AD OPS TECHINICAL LEAD - £45-60k + bonus
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| Job Type | ContractPermanent |
| Area | Greater London, UK |
| Sector | Ad Ops / ProgrammaticAd Ops / Programmatic - Ad OpsAd ops / technical |
| Salary | Salary £45,000 - 60,000 pro-rata dependent on experience. Bonus |
| Start Date | |
| Job Ref | 1762 |
| Job Views | 523 |
- Description
- Our client is an award-winning international media group and leading digital business reaching millions of consumers a monthAbout you
- Familiarity and understanding of current digital advertising offerings and products.
- Ability to multi-task and work efficiently in a high-paced environment.
- Good communication skills and an ability to deal and listen to people at all levels.
- Support Sales teams with an understanding of technical bits so they can sell better.
- Comfortable using Microsoft package including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook as well as Google packages.
- Understanding of HTML 5, JavaScript, Photoshop, 3rd Party Creative Tools, HTTP and XML
Job purpose:- The Technical Operations Lead will be reporting to the Director of Advertising Operations and will be main point of contact for the day-to-day ad technology projects and specific tasks in order to complete them effectively and in a timely manner while still maintaining high quality.
- Key responsibilities and accountabilities
- Management of ad tag infrastructure across all products and sites
- Management of internal and external tools
- Support business projects including site redesigns, new tech and tools
- Providing support during ad tech/industry related launches or updates
- Capacity to carry out market research and keeps the business informed on industry trends and best practices
- Liaison with Dev, Product, Editorial, Data and all teams to ensure best practices are adhered to and ability to provide troubleshooting support
- Identify site related issues and solutions to resolve ad tagging conflicts or code issues.
- Train and lead a team, sharing knowledge of systems and integration process
- Maintain key documentation and best practice for the ad ops team to follow
- Identify issues proactively rather than reactively where possible
- Expected behaviours
- Leadership – These are challenging and changing times so it’s important you provide strong, clear direction and inspire and motivate your staff to deliver against objectives. You should be a trusted figure for your team so should always manage and engage with them with honesty and integrity
- Commercial Awareness – Managers must be able to identify where the market is going and what customers need in order to promote the best business models to deliver value whilst still ensuring a tight rein on finances.
- Continuous Improvement – Works in a smart, flexible and focussed way, is open to change and suggests ideas for improvements to the way things are done
- Collaboration – Builds and maintains positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues. Helps to create an inclusive and professional work environment
- Building Capability – Keeps own knowledge and skill set current and evolving and looks for ways to continue learning to support the achievement of business objectives
- Quality Service – Delivers high quality and efficient service and takes account of the diverse customer needs and requirements when looking at ways to improve service quality
- Responsive Delivery - Works to agreed business goals and objectives and deals with challenges in a constructive and responsive way. Takes personal responsibility for quality of outputs
- Information: Understanding the media space and publisher environment. Being aware of the industry, technology changes and its effects
- At least 3+ years’ relevant experience with transferable skills, knowledge on DFP/GAM is desirable
- Ability to work to deadlines, to prioritise work load and deliver accurate information on time to a high standard – and be comfortable under pressure and amenable to out of hours issue resolution
- Ability to prioritise and delegate workload to meet deadlines and SLAs
- Must be able to multi-task, remain calm under pressure and have meticulous attention to detail
- Highly organised
- An analytical and systematic approach to problem solving
- Familiar with online advertising, sales, and marketing concepts & metrics
- Ability to use developer tools efficiently across all platforms/devices/browsers i.e. ability to use VPN + Proxy tools i.e. Charles, Firebug, Citrix, HMA, Geoedge etc
- Good understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and at least one major Javascript framework i.e. JQuery, node JS
- Rich Media knowledge
- Ability to "think outside of the box"
- Ability to learn new skills quickly