Advertising Operations Executive

Liverpool, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the ad ops workflow with Reach PLC by delivering campaigns across the network, coordinating with data, tech, and marketing peers, and keeping SLAs tight while driving live performance and revenue validation.

  • Campaign lifecycle ownership: setup, live monitoring, creative swaps, and optimisation to hit performance targets.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: work with Audience Data Analysts, Ad Tech, and Marketing to validate revenues and exceed client expectations.
  • Platform issue troubleshooting: act as a service provider across the business to ensure smooth delivery and client satisfaction.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide essential operational support to sales teams by ensuring every digital advertising campaign is delivered across Reach PLC’s network.
  • Be a key member of a ten-person Ad Ops team, collaborating with Audience Data Analysts, Ad Tech, and Marketing teams.
  • Carry out precise setup of digital ads, email newsletters, and internal marketing campaigns while adhering to SLAs.
  • Manage the lifecycle of campaigns by executing creative swaps, monitoring live status, and optimising performance for best results.
  • Act as a service provider, troubleshooting platform issues and collaborating across the business to validate revenues and exceed client expectations.

Requirements

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
  • Analytical thinker with attention to detail
  • Foundational understanding of digital advertising specifications and online targeting technology
  • Self-starter capable of autonomous remote work
  • Able to work under tight deadlines
  • Prior exposure to Google Ad Manager or advertising agency environment is a significant advantage

Preferred

  • Experience with Google Ad Manager
  • Advertising agency experience
  • Familiarity with online targeting technology

Benefits

  • 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), plus extra day after 3, 5 and 10 years
  • Additional day off to volunteer each year
  • Big moment day - extra day’s paid leave for significant life events
  • Bonus scheme - potential extra earnings
  • Company pension contributions matched up to 6% via salary sacrifice
  • Healthcare cash plan for medical expenses and fast doctor access
  • Car lease scheme with salary sacrifice for electric or hybrid car
  • Wellbeing support and 24/7 assistance programme
  • Discounts including 15% off with Reach's Yimbly marketplace
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Reach plc

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We’re Reach plc and we’re proud to be the UK and Ireland’s largest commercial news publisher.We connect with people on and offline, sharing our trusted content through 120+ brands, from household names like the Mirror, Express, Daily Record and Daily Star, to local titles like MyLondon, BelfastLive and the Manchester Evening News, plus our growing US brands like the Irish Star.We are in the communities we serve, we understand people’s values and passions, and we reach people where they live - whether that’s their neighbourhood newsstand, their social feed or their favourite app. That’s why every month we reach 70% of the UK online population,10% of the US population, and over 100m social followers around the world.

London, England, GBR
2.2K employees (1,167 in marketing)
42% recommend to a friend
28% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
290.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36%
Direct
43.1%
Referral
16.7%
Social
3%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,015 (47% of company)
Median Career Experience
6 years
Median Tenure
2.8 years

Funding

Total Funding
$178.8M
Last Raise
$178.8M
Post IPO Debt, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $178.8M

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