Campaign Manager, Ad Operations

Aquent is partnering with a leading organization dedicated to transforming digital advertising through innovative solutions and unparalleled expertise. We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic individual to join their team and make an immediate impact on critical digital media campaigns. This is your chance to step into a pivotal role, leveraging your technical prowess to ensure flawless campaign execution and directly contribute to the success of diverse client initiatives.

Your Impact

As a key member of the Performance Media team, you will be instrumental in the technical execution, trafficking, and meticulous management of digital media campaigns across various ad-serving platforms. You will be the go-to expert for Google Campaign Manager 360 (CM360), ensuring campaigns are built, managed, quality-assured, and troubleshooted with precision. This role is highly technical, demanding sharp communication skills to collaborate effectively with clients and cross-functional teams, driving measurable results and delivering exceptional value.

What You'll Do

Campaign Trafficking & Technical Setup

• Manage end-to-end campaign trafficking in CM360, including placement creation, creative assignment, and tracking.
• Build and manage campaign structures aligned with client objectives, measurement strategies, and business goals.
• Configure and manage Floodlight tags, custom variables, and enhanced conversions.
• Implement and troubleshoot third-party tracking, including platforms such as IAS and DoubleVerify.
• Establish account structures, naming conventions, and trafficking best practices.

Quality Assurance & Troubleshooting

• QA campaign assets, landing pages, tracking pixels, and technical specifications prior to launch.
• Monitor campaign delivery and troubleshoot discrepancies, ad-serving issues, and data mismatches.
• Optimize ad-server settings, including frequency capping, creative rotation, and sequencing.
• Ensure accurate campaign delivery and measurement across digital media channels.

Reporting & Insights

• Analyze campaign delivery and performance data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities.
• Utilize CM360 reporting tools to provide actionable insights.
• Build and maintain reporting dashboards as needed.

Client & Team Collaboration

• Serve as a technical resource for internal teams across Programmatic, Paid Social, Search, and other media channels.
• Communicate technical Ad Operations concepts clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in client meetings and help present performance insights aligned with business objectives and KPIs.
• Support client onboarding and establish technical best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve campaign performance and measurement.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of experience in Ad Operations, with a focus on ad serving and campaign trafficking.
• 2-3+ years of hands-on Google Campaign Manager 360 (CM360) experience and the ability to independently build and manage campaigns.
• Strong understanding of campaign trafficking, ad serving, QA, troubleshooting, and measurement.
• Experience with Google Tag Manager (GTM), HTML5, JavaScript, and troubleshooting tag-related issues.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to investigate delivery discrepancies and attribution data.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with clients.
• Ability to quickly step into a fast-paced environment and become hands-on with campaign execution.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear recommendations for clients and stakeholders.

Beyond the Essentials (Nice to Have)

• Experience with Display & Video 360 (DV360) and Search Ads 360 (SA360).
• Amazon advertising/tagging experience.
• Experience with third-party verification and measurement platforms such as IAS or DoubleVerify.
• Experience supporting omnichannel campaigns across programmatic, social, and search.
• Experience presenting campaign performance and technical recommendations to clients.

Contract Details

• Duration: 1-2 months
• Schedule: 25-40 hours
• Start: ASAP

About Skill:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.

Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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