Description
SkyShowtime is looking for an enthusiastic AdTech Operations Manager to take a lead role within our Advertising team. SkyShowtime has launched its ad tier across 22 markets in April 2024 and we are getting ready to take our advertising business to the next level. Therefore, we are looking for a talented individual to build and scale our AdTech Operations team. You will need a solid understanding of the CTV / Streaming landscape and an appetite to continually improve processes to ensure we deliver best-in-class ad operations. You will have expert knowledge of ad serving systems and a passion for new and emerging technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- You will be the main point of contact for our daily ad operations (internal and external stakeholders).
- You will work with our product, commercial, and engagement teams to continuously maintain and evolve our ad serving system (i.e. FreeWheel) in a controlled way.
- You will be responsible for daily ad operational activities, trafficking, policies, and workflows for both sold inventory and for in-house promos.
- You will oversee compliance to SkyShowtime’s advertising guidelines.
- You will help onboard new SkyShowtime distribution partners ensuring ad inventory is configured and exposed as per agreed specifications.
- You will work with different ad sales partners, networks and major SSPs to maximise ad revenue through various sales channels.
- You will work with internal teams to build out operational dashboards to monitor and improve performance and help the wider SkyShowtime business understand key metrics.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience managing AdTech operations (ideally for a streaming/video publisher).
- Solid understanding of the streaming landscape in Europe and the wider CTV industry as well as AdTech developments.
- Proficient with ad serving systems (Freewheel experience is highly desirable but not essential) and the broader programmatic landscape.
- Experience with advertising technology (including VAST, VMAP, OpenRTB, Header Bidding, Data activation, Measurement).
- Experience with (S)AVOD / FAST a plus.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- Well-developed organisational and project management skills.
- A team player, able to work in a collaborative, flexible, and dynamic environment.
- Must be fluent in English with excellent written and verbal skills. Additional European language is a plus.
SkyShowtime is Europe’s newest streaming service. A joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, SkyShowtime brings together the best of Hollywood and local entertainment in one place.
From movies, and original series from the iconic brands of Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME®, Sky Studios, and Peacock to SkyShowtime Original series, SkyShowtime is Europe’s new home for premium entertainment.
Launched across all of its markets in 2023, SkyShowtime is available in: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. It is available through select television providers in some markets and across Amazon Fire TV (selected markets), Android devices, Android TV, Apple iOS, tvOS, Google Chromecast, LG connected TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, and through its website www.skyshowtime.com.
We continue to build a team of values-led people leaders who understand the power of creativity and shared responsibility, a team that is restless and relentless in seeking new ways to improve and win. This is an incredible opportunity to build a business from the ground up in an open, diverse, and inclusive environment.