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Since our founding in 2008, we've helped leading brands and agencies reach their audiences more efficiently through proprietary software and deep industry expertise.\nWe're looking for an experienced, analytical, and detail-oriented Ad Operations Manager to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for a media operations professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex challenges, and is passionate about delivering exceptional results for clients.\nAbout the Role\nAs part of our Operations team, you will play a critical role in managing the full lifecycle of advertising campaigns across linear television, Connected TV (CTV), and aggregated local inventory.\nWorking closely with our Video Activation, Client Success, and Sales teams, you will be responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, optimizing, and reconciling advertising campaigns to ensure successful delivery against client objectives.\nYou'll leverage Simulmedia's proprietary TV+ platform, data-driven insights, and industry relationships to maximize campaign performance while ensuring operational excellence. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of campaigns, collaborate across teams, and contribute to the continued evolution of our advertising technology and processes.\nWhat you'll Do\nPLAN\nDevelop and manage effective, data-driven video advertising campaigns that help clients achieve their audience-targeting and performance goals.\nPlan and manage advertising campaigns across linear TV, CTV, and aggregated local inventory.\n\nLeverage proprietary technology and audience insights to develop efficient media plans and buying strategies.\n\nCollaborate with Sales and Client Success teams to develop proposals and campaign recommendations.\n\nEvaluate inventory availability, pricing, and placement opportunities to maximize campaign effectiveness.\n\nManage multiple campaigns simultaneously, balancing priorities and deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality.\n\nEXECUTE\nOwn campaign execution from launch through completion, ensuring accurate delivery, proactive optimization, and strong relationships with network partners.\nManage the buying, trafficking, scheduling, and execution of advertising campaigns across multiple platforms.\n\nMonitor campaign pacing and performance, proactively adjusting placements and inventory to achieve guaranteed delivery metrics.\n\nNegotiate inventory placements, schedule adjustments, and make-goods with network partners.\n\nCoordinate creative assets, trafficking instructions, and campaign requirements with internal teams and external partners.\n\nIdentify, troubleshoot, and resolve campaign delivery, creative, and operational issues.\n\nPrepare and distribute key operational deliverables, including pacing reports, pre-logs, and programming highlights.\n\nMaintain strong communication with network partners and internal stakeholders to ensure campaign integrity and client satisfaction.\n\nREPORT & OPTIMIZE\nAnalyze campaign performance, reconcile delivery, and provide actionable insights to continuously improve results.\nTrack campaign delivery against client goals, guarantees, and key performance indicators (KPIs).\n\nPrepare and analyze pacing reports, campaign performance summaries, and final reconciliation reports.\n\nVerify make-goods, reconcile inventory, and ensure accurate post-campaign reporting.\n\nIdentify opportunities to improve campaign efficiency, inventory utilization, and overall performance.\n\nPartner with Client Success and Sales to communicate campaign results and recommend optimizations.\n\nContribute to improvements in operational workflows, reporting processes, and automation initiatives.\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nWhat We're Looking For\n3-5 years of professional experience in advertising operations, media planning/buying, campaign management, or client services within an agency, media company, or advertising technology organization.\n\nExperience with linear television, CTV, local television inventory, or direct response (DR) advertising.\n\nDemonstrated ability to independently manage multiple advertising campaigns from planning through reconciliation.\n\nStrong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.\n\nAbility to prioritize competing responsibilities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, clients, and external partners.\n\nStrong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and other Microsoft Office or Google Workspace applications.\n\nA proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a commitment to accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.\n\nGenuine interest in advertising technology, data-driven media, and the evolving television and streaming landscape.\n\nNice to Have\nHands-on experience with ad trafficking, ad serving, or demand-side platforms (DSPs), particularly within CTV.\n\nExperience with programmatic video advertising and cross-platform campaign execution.\n\nFamiliarity with audience measurement, targeting, and campaign attribution tools.\n\nExperience using AI-powered tools to improve planning, reporting, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency.\n\nWorking knowledge of SQL, Python, scripting, or other reporting and automation technologies.\n\nExperience negotiating inventory and managing relationships with television networks or media partners.\n\nWhile Simulmedia\nAt Simulmedia, we believe in Doing the Right Thing, Boldness, Intellectual Curiosity, being Data-Informed, and showing Tenacity.\nYou'll join a collaborative, innovative team that values new ideas, encourages professional growth, and empowers employees to make a meaningful impact.\nAs the television advertising industry continues to evolve, you'll have the opportunity to work at the intersection of traditional television, streaming, data, and technology-helping shape the future of how brands connect with their audiences.\nWe offer a 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