Temporary Campaign Manager

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Account Management team to successfully implement, traffic, and optimize digital advertising campaigns across Hearst Magazines properties.
• Manage end-to-end campaign trafficking in Google Ad Manager, LiveIntent, and other advertising platforms, ensuring campaigns launch accurately and on schedule.
• Collect campaign assets, thoroughly QA third-party tags and creative, and validate campaign setup to ensure flawless execution.
• Collaborate closely with our offshore support team by communicating trafficking requests, campaign launch requirements, and reviewing deliverables for quality and accuracy.
• Monitor campaign pacing and performance against client KPIs, identify optimization opportunities, and proactively troubleshoot trafficking or reporting issues to maximize campaign success.
• Own campaign reporting by delivering internal and client-facing performance reports, highlighting insights, recommendations, and top-performing campaign elements.
• Support billing operations by reconciling monthly campaign delivery, partnering with Account Management to resolve billing disputes, and ensuring billing accuracy.
• Serve as a trusted ad operations resource for Sales and Sales Support teams while maintaining expertise in industry standards, ad technology, and third-party system integrations.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience (or equivalent experience) managing end-to-end digital advertising campaigns, including trafficking, optimization, and reporting.
• Experience supporting campaign management, pacing, performance optimization, and client reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, customer-focused approach.
• Ability to quickly learn new platforms, technologies, and advertising workflows.
• 4 days in office.

Preferred

• Experience with third-party ad servers such as Google Campaign Manager, Flashtalking, Innovid, or VAST video is a plus.
• Experience with Google Ad Manager is preferred.
• Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, or SQL is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.