| Publication or Company |
XO Group Inc. (formerly The Knot Inc.)
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| Industry |
Internet/Online/New Media, Mobile, Sales/Advertising Sales |
| Benefits |
Dental, Health |
| Job Duration |
Full Time |
| Job Location |
New York, NY |
| Job Requirements |
XO Group Inc. - a lifestage media company including The Knot, The Nest, and The Bump brands — seeks a full-time Manager of Ad Platforms and Trafficking. The manager is responsible maintaining and evolving advertising platforms used to support the sales lifecycle, as well as accountably overseeing a team of offshore traffickers. By working closely with all teams in the Division this role ensures optimal efficiency in the operating lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will be an extremely organized, detail-obsessed self-starter with a passion for everything digital. The ability to juggle multiple projects and stay calm and collected under pressure must be part of your DNA. You thrive on being part of a collaborative team and will never say the words "It's not my job"!
Teams at XO Group are very dedicated and excited about what they do - we work hard to maintain that atmosphere. The right candidate will be proactive, smart, entrepreneurial, and enthusiastic!
Primary Responsibilities:
-Analyze and manage product changes to have a zero-downtime impact for clients and platforms
-Providing ad tagging strategies that scale and mitigate ongoing Ad Ops maintenance
-Manage inventory for advertising platforms
-Evolve forecasting methodologies and tools to sustain a low forecasting margin of error
-Owner of national print advertising availability throughout print lifecycle
-Work cross-functionally to ensure efficient and high quality campaign execution
-Monitor offshore team workload and negotiate with internal teams to manage expectations
-Enforce SLA compliance and serve as internal escalation point
-Provide trafficking support when overseas team is unavailable
-Partner with direct manager on continuous improvement and growth opportunities for the department and division
Requirements:
-Minimum 5-6 years in an online operations function, with preferably 1 year developing a high functioning Ad Operations team for a top-tier publisher, agency, or network.
-Must have prior experience in supporting online display, video, and mobile advertising campaigns.
-Knowledge of advertising platforms including first party servers (DFP preferred), third-party servers, exchange/RTB platforms, self-service, and industry trends. CRM & contract systems experience a plus.
-Significant time spent analyzing and summarizing data to derive strategic decision (must be able to VLOOKUP and Pivot Table easily!)
-Strong decision-making, self-organizational, planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills with proven ability to identify and prioritize critical issues.
-Experience working closely with high volume sales teams and effectively balancing operational process with Sales needs.
-Strong organizational, project, and time management skills.
-Ability to work cross functionally with excellent communication skills. |
| About Our Company |
XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO; http://www.xogroupinc.com), formerly The Knot Inc., is the premier media and technology company devoted to weddings, pregnancy and everything in between, providing young women with the trusted information, products and advice they need to guide them through the most transformative events of their lives. Our family of premium brands began with the #1 wedding brand, The Knot, and has grown to include WeddingChannel.com, The Nest, The Bump and Ijie.com. XO Group is recognized by the industry for being innovative in all media from the web to social media and mobile, magazines and books, and video and our groundbreaking social platforms have ignited passionate communities across the world. XO Group has leveraged its customer loyalty into successful businesses in online sponsorship and advertising, registry services, ecommerce and publishing. The company is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange (XOXO) and is headquartered in New York City. |
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