Digital Ad Operations Executive

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time (9‑month maternity cover)
DEPARTMENT: Digital News & Streaming – Advertising Product, Technology & Operations
LOCATION: Television Centre, London – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £34,000 – £38,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. London Weighting (£5,441) will be added on top of the base salary

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Digital Ad Operations Executive manages direct digital advertising campaigns across BBC.com properties, ensuring high‑quality delivery, trafficking, optimisation and technical troubleshooting to support the EMEA advertising sales team.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will join a collaborative EMEA Ad Operations team based in London, contributing to high‑impact advertising delivery across BBC digital products, while developing expertise in a complex ad‑tech ecosystem.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Support delivery of EMEA ad ops campaigns including QC, trafficking, troubleshooting, reporting and KPI‑driven optimisation.


• Provide technical support to EMEA Sales teams, including dashboards, campaign status and stakeholder notifications.


• Collaborate with Ad Product, Technology and Global Ops teams to ensure operational excellence.


• Provide first‑line support for ad takedown, troubleshooting and investigation across BBC web/app properties.


• Support testing of ad formats, programmatic advertising and cross‑platform process improvements

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Advanced understanding of Advertising Campaign Management ecosystem and technology (Operative One, Google Ad Manager, DV360, SSPs, YouTube, Brand Safety tools).


• Proven experience operating digital advertising products within a publisher or ad‑tech environment, including troubleshooting programmatic and video.


• Hands‑on experience with ad servers and/or DSPs and third‑party tracking.


• Experience with Business Intelligence tools for analysis and reporting.


• Experience managing creative formats and client tagging.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.


• Experience working with Salesforce Media Cloud or similar Order Management Systems.


• Understanding of first‑party data, reconciliation and billing cycles.


•  Experience developing business health metrics and reporting dashboards.


• Familiarity with HTML/JavaScript for troubleshooting.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding. 

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