Ad Operations Manager

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

Thomas, A Xometry Company is the number one advertising platform and digital marketing service provider for manufacturing businesses looking to drive opportunities from our Thomasnet.com audience of 1.4M+ highly qualified procurement professionals and engineers, and grow their own website audience to scale their business. Our product and service suite is designed to help suppliers attract, convert, and retain customers in the industrial space.

The ideal candidate for the Ad Ops Manager role will be excited about entering the advertising space at a high-growth technology company with a high-performance culture.You will be responsible for the performance of daily functions within our ad server, Kevel. We will ideally find someone who is excited about the potential of joining a developing organization and is smart, positive, personable, and always looking for new and creative skills to learn on their career journey.

Responsibilities:

Input the terms of advertising contracts into our ad server; ensuring campaigns are properly configured and adhere to specifications of both business needs and client contracts
Set up and manage advertising campaigns across various platforms
Ensure ads are delivered correctly and on time
Proactively source and lead implementation of ad tech to optimize the current offering (DSP connections, IVT, DMP tooling, CMP platforms etc)
Manage the scheduling and deployment of ads in synchronization with advertiser schedules, understand optimization patterns, and drive ongoing optimized performance for advertisers
Run ad testing to ensure creative is functioning as intended and provide insights into what decision making should be made off ad testing and functionality
Identify and/or resolve technical issues related to ad delivery and tracking; identify/implement long term fixes to ensure technical issues don’t become recurring
Monitor campaign performance and provide reports to stakeholders for their analysis
Active thought leadership with sales teams, campaign management, clients, and other internal teams
Secure necessary assets from advertisers to launch campaigns
Maintain ad specs for all digital products both in current and future states of business and identify innovation spaces for new products and specs
Implement any campaign optimization requests as directed from campaign management teams
Qualifications:

Direct experience using an ad server (ideally Kevel)
Experience implementing ad tech and an expertise of the emerging technologies in the space
Experience educating and leading team members in the Ad Ops space whether directly or indirectly
An ability to communicate complex technical issues in a simplified business-first manner
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
Minimum 5 years of experience in ad operations/digital media
Understanding of various digital advertising pricing models including CPC, CPA, CPM, and CPV
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Knowledge of Salesforce, order management systems, and necessary SOX reporting
Ability to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently
An investigative perspective to help identify and resolve technical issues
A positive attitude and a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
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Xometry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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