array of campaigns objectives; overseeing their correct implementation and helping resolve issues that arise
• Continually assess the ad technology landscape, and look to design the ad operations architecture of tomorrow – including ad delivery, ad verification and single-view tracking and measurement
• Support the recruitment of Advertising Operations resource; including identifying the resourcing needs of the team at given points, potential gaps and assessing candidates
• Act as an ambassador of ad operations across the agency. Work with senior leads in other teams to raise visibility, act as a senior point of contact for other departments to liaise with

A bit about yourself:

• 5+ years’ experience working in Advertising Operations within an advertising agency
• Experience in Advertising Operations, with a significant portion of that agency-side working on large and complex client accounts across countries
• Extensive knowledge of ad serving systems and advertising tracking technologies, especially DoubleClick
• An ability to demonstrate getting the best out of people; including hands-on management, coaching and inspiration of a more junior team
• A strong work ethic; able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and deliver results across a range of projects running simultaneously
• First class organizational and project management skills, to ensure you can drive projects, keep stakeholders updated and deliver quality output
• Fine-tuned communication, presentation and influencing skills; with an ability to think creatively and present in a manner that inspires and excites
• Technical skills including HTML and JavaScript essential with a preference for Flash experience too