Activision

Job Title:

Ad Operations Manager

Requisition ID:

R025533

Job Description:

Job Title: Ad Operations Manager | New York, NY

Craft: Ad Operations

Location: New York, NY

Reporting To: Manager, Ad Operations

Your Role Within the Kingdom

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Ad Operations Manager to oversee the execution, optimization, and reporting of our digital advertising campaigns. This role is crucial in ensuring seamless ad delivery, maximizing campaign performance, and driving revenue growth. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in ad operations, programmatic advertising, trafficking, and ad tech platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end execution of digital advertising campaigns across various platforms, including display, video, mobile, and programmatic.
• Oversee ad trafficking, troubleshooting, and campaign QA to ensure accurate implementation and delivery.
• Optimize ad placements and performance using data-driven insights to maximize revenue and engagement.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including sales, marketing, and analytics, to align ad operations with business objectives.
• Maintain and improve ad tech stack, including DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, and ad servers (Google Ad Manager, DV360, The Trade Desk, etc.).
• Monitor campaign performance and provide detailed reporting and analysis to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), and brand safety guidelines.
• Troubleshoot technical issues related to ad serving, tracking, and reporting.
• Identify and implement automation and efficiency improvements in ad operations workflows.

Skills to Create Thrills

Required Experience

• 8+ years of experience in ad operations, programmatic advertising, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of ad tech platforms such as Google Ad Manager, DSPs, SSPs, and third-party ad verification tools.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting ad delivery, tagging, and measurement discrepancies.
• Analytical mindset with expertise in data analysis, reporting tools, and campaign performance optimization.
• Excellent communication and project management skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• Familiarity with privacy regulations and industry best practices.

Extra Points:

• Certification in Google Ad Manager, DV360, or similar platforms.
• Experience in advanced data analytics tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Google Analytics.
• Background in media buying, programmatic strategy, or yield optimization.
• Experience in managing a team or mentoring junior ad ops specialists is a plus.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It’s our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is our mission – it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women, veterans, and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Applications needs to be in English.

Discover King at careers.king.com

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $72,720.00 - $134,460.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.