Monday, February 9, 2009

Ad Operations Manager (San Francisco, CA)

Want to be a part of the next big internet success story?
Want to be a tech pioneer alongside artists, athletes, musicians, and talent from around the globe?
Then you want to be at Slide.

About Slide:

We are the #1 developer of applications on social networks.

Our applications, like Slideshow, FunSpace, SuperPoke! and Top Friends, are as technically deep and sophisticated as they are popular.
Our 155+ million users make us one of the top 10 web properties in the world; that's serious scale.
Slide was launched by Max Levchin, who co-founded and sold PayPal for $1.5 billion.
Position Overview:

The Ad Operations Manager will collaborate with ad sales and all product groups to ensure that ad campaigns and units are designed, implemented, and served in the optimal fashion. This individual will be the central internal ad contact; responsible for overall ad optimization and managing the delivery of sales metrics and studies for campaigns, brand lift (third party) and general unit/campaign efficacy.

Responsibilities:

Work with account management and sales teams to ensure smooth delivery of campaigns at metrics that meet or exceed predetermined goals
Investigate and resolve campaign delivery/performance issues
Work closely with our third-party ad serving company for complex/custom campaign setup requirements
Collaborate with product teams to fully integrate third-party ad servers whenever possible
Review and provide feedback on new processes, product, and tool releases that will improve operational efficiencies
Communicate with sales and account management teams to implement client suggestions and improve the performance of campaigns
Collaborate actively with Product, Engineering, and Sales teams to drive the successful launch and sustainability of ad products.
Proactively monitor campaign, unit, and ad performance to foresee and resolve issues before they occur
Manage third-party advertising vendors including ad serving platforms, research and analytics companies, and ad networks
Oversee and perform empirical studies for the Sales team (case studies, unit performance, best practices, etc)
Manage inventory forecasts and set ad delivery guarantees accordingly
Requirements:

Very strong analytical and problem solving skills - enjoys working with numbers
Understanding of the online media sales and operations processes
Extremely detail orientated, have a strong quantitative background, and be ready to wear many hats
At least 3 years of experience with web analytics platforms such as Google Analytics or comScore MediaMetrix and ad-serving technologies such as DoubleClick DART or Atlas DMT
Tech savvy and ability to collaborate closely with Product and Tech teams to drive automation of projects and execute on custom ad implementation
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
BA/BS degree (CS, EE, Math, Stats preferred with course work in advertising, marketing, and/or business)
Previous experience at a start-up, in social media, or developing advertising products a plus

To apply for this job, copy and paste this url in a new internet window:
http://slide.jobscore.com/job_seeker/jobs/job_posting/a3g_rkWfyr3zHmaaWP50_m?Board=CraigsList&PID=18953

Posted by: Giselle Solorzano

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