Ad Operations Jobs
4 open ad operations roles · Typical salary $50K–$135K
Ad operations is the engine room of digital advertising. Ad ops specialists traffick creative, set up tags, troubleshoot delivery issues, run campaign QA, and manage the technical handoff between buy and serve. They live in ad servers (Google Ad Manager, Campaign Manager 360), DSPs, and SSPs — and they're the first call when a campaign isn't pacing or pixels aren't firing. The role is technical, detail-obsessed, and increasingly specialized as the ad tech stack grows.
In 2026, ad ops has split into three specialty tracks: traditional ad ops (publisher-side trafficking, yield management), advertiser ad ops (agency-side trafficking, tag management, campaign QA), and platform ops (running operations inside specific platforms — Amazon DSP, Walmart Connect, Roku OneView). The growth area is platform ops: as retail media networks proliferate, every brand running spend needs operators who know each platform's quirks.
Active hirers include holdco trading desks, performance agencies, SSPs and DSPs (Index Exchange, PubMatic, The Trade Desk, Roku, Magnite), and brand in-house teams running their own DSP relationships. Below: every open ad operations role we've verified this week.
Open Ad Operations Roles
Digital Ad Ops Strategist
Haberfeld · Lincoln, Lancaster County · hybrid
Ad Ops Campaign Coordinator
EchoStar · Grand Central, Manhattan
Ad Operations Analyst
Smadex SLU · Austin, Travis County
Ad Trafficker, Ad Operations
Raptive · New York City, New York
Top employers hiring ad operations
- Roku
- The Trade Desk
- Magnite
- Index Exchange
- PubMatic
- Tinuiti
- GroupM
- Spotify
FAQs
What does ad operations actually do?
Ad ops handles the technical execution of digital advertising: trafficking creative into ad servers, setting up tracking pixels, QAing campaign setup, troubleshooting delivery issues, and managing the handoff between buyers and the ad server.
Is ad operations a good career?
Yes — particularly platform-specific ad ops (Amazon DSP, retail media, CTV ad servers) is one of the highest-growth areas of adtech in 2026. Compensation has risen 15-20% over the past two years for senior platform ops roles.
What skills do I need for ad ops?
Core: ad server experience (Google Ad Manager, CM360, Roku OneView), tag management (Google Tag Manager, Tealium), basic SQL, debugging skills, attention to detail. Bonus: HTML/CSS, JavaScript, ad spec knowledge (VAST, VPAID, OpenRTB).