Advertising Operations Manager- Video

  • Full-time
  • Department: Customer Success Operations

Company Description

PubMatic is a publisher-focused sell-side platform for an open digital media future. Featuring leading omni-channel revenue automation technology for publishers and enterprise-grade programmatic tools for media buyers, PubMatic's publisher-first approach enables advertisers to access premium inventory at scale. Processing over one trillion ad impressions per month, PubMatic has created a global infrastructure to drive publisher monetization and control over their ad inventory. Since 2006, PubMatic's focus on data and technology innovation has fueled the rise of the programmatic industry as a whole. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, PubMatic operates 13 offices and six data centers worldwide.

Job Description

Customer Success Operations Manager, Video/ AdOps Manager / Advertising Operations Manager

A successful candidate will possess a unique ability to combine ad operations knowledge, technical and creative thinking with strong communication skills. This role requires the ability to explain technical information to broad audiences and coordinate with internal teams to deliver on schedule.

Your role as a Subject Matter Expert – Video on the Customer Success team is to provide support on the day-to-day management of video publishers. You will provide world-class customer service with your troubleshooting experience in video ad serving. As PubMatic's products and services evolve, the Subject Matter Expert – Video must remain at the forefront of video monetization strategies to ensure that the video publisher onboarding & optimization best processes are well defined and are implemented successfully across the Customer Success team.

Responsibilities

  • Work as the Subject Matter Expert for Video publisher onboarding and optimization best practices
  • Liaise between US Customer Success team, Video Product team and Marketplace monetization team to track & optimize and Video monetization for the US region
  • Gather product feedback around video monetization improvement areas based on the feedback received directly from customers or the Customer Success team
  • Manage account setup and maintain accounts on the PubMatic system
  • Ensure on-time execution of technical integrations and deliver service excellence during implementation
  • Work with internal teams, including sales, marketing, business development, product management and engineering to deliver customized implementation plans to select clients
  • Keep multiple support systems updated (e.g. Salesforce, JIRA etc)
  • Actively respond to escalations for both Publisher and Demand clients relating to integration issues, discrepancies, Brand Safety etc.
  • Generate and interpret reporting that will yield competitive insights for our clients
  • Work closely with internal and external customers to ensure higher returns for end customer
  • Participate in and contribute to on-site quarterly business reviews with clients to review technical issues and product support opportunities
  • Travel (up to 20%) to client sites for strategic and quarterly business review meetings

Qualifications

  • In depth knowledge of Video Ad Serving Protocols (VAST, VPAID) and various types of video ads
  • Experience in competitive analysis across the video ecosystem
  • Knowledge in regard to RTB/PMP and ad Networks; knowledge of Header Bidding/Wrapper and various ad formats/ad platforms is a plus
  • Knowledge of video Ad Servers & platforms such as LKQD, Springserve, Adzerk and Freewheel; exposure to DFP, Mopub is a plus
  • Understanding of buying patterns in a programmatic environment.
  • Proficient understanding of the linear TV market and the transition from linear to digital (programmatic)
  • Proficiency in Excel, preferably Excel Macros, MS Access; knowledge of MS Project, SQL and other database tools is a plus
  • Experience using complex datasets to track performance trends, identify anomalies and their root causes
  • Experience with web applications, web forms and web server, ideally with HTML or JavaScript knowledge
  • Knowledge of debugging tools like Fiddler, Firebug etc.

Personal Characteristics and Competencies

  • Pro-active and self-motivated, as this candidate will be a part of a small team
  • Logical reasoning ability, problem solving and analytical mindset, customer service-oriented attitude, organized and structured approach to tasks with an eye for detail
  • Excellent written and spoken English

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.