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Retail Media Ad Ops Specialist

Temporary

smartdept.

smartdept. is searching for a Retail Media Ad Ops Specialist for a national beverage distribution client. This is a fully remote contract opportunity with work that flexes based on campaign volume.

Our client runs a B2B ordering platform and sells onsite advertising to the brands that use it. This role owns the ad operations side: trafficking configuring and troubleshooting an ad server at volume in a regulated industry. This is an ad ops role not media buying.

What Youll Do:
* Configure and manage the clients ad server
* Build and maintain rule-based targeting in a regulated category
* Traffic and flight campaigns for brand advertisers especially during peak volume
* Troubleshoot delivery issues and work directly with the ad server vendor
* QA advertiser creative to spec
* Partner with an analytics specialist on reporting back to advertisers
* Present your approach and past work to the clients leadership team

What Youll Need:
* Hands-on trafficking experience in AdButler or Kevel or deep experience in a similar ad server (Google Ad Manager CitrusAd Criteo Retail Media Koddi Topsort)
* Experience with inventory and zone setup targeting rules QA pacing and advertiser reporting
* Comfortable presenting to a clients leadership team
* Availability for a short pitch process in November (case study prep a dry run and a 10-minute presentation slot)

Nice-to-Have Skills:
* Ad server migration experience
* Retail media network or B2B marketplace experience
* Experience in regulated categories such as alcohol CPG or pharma

Required Experience:

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Vacancy posted 8 days ago
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