Digital Ad Operations Specialist (AdTech)

TL;DR

Digital Ad Operations Specialist (AdTech): Managing end-to-end delivery and optimization of digital advertising campaigns across various platforms with an accent on programmatic troubleshooting, technical enablement, and compliance. Focus on being a super user for core ad tech platforms and supporting ad product development in a high-performing team.

Location: Hybrid in London

Salary: £44,000–£55,000 plus London Weighting allowance £5,441

Company

hirify.global is a globally renowned media company focused on creating and distributing TV, audio, and digital content worldwide.

What you will do

• Deliver end-to-end trafficking, QA, optimisation, and reporting for direct and programmatic campaigns across web, app, audio, video, and YouTube.
• Troubleshoot programmatic deals, resolving pacing, delivery, and creative issues across SSPs, DSPs, and Google Ad Manager.
• Provide technical support to Sales and Planning, including dashboards, campaign insights, and KPI-driven optimisation recommendations.
• Act as a super user for core ad tech platforms like Operative.One, Google Ad Manager, Triton, Salesforce Media Cloud, Celtra, and The Media Trust.
• Support ad product development by testing new formats, validating vendor integrations, and ensuring compliance with privacy, data, and brand safety standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience (2+ years) in Digital Ad Operations, ideally within a publisher or ad tech environment, with hands-on trafficking across various platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of ad serving and programmatic ecosystems, including Google Ad Manager, DV360, SSPs/DSPs, YouTube, and brand safety tools.
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities across direct and programmatic channels, including deal setup, creative validation, pacing issues, and tag level diagnostics.
• Experience with OMS/CRM systems such as Operative.One and Salesforce Media Cloud for managing cross-platform workflows.
• Ability to document and maintain operational processes to ensure consistency and excellence across regions.

Nice to have

• Experience developing programmatic health metrics and using BI tools or AI for analysis and reporting.
• Understanding of 1P/3P data, reconciliation, and billing cycles, ideally with exposure to SAP.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis capability with working knowledge of HTML/JavaScript for troubleshooting.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and option to buy five extra days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance, and accident benefit.
• Commitment to sustainability and diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Career development in a values-led, purpose-driven culture.