Programmatic Ad Operations Manager, DOOH & CTV
What we’re looking for
Join an amazing urban mobility company that operates in the US and UK as their Programmatic Ad Operations Manager, DOOH & CTV, thriving at the crossroads of execution and innovation. You’ll be leading the delivery, performance, and integration of programmatic advertising across the in-ride media network. This is a hands-on role focused on PMP deal setup, open exchange monitoring, CPM optimization, and maintaining backend integrations with SSPs and DSPs.
You’ll also provide light support for direct-sold campaigns, including campaign setup in the proprietary ad server. This role works cross-functionally with sales, engineering, and media partners to ensure seamless ad delivery and high campaign performance.
Responsibilities
- Set up and manage programmatic deals, including creating PMP tokens and configuring inventory access across SSPs.
- Monitor open exchange activity and optimize yield from real-time bidding across available supply.
- Track CPM trends, pacing, and deal health for all active programmatic campaigns.
- Liaise between internal teams and programmatic partners to troubleshoot delivery, creative, and platform integration issues.
- Conduct content reviews to ensure creatives adhere to brand and technical standards.
- Configure and maintain the backend setup for new SSP/DSP integrations, including testing and QA.
- Provide inventory availability checks to the sales team for proposal planning and pricing.
- Capture proof-of-play screenshots and generate final campaign flight reports.
- Assist with light campaign scheduling and content upload for direct-sold campaigns via the in-house ad server.
- Support basic QA testing and video formatting validation for both programmatic and direct assets.
- Stay current on DOOH, programmatic media buying, and emerging ad operations practices.
Qualifications
- 3–5+ years of experience in programmatic ad operations, digital advertising, or DOOH platforms.
- Proven experience with PMP deal setup, SSP/DSP integrations, and troubleshooting delivery issues.
- Deep understanding of programmatic workflows, media metrics, creative specs, and pacing optimization.
- Familiarity with tools like Google Ad Manager, Magnite, Vistar, Place Exchange, or similar platforms.
- Strong attention to detail in content QA, creative review, and trafficking.
- Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
Bonus
- Light product/tech experience, SQL basics, or mobile ad ops experience.