Director of Ad Operations

Newsweek

Newsweek Director of Ad Operations managing digital campaign trafficking, QA, pacing, and reporting. Partnering across teams and leading ad traffickers to scale delivery across Newsweek’s media platforms.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $135,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in digital ad operations with a focus on campaign trafficking, creative QA, and technical troubleshooting. Proven ability to lead teams, enhance operational workflows, and collaborate cross-functionally to optimize campaign performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Digital Ad OperationsGoogle Ad Manager (GAM)Campaign TraffickingHTML5/JavaScript TroubleshootingTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills

Campaign SetupTargetingCreative QAPacingOptimizationReportingTechnical TroubleshootingTracking PixelsVAST/VPAIDThird-Party Tags

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunicationCross-Functional Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

DoubleVerifyIASMOATDISQOFirst-Party Data SolutionsUID2

Industry Keywords

Direct CampaignsPMP CampaignsPG CampaignsDigital PublishersNews Media

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end trafficking and execution of Direct, PMP, and PG campaigns, including forecasting, setup, targeting, creative, tracking, QA, launch, pacing, and closeout.
Manage trafficking across display, video, social, and newsletter campaigns, ensuring accurate targeting and delivery.
Monitor campaign pacing and performance, proactively resolving under-delivery, over-delivery, discrepancies, and targeting issues.
QA creative assets and troubleshoot creative rendering, tracking, tags, pixels, HTML5/JavaScript, and VAST/VPAID issues.
Serve as the primary ad operations contact for Sales and Account Management, providing campaign updates, reporting, and delivery insights.
Partner with Product and Technology to troubleshoot site-level ad issues and improve campaign execution.
Lead and manage a team of 1–2 ad traffickers, providing training, quality control, and day-to-day guidance.
Establish and improve trafficking workflows to increase operational efficiency and reduce errors.
Support Brand Lift Studies and third-party measurement/verification to ensure accurate campaign delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in digital ad operations, with strong hands-on campaign trafficking experience.
Advanced experience with Google Ad Manager (GAM) and direct/PMP campaign management.
Strong understanding of campaign setup, targeting, creative QA, pacing, optimization, and reporting.
Technical troubleshooting skills across HTML5, JavaScript, VAST/VPAID, tracking pixels, and third-party tags.
Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and problem-solving ability.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Experience managing or mentoring junior ad operations professionals.
Preferred: Experience managing ad operations for digital publishers or news media.
Preferred: Experience with PMP and PG (Programmatic Guaranteed) deals.
Preferred: Experience with social media and newsletter advertising operations.
Preferred: Experience with third-party verification and measurement platforms such as DoubleVerify, IAS, MOAT, and DISQO.
Preferred: Familiarity with first-party data and identity solutions, including UID2 and other identity frameworks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Publishing Newsweek is a global media organization that delivers news, analysis, and commentary across a wide range of topics including politics, technology, health, finance, and entertainment. It offers articles, insights, and updates on world events and issues, and provides a platform for opinion and debate. Newsweek is known for its publications both in print and online, serving a diverse audience with factual reporting and unique storytelling. Director of Ad Operations Job not on LinkedIn 🔥 0 minutes ago 🇺🇸 United States – Remote 💵 $135k - $145k / year ⏰ Full Time 🔴 Lead ⚙️ Operations Apply Now Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Own end-to-end trafficking and execution of Direct, PMP, and PG campaigns, including forecasting, setup, targeting, creative, tracking, QA, launch, pacing, and closeout.
Manage trafficking across display, video, social, and newsletter campaigns, ensuring accurate targeting and delivery.
Monitor campaign pacing and performance, proactively resolving under-delivery, over-delivery, discrepancies, and targeting issues.
QA creative assets and troubleshoot creative rendering, tracking, tags, pixels, HTML5/JavaScript, and VAST/VPAID issues.
Serve as the primary ad operations contact for Sales and Account Management, providing campaign updates, reporting, and delivery insights.
Partner with Product and Technology to troubleshoot site-level ad issues and improve campaign execution.
Lead and manage a team of 1–2 ad traffickers, providing training, quality control, and day-to-day guidance.
Establish and improve trafficking workflows to increase operational efficiency and reduce errors.
Support Brand Lift Studies and third-party measurement/verification to ensure accurate campaign delivery. 🎯 Requirements
7+ years of experience in digital ad operations, with strong hands-on campaign trafficking experience.
Advanced experience with Google Ad Manager (GAM) and direct/PMP campaign management.
Strong understanding of campaign setup, targeting, creative QA, pacing, optimization, and reporting.
Technical troubleshooting skills across HTML5, JavaScript, VAST/VPAID, tracking pixels, and third-party tags.
Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and problem-solving ability.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Experience managing or mentoring junior ad operations professionals.
Preferred: Experience managing ad operations for digital publishers or news media.
Preferred: Experience with PMP and PG (Programmatic Guaranteed) deals.
Preferred: Experience with social media and newsletter advertising operations.
Preferred: Experience with third-party verification and measurement platforms such as DoubleVerify, IAS, MOAT, and DISQO.
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