Advertising Manager

Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own global advertising operations from planning to performance, translating market insight into scalable processes and cross-functional alignment with Sales and Product to grow media ROI and reduce friction.

  • Global team leadership: build and coach a cross-continent Advertising Media Planning function across AMER/EMEA/APAC.
  • End-to-end campaign lifecycle: design, forecast, quote-to-cash, execute, and analyze multi-market campaigns for consistent quality and velocity.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a global Advertising Media Planning team across AMER, EMEA, and APAC
  • Set clear goals, performance standards, and development paths to foster engagement, accountability, and growth
  • Build a team culture grounded in collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
  • Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of advertising campaigns, including:
  • Media planning and campaign design
  • Inventory forecasting and optimization
  • Rate management, quoting, contracting, and order management
  • Campaign execution, reporting, and performance analysis
  • Ensure campaigns are delivered accurately, on time, and with high quality across all platforms
  • Design and implement scalable processes that improve speed, efficiency, and margin across advertising operations

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in advertising media planning, ad operations, or contract management , preferably in digital, travel, or B2B technology environments
  • 2+ years of people management or team leadership experience
  • Proven ability to execute complex, multi-market advertising campaigns with operational rigor
  • Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience influencing and collaborating with Sales, Product, and Technology teams

Preferred

  • Background in travel, travel technology, GDS, digital advertising platforms, or marketplaces
  • Familiarity with performance reporting, ROI analysis, and advertising monetization models
  • Industry Experience (Preferred)

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision
  • employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance
  • Voluntary life options
  • a competitive 401(k) match
  • many other voluntary benefits to fit your specific needs
  • health and wellness a priority
  • generous paid time off policy
  • hybrid working model
  • annual volunteer day off
  • New Child leave policy, birthing parent 16 weeks paid time off and non-birthing 8 weeks
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Travelport

3.5 Glassdoor

Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform. Our next-generation marketplace connects buyers and sellers that share our passion for delivering exceptional travel experiences. Unconflicted and independent, we are reinventing a simpler future for travel’s complex ecosystem.

Founded in 1971
Slough, England, GBR
3.7K employees (124 in marketing)
61% recommend to a friend
66% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.5%
Direct
54.3%
Referral
10.6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
124 (3% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$1.3B
Last Raise
$570M
Private Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2023
    Private Equity • $570M
  • Mar 2023
    Private Equity • $200M
  • Jun 2020
    Private Equity • $500M

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