Introduction
IBM Watson Advertising (IWA), formerly The Weather Company’s advertising sales division, uses the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) technology to unlock data and insights and help marketers make better decisions. IWA offers trusted, insight-driven media, data, and technology solutions that can be deployed across a Brand or Platform’s entire marketing strategy to help drive results.

Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM Watson Advertising is hiring an Ad Trafficker. You will be a member of the Ad Operations Department and reports to an Ad Operations Manager. You will be responsible for partnering with the Client Services Team for trafficking, management, optimization, reporting and quality assurance of all digital ad campaigns. In direct support of Premium, Programmatic, and Local Ad Sales, you will translate client needs into actionable tasks and see them through to completion.

• Support our Sales Team with launch and trafficking functions for advertisers’ online advertising campaigns, utilizing our order management system and ad server.
• Partner with the Campaign Manager and Account Manager in management and optimizations of complex ad campaigns.
• Upload, QA, and assign creative tags and assets for campaign trafficking. This may include late night or after hour support for some of our top strategic accounts and products.
• Provide QA and be a go-to resource for troubleshooting support for ad campaigns, including creating test pages and a focus on creative, delivery, quality, and technical integrations.
• Provide administrative support as necessary in the form of contract review or client reporting.
• Assist with any necessary ad reporting out of the ad server or from partner interfaces in order to validate delivery, identify issues, and provide support to internal teams.
• Provide support to Programmatic initiatives: managing ad server operations for Programmatic Guaranteed Campaigns, troubleshooting Preferred Deals and other Programmatic Campaigns, fulfilling reporting inquiries, setting up new Programmatic Partnerships etc.
• Support the Local Reseller business by ensuring campaigns are set up properly, responding to client questions, and partnering with the Program Management Team in resolving any issues.
• Work on ad hoc interdisciplinary projects to grow skill set and learn different aspects of Digital Ad Operations and Ad Sales.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 1.5 years+ of experience managing complex operational processes in online advertising or related industry
• Knowledge of working with third party Ad Ops tools (e.g. Charles, Fiddler, Advalidation, Ad-Juster, and/or similar systems)
• Experience working with an ad server (Google Ad Manager experience preferred)
• Dependable with a positive, solution-oriented attitude

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships within the Sales organization
• Experience working with HTML, VAST/Video and other Rich media formats
• Be a creative thinker and strong project manager.
• Extremely detail-oriented with strong analytics, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Interest in improving processes and operational efficiency

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Location StatementIBM offers a wide range of resources for eligible IBMers to thrive both inside and outside of work. In addition to a competitive benefits program consisting of medical and life insurance, retirement plans, and time off, eligible employees may also have access to:

• 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. Family care options are also available to support eligible employees during COVID-19.
• World-class training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform. IBM’s learning culture supports your restless attitude to grow your skills and build the depth and scale of knowledge needed to achieve your career goals.
• Well-being programs to support mental and physical health.
• Financial programs that empower you to plan, save, and manage your money (including expert financial counseling, 401(k), IBM stock discount, etc.).
• Select educational reimbursement opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups where you can network and connect with IBMers across the globe.
• Giving and volunteer programs to benefit charitable organizations and local communities.
• Discounts on retail products, services, and experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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