Ad Operations Specialist

Title: Ad Operations Specialist

Location: United States

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Position Overview

The Arena Group is seeking an Ad Operations Specialist to support the Ad Sales and Yield teams with unique ad partnerships and special monetization projects. This individual should have a strong grasp of the online advertising space and a desire to work and grow with an ambitious team. Ideal candidates are comfortable questioning the status quo. Ad operations can easily forget to be creative; that is not the case at The Arena Group.

The Arena Group’s expected annualized base salary range for this position is currently $75,000-100,000. Actual salaries will vary based on multiple factors including, but not limited to location, education, experience, and other factors permitted by law. The listed salary range is but one component of The Arena Group’s total compensation and benefits available to its employees.

Responsibilities

• Oversee paid media objectives and deliverables, post boosting, KPI management, and managing pre-sale requests for campaigns across social media platforms
• Campaign management support across top advertisers with large budgets and complex strategies from launching to optimizations and reallocations
• Collaborate with cross-department channel managers to ensure alignment in overall business strategy and to identify new opportunities for revenue growth
• Work with sales marketing and key stakeholders to package and maintain our social ad product catalog
• Partner with senior management to review and challenge our methodologies balancing efficiency, performance and yield for process improvements and optimizing our workflow implementation
• Own varying ad hoc projects to support the Ad Sales

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college
• Advanced knowledge of online advertising processes and terms
• At least 3 years working in ad ops or yield management, with a minimum of 1 year in paid social including Facebook
• Ability to keep organized while multitasking is essential
• Experience handling large budgets, high volume, and complex strategies
• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency
• Must have prior experience working with ad technology (Google AdManager, 3rd party tags, web QA, ad targeting, order management systems, Google Analytics, etc.)
• Proactive, ready-to-learn attitude with a strong interest in digital media and online ad space
• Works well in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working with Excel is a must

Snapshot of Benefits

• Medical, Dental and, Vision Coverage
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K), with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter Benefits
• Reimbursement for business cell phone use per company policy
• Employee Stock Option Plan (Publicly Traded Company – AREN)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays

Company Overview

The Arena Group creates dynamic, digital destinations that delight consumers with stories and news about the things they love their favorite sports teams, the inside scoop on personal finance, and the latest on lifestyle essentials. We are building out a robust media ecosystem that brings together consumers, publishers and advertisers with a proven strategy that brings sustainable performance growth in audience, engagement and monetization. We harness the authority of trusted brands and the editorial prowess of our leading writers and editors. Our destinations live on a robust technology platform that helps deliver best in class capabilities in direct sales and programmatic advertising, data, SEO, social, and operations.

The Arena Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.