Traffic & Ops Strategist

St. Louis, MO (On-site)

$50K/yr – $65K/yrMid LevelOther

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the trafficking and QA of paid media campaigns with cross-team coordination and precise tagging to meet timelines from STL or Chicago.

  • Own campaign trafficking lifecycle and ensure asset delivery aligns with media plans.
  • Must-have: Familiarity with Campaign Manager or other ad-serving platforms.
  • Standout: On-site role in STL or Chicago with local residency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Campaign Setup & Trafficking: Traffic creative assets across paid media platforms with accuracy and timeliness.
  • Configure assets, placements, tagging requirements, specifications met per approved media plans.
  • Implement and validate in partnership with data intelligence manager the tagging, pixels, and tracking parameters.
  • Timeline Management & Account Coordination: Partner with Account Management to track media timelines and creative delivery requirements.
  • Proactively communicate asset needs, deadlines, and specifications to Account teams.
  • Notify Media Pods of asset status, risks, or delays that could impact execution or launch timing.
  • Quality Assurance & Troubleshooting: Conduct QA on trafficking documents and live campaigns
  • Identify and resolve trafficking issues such as broken links, incorrect tags, or misconfigured placements.
  • Escalate complex or high-risk issues to the Operations Supervisor.
  • Standards & Documentation: Maintain trafficking documentation, naming conventions, and templates aligned to COE standards.
  • Support updates to trafficking playbooks and workflows as platforms evolve.
  • Communicate execution status clearly to pods and Operations leadership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
  • Adaptability and capacity to operate in a fast-paced and dynamic setting
  • Ability to strategically evaluate opportunities and make data-driven decisions that lead to quantifiable performance enhancements
  • Familiarity with ad-serving platforms such as Campaign Manager
  • Commitment to continuous learning and adaptation to industry evolution, new tools, and techniques
  • Effective time management to adhere to deadlines and ensure the punctual delivery of assets
  • Meticulous attention to detail to prevent significant errors in campaign configuration, targeting, and campaign specifications
  • Local St. Louis or Chicago residents only.
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Founded in 1977
St Louis, Missouri, USA
436 employees (101 in marketing)
26% recommend to a friend
32% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.5%
Direct
46.4%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.7%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~436

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
58 (13% of company)
Median Career Experience
9.5 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1