Ad Ops Executive

Our Team: 

The Ad Operations Team is central to all digital audio advertising campaigns for Bauer Media’s newly launched and powerful platform, audioXi. As experts in digital ad technology, we leverage our deep knowledge of ad serving and vast data insights to deliver world-class solutions that maximize revenue potential across streaming and podcast campaigns. 

About the Role:  

As an Ad Operations Executive, you'll play a key role in delivering and optimising digital audio advertising campaigns. Sitting at the heart of the campaign lifecycle, you’ll ensure smooth campaign setup, performance tracking, and continual optimisation to maximise results for clients and revenue for the business.  

This role is ideal for an entry-level candidate with a strong interest in digital media, or someone with a few months of experience in ad operations or media support, looking to develop their technical and analytical skills in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking are essential for success in this role. 
Location: This role will be a blend of office and home working, the office location is in London. 

Key Responsibilities:   

Campaign Setup & Trafficking: 

• Upload and configure campaigns in our ad server, AudioServe  
• Ensure correct tagging, targeting, and scheduling of ads

Campaign Management & Optimisation: 

• Monitor delivery and performance of campaigns
• Troubleshoot delivery issues and optimise to meet KPIs   

Reporting & Analysis: 

• Generate reports and provide commentary on campaign performance as required.

Stakeholder Collaboration: 

• Liaise with internal teams (sales, Data, Planning and Central Ops) and external partners (Agencies, Clients)
• Ensure campaign requirements are clearly communicated and met.

Technical Support: 

• Support creative implementation (e.g., audio ad formats, VAST tags, dynamic creatives)
•  Assist with tracking and third-party integration (e.g., verification, pixels). 

What You'll bring: 

• Highly organised and methodical, with a structured approach to managing tasks and timelines
• Meticulous attention to detail and a diligent work ethic that ensures accuracy across every campaign
• Eager to learn, quick to absorb new information, and able to apply it confidently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communicator and natural collaborator, able to build positive relationships across teams
• Technically confident, with solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Able to stay calm and focused under pressure, meeting tight deadlines with professionalism
• Genuinely passionate about audio and advertising, with a curious mindset and a drive to keep learning
• Prior experience with ad-serving platforms or campaign management tools is a plus, but not essential, as full training will be provided. 

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

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