Advertising Operations Specialist

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end delivery of client digital campaigns, from trafficking and setup through optimisation, reporting, and relationship management across platforms, with a focus on data-driven improvements and proactive growth opportunities.

  • Own end-to-end campaign execution and optimisation.
  • Drive client growth and identify upsell opportunities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Ad Operations : Manage the trafficking, creative asset upload, and troubleshooting of digital ads across platforms and ad servers.
  • Campaign Management: Set up, monitor, and optimise digital advertising campaigns across multiple platforms, including but not limited to Google Ads, LinkedIn, and display networks.
  • Seamless Campaign Delivery: Work closely with the Customer Success, Marketing, Content, Sales teams and clients directly to flawlessly execute client campaigns, ensuring they’re delivered on time, within budget, and at a level of quality that keeps clients coming back for more.
  • Campaign Optimisation : Continuously analyse campaign performance and implement optimisation strategies to improve efficiency, ROI, and KPIs.
  • Reporting & Analysis : In collaboration with our data team, input into the preparation and delivery of regular performance reports, insights, and recommendations for improvement to internal teams and clients.
  • Stakeholder Communication : Collaborate with internal teams (marketing, creative, and analytics) to ensure all campaigns align with client expectations and objectives.
  • Budget Management : Assist in managing advertising budgets and ensuring cost-effective delivery of campaigns.
  • Technical Support : Address and resolve any technical issues related to ad serving, tagging, or tracking, liaising with appropriate internal teams.
  • Stay Updated on Industry Trends : Continuously keep up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in digital advertising.
  • Strategic Forecasting & Reporting: Provide precise reporting, forecasting, and pacing to help the business hit its financial targets, working hand-in-hand with the Head of Campaigns to ensure success.

Requirements

  • Knowledge in digital media, with a deep understanding of its nuances and best practices
  • Demonstrates excellent planning and organisation skills execution of projects from start to finish
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, able to confidently engage in high-level conversations with customers, addressing their needs and obtain information / relevant advertising assets
  • Ability to cultivate and strengthen client and internal team relationships, ensuring mutual success and long-term collaboration
  • Sharp understanding of customer objectives and outcomes, with the ability to prioritize efforts and resources to exceed client expectations
  • A dynamic, hands-on approach, consistently driving success, improvement, and new opportunities for growth
  • Strong ability to manage, track, and analyse data with accuracy, ensuring all information is current and actionable
  • A proactive mindset that identifies and capitalises on new opportunities, always thinking one step ahead

Benefits

  • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
  • End of year wellbeing shutdown (closed for the last week of the year)
  • Employees on a permanent or fixed-term contract are gifted an extra day of leave that can be used for a celebration of your choosing, e.g. birthday, Eid, Diwali, etc.
  • Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)
  • Helping Our World (HOW) Days – one paid day per quarter to carry out charity work
  • Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Wellbeing Library (MYNDUP)
  • Mentoring Programme
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Clarion Events

Clarion Events is the world's largest privately owned event and exhibition organiser, known for our innovative approach, market-leading super brands and digital products. Founded in 1947, we have expanded to become a truly international organisation with offices in 12 countries. With a portfolio of 125 events and media brands across various vertical markets, we employ around 2,000 people worldwide.At Clarion we aim to foster growth for both our clients and partners by delivering exceptional events and platforms while retaining talented employees and nurturing loyal partnerships. We focus on creating long-term value and sustaining leadership in all our sectors.It’s our true passion for customer satisfaction that sets us aside.

Founded in 1947
London, England, GBR
782 employees (210 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
18.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
39.9%
Referral
10.5%
Social
4.7%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~782

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
180 (23% of company)
Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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