Advertising Operations Specialist

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $95K/yrMid Level4+ years expEmployee Regular/Permanent

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end ad operations for direct and programmatic campaigns, turning goals into scalable, reliable delivery.

  • Own ad trafficking, QA, and flight management from setup to reporting.
  • Must-have: Deep GAM experience with campaign setup, inventory, and troubleshooting.
  • Standout: Plans for scalable processes and proactive issue resolution using AI tools.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end ad operations across direct campaigns, ensuring accurate trafficking, implementation, QA, and on-time delivery with consistently strong execution.
  • Troubleshoot technical issues related to delivery, creative rendering, ad tags, measurement discrepancies, and platform integrations.
  • Partner closely with Growth, Sales/Partnerships, Marketing, Analytics, and Product to translate campaign goals into clean operational plans and take ownership from setup through reporting.
  • Run pacing, creative rotations, and flight management for direct campaigns; proactively spot issues and resolve them before they impact performance or partner trust.
  • Support and maintain programmatic partner relationships, helping troubleshoot delivery issues and ensure proper setup and performance.
  • Analyze programmatic performance and drive indirect demand optimizations to improve yield and inventory utilization.
  • Maintain and improve ad tech platform operations (e.g., ad server workflows, naming conventions, inventory/creative specs, troubleshooting, and documentation).
  • Support measurement and reporting: ensure tracking is correctly implemented, performance is clearly communicated, and insights are actioned in an agile way.
  • Help strengthen governance (brand safety, policy compliance, and operational controls) to protect the member experience and build long-term trust.
  • Use AI tools thoughtfully to streamline operational workflows (e.g., automated QA checks, anomaly detection, smarter reporting narratives), while keeping human judgment at the centre.
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Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.

Founded in 2014
Austin, Texas, USA
1.1K employees (161 in marketing)
45% recommend to a friend
43% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.2%
Direct
74.1%
Referral
1.4%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
128 (11% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$313.5M
Last Raise
$313.5M
Post IPO Secondary, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2023
    Post IPO Secondary • $313.5M
  • Sep 2021
    Post IPO Equity
  • Mar 2020
    Series A

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