Digital Ad Operations Executive

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

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.

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.

• 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.

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.