Ad Operations Manager

dailymotion is one of the biggest video platforms in the world with over 137 million monthly unique visitors (ComScore, 2015) generating over 3 billion video views every month, worldwide. dailymotion is the most visited European site in the world (Comscore, 2015).

Using the most advanced technology for both users and content creators, dailymotion provides HD video in a fast, easy-to-use online service. dailymotion offers a high quality user experience across all digital devices (computers, mobile devices, connected TVs and tablets) via one of the most powerful video players on the market.

dailymotion provides free access to live content such as cultural events, sport competitions around the world or breaking news as it happens, and allows its users to watch free or on-demand movies, series or creative and exclusive programs from an international catalogue of tens of millions of videos.

We are looking for an Ad Operations Manager to join Dailymotion Exchange (DMX) Ad-Operations Team.

The Ad Operations Manager will lead Dailymotion’s programmatic & direct ad-operations in America.

Dailymotion has launched its private video ad exchange 2 years ago, Dailymotion Exchange & is now looking for an advertising expert to manage monetization with its main demand partners and to manage DMX video inventory locally.

• Trafficking: You will have to manage the execution and the technical deployment of both direct (creative assets and tags) and programmatic (deal IDs, ad-networks) video and display campaigns: Ad-serving, trafficking, optimization, troubleshooting, etc. Cross device implementation (desktop, mobile, IPTV & gaming consoles) Saleshouse tags and operations maintenance
• Analytics & Operations Strategy: You will provide high-end monitoring and reporting of the American advertising activity: Monitoring revenues and key KPIs (VTR, CTR, inventory sources, etc.) on a daily basis Defining yield strategies and inventory optimization over the entire geographic zone (STR, CPM, global revenues, campaign priority, etc.) Identifying new levers for operation optimization: Analyzing on-going activity with current partners and pointing risks but also short & mid-terms opportunities Working on agency QBRs and activity summaries
• Sales activity support: You will pair and coordinate on a daily basis with the America Sales Manager in order to ensure the success of local commercial actions: Interacting on a day to day basis with agencies’ ad-operations teams (direct & programmatic) to ensure campaigns prosperity Supporting the Sales [Country] Manager during operational and business reviews and acting as a pivotal asset for any operational and technical discussion
• Transversal role: You will have to coordinate with Technical Operations Managers on a regular basis in order to support and assist advertising projects: Escalating potential technical failures spotted within the operation perspective Identifying and building specifications on potential market needs requiring some technical developments Supporting the deployment of product projects within a local perspective
• Master’s degree from an engineering school, business school or university
• 1 to 3 years of working experience in an ad-ops or technical account manager role within the digital advertising area
• A strong knowledge of technical market standards (VAST, VPAID, ad-serving, SSP, DSP, etc.). A good understanding of web standards such as HTML, JS / JSON, Flash etc. is a plus.
• A previous experience in the programmatic industry is a plus (Trading Desk, DSP, ad-networks, etc.)
• You are a team worker, adaptable and resourceful: You are able to interact with several teams and handle projects of different nature (sales, product, etc.) You are adaptable within a fast changing “start-up” environment You are able to multitask and prioritize several projects at a time and take initiatives - You have outstanding analytical and abstraction skills

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