Ad & Programmatic Operations Executive
Location : London
Department: Revenue Operations
Type : Full Time
Minimum Experience : Junior/Entry Level
Footballco is a global, football focused, digital platform with an ambition to own the entire non-live football landscape worldwide and become THE digital destination for all football fans across the globe. Combining some of the most forward-thinking minds in football, an award winning creative and production function, as well as digital platforms that are loved by 400m fans globally, FC aims to own the digital fan ecosystem across the world’s biggest sport.
With 300 permanent employees across the world, FC is a diverse, disruptive, brave, dynamic, agile and fun organisation. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude supports these values – with the football fan always front of mind, leveraging a world class tech platform and our track record (since PERFORM) of being first to market.
We connect fans to football and brands to fans, come join us and be a part of it!
ABOUT THE ROLE
Footballco is seeking an Ad & Programmatic Ops Executive to work across two teams that are responsible for the successful delivery of revenue across direct sold campaigns and indirect revenue. You will support the set up, monitoring, and analysis of campaign performance, across display, video and app that run across Footballco’s portfolio of websites. You will also work closely with the programmatic team on implementing new partners and driving revenue. This role will need to handle multiple requests from different teams internally so attention to detail and organisational skills are imperative. The ideal candidate would be an excellent communicator with an aptitude and hunger to learn new technologies and a proactive approach.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Work with various internal departments to implement and oversee the delivery of ad campaigns across display, video and app
Test, traffic and troubleshoot new creatives and 3rd party tracking
Proactively optimise campaigns at regular intervals and communicate delivery concerns
Provide internal and external technical support for campaign related issues
Conduct regular discrepancy checks & trouble-shoot any technical issues
Deliver campaign reports and regular metric based reporting to all areas of the business
Reconcile delivery figures and handle any additional billing queries
Support the technical implementation of programmatic and ad tech integrations across Footballco’s portfolio
Manage and prioritise own workload, take ownership of all assigned tasks and provide output within the deadlines
Identify and escalate issues ahead of time to help reduce financial implications
WHAT YOU HAVE:
0-2 years in an operations role at a publisher, media owner or ad tech vendor
Ability to multi-task
Experience with Google Ad Manager and/or SSPs/ad tech vendors
Problem solving approach and the ability to think critically
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise and efficient in time management
Positive, proactive attitude and enthusiastic
High Attention to detail, accuracy, and reliability
Significant proficiency in Excel
Some experience using debugging tools, such as Charles & Fiddler (not essential)
Use of analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Core Web Vitals)
Experience working with OMS/CRMs
Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.