Digital Commercial Traffic Ops Manager (Digital Advertising)

Location: London, United Kingdom; in-person interview may be required

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment business operating a portfolio of news, business, sports, and entertainment brands, including CNBC.

What you will do

• Manage the full operational lifecycle of digital advertising campaigns, from order validation and inventory confirmation through trafficking, launch, optimisation, billing readiness, and reconciliation.
• Oversee campaigns across digital video, display, mobile, connected TV, OTT, streaming, sponsorship, and bespoke commercial formats.
• Own operational workflows and data quality across Operative One, Google Ad Manager, and FreeWheel, including system mapping, user support, controls, and issue resolution.
• Monitor pacing, inventory, delivery risk, utilisation, yield, and revenue, implementing recovery plans and resolving campaign discrepancies.
• Lead reporting, billing controls, month-end reconciliation, revenue assurance, process improvement, automation, and user acceptance testing.
• Coach and develop the Commercial Traffic team, managing workload, service levels, quality standards, training, and career development.

Requirements

• Substantial experience in digital advertising operations, campaign management, or sales operations within media, broadcasting, streaming, publishing, agency, or ad-tech environments.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Operative One, Google Ad Manager, and FreeWheel.
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising order-to-cash lifecycle, including booking, trafficking, delivery, optimisation, reconciliation, billing, and close-out.
• Experience managing digital video and display campaigns across multiple products and markets, including inventory management, forecasting, delivery analysis, and revenue assurance.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident-management, organisational, analytical, reporting, spreadsheet, and large-dataset skills.

Nice to have

• Two or more years of people-management experience in digital ad operations or commercial traffic.
• Experience in international media, news, broadcast, streaming, or digital publishing.
• Experience with digital sponsorships, branded content, cross-platform campaigns, system integrations, workflow design, user acceptance testing, automation, or business intelligence tools.
• Diploma, university degree, or equivalent professional experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract.
• Work with global Sales, Client Services, Finance, Product, Technology, Editorial, and external partner teams.
• Access to a structured environment focused on operational controls, continuous improvement, collaboration, inclusion, and learning.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at a hirify.global location before a hiring decision.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the selection and recruitment process for qualified candidates with disabilities.