Senior Advertising Technology Manager
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The Senior Advertising Technology Manager is responsible for all aspects of the business that are related to implementation, enhancement, and integration of the business’s technological advertising assets, for example, sales advertising software programs. He also oversees all activities of the junior ad technology team and ensures smooth and efficient execution of duties. The Senior Advertising Technology Manager drives operational ad technology efficiencies alongside senior advertising technology management as well as other departmental leaders.
The Senior Advertising Technology Manager is expected to make high-level decisions and keep in touch with campaign project schedules and their technical dependencies. The Senior Advertising Technology Manager holds a position that demands both strategic and detail-oriented focus as well as extensive knowledge of the digital, mobile, web, and broadcast advertising.
Objectives and Responsibilities of the Senior Advertising Technology Manager
Management: The Senior Advertising Technology Manager ensures that all of the business’s digital/online and advertising campaigns are executed in a timely and accurate manner by the junior ad technology team. The Senior Advertising Technology Manager is also charged with managing and updating the business’s ad technology specifications.
In this capacity, the Senior Advertising Technology Manager acts as an expert and internal reference for other departments in regard to ad technology platforms, processes, and performance. The Senior Advertising Technology Manager also develops and nurtures internal/cross-functional relationships in order to facilitate smooth collaboration and ultimately enable the achievement of advertising, sales, and overall business objectives.
Strategy: The Senior Advertising Technology Manager also plays a strategic role where he aids in the strategic trafficking of campaigns in ad serving platforms as well as the implementation of suitable ad technology tools. In this capacity, the Senior Advertising Technology Manager assists in establishing ad campaigns through superior consumer services, coordinating integration of new ad technology tools and enabling the evolution of existing tools. In this position, the Senior Advertising Technology Manager provides requirements and thoroughly tests and documents viable solutions.
Analytics: The Senior Advertising Technology Manager is tasked with an analytical role where he coordinates all activities of junior ad technology department analytics. The Senior Advertising Technology Manager directs the implementation of ongoing performance analyses tests for ad technology campaigns. In this capacity, the Senior Advertising Technology Manager tracks, measures, and analyzes the performance of campaigns as well as collects and reviews tech related ad campaign materials for the business.
He also captures and analyzes daily campaign performance metrics and makes campaign optimization decisions in order to guarantee optimal delivery. The Senior Advertising Technology Manager additionally creates and delivers reports on tech related ad campaigns, which are inclusive of proposed solutions, tools, platforms, and points of improvement.
Collaboration: The position of the Senior Advertising Technology Manager is a highly collaborative role where he works closely with several other departments with the goal of guaranteeing successful execution of advertising campaigns and the ultimate attainment of sales efforts.
In his collaborative role, the Senior Advertising Technology Manager partners with senior ad technology management in determining the strategic direction of the department, maintaining the internal departmental processes and infrastructure in order to support the rapid growth of the business’ constantly evolving advertising front.
He establishes strong working relationships with the IT department and sales personnel, keeping them informed on the ad technology tools, platforms, and processes as well as the plans and progress needed for effective advertising efforts and driving Sales and Ad Operations initiatives.
Knowledge and Opportunity: The Senior Advertising Technology Manager is responsible for the identification, recommendation, and implementation of tools, systems, and processes that improve the business sales operations. He keeps track of industry trends and best practices, which keeps the business at par with the biggest players in the industry.
In this capacity, the Senior Advertising Technology Manager conducts rigorous research and makes recommendations for ad technology campaign improvements. It is also his duty to maintain a thorough knowledge of the business’s digital properties, ad products, ad opportunities, and ad targeting data, flagging discrepancies and errors with campaign materials prior to the launch of campaigns.
Other Duties: The Senior Advertising Technology Manager also performs other similar duties as are necessary for the proper execution of his duties and duties as designated by the Head of Advertising Operations, Director of Advertising, Chief Sales Officer, or the Employer.
Required Qualifications of the Senior Advertising Technology Manager
Education: The Senior Advertising Technology Manager must have bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in Sales, Marketing, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or any other related field. The equivalent of this requirement in working experience is also acceptable for this position.
Experience: A candidate for this position must have had at least 5 years of experience working in an ad technology position, preferably working as an Advertising Technology Manager. The Senior Advertising Technology must also demonstrate substantial experience working with various software in sales operations for example, SalesForce, Operative, DSM, Oracle, DFP, and so forth. A suitable candidate will also have a proven ability to identify and implement technology and tools that result in the creation of scalable, efficient, and flexible sales operations, advertising campaigns/programs.
The candidate will also have proven and successful experience managing a team through the execution of an ad technology campaign. He will also demonstrate proficiency in standard ad technologies such as display, video, rich media, mobile, broadcast, and text based ads as well as demonstrating considerable experience working with HTML, Flash, and JavaScript.
Communication Skills: Communication skills are also necessary skills for this position, both in verbal and written form. The effectiveness of communication from the Senior Advertising Technology Manager all the way to the junior departments will determine the performance level of the junior ad technology team. Communication skills will also enable the Senior Advertising Technology Manager to draw clear, concise, understandable reports and proposals for junior/senior ad technology management, collaborating personnel, and relevant stakeholders. These skills will be necessary for delivering the most complex/technical messages to non-technical audiences in a clear, concise, relatable, and understandable manner.
Ms Office: A candidate for this position will have to demonstrate proficiency in the use of Ms Word, Ms Excel, and PowerPoint, necessary for the creation of both visually and verbally engaging materials, reports, presentations, and proposals for senior ad technology management, and collaborating personnel.
Technological Savvy/Analytical Skills: The position, as the name suggests, will demand that the candidate demonstrate superior familiarity with technology in order to be able to identify suitable ad tools, platforms, and processes for the business. A suitable candidate will couple this with strong analytical, creative, and strategic skills.
He will have an ability to gather the data and metrics of ad technology campaigns and analyze their performance, carry out progress and competitor analysis, and demonstrate a deep understanding of the structures of standard digital/online and broadcast ad campaigns, inclusive of CPM, CPC, CPV, and CPA as well as the optimization strategies for each.
Interpersonal Skills: A candidate for the position has to have certain attributes that make him even more suited for the position. He must be able to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment, have a deep interest in digital media and technologies, have an insatiable hunger for information, be self-motivated and work under minimal supervision, be decisive, be results-driven, have an ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines, and demonstrate calmness and composure in times of uncertainty.
People Skills: A candidate for this position must also be a likeable, approachable, and relatable individual who has an ability to make meaningful and long lasting connections with others. This will make it easier for junior ad technology management and collaborating personnel to follow in his directives and for senior ad technology management and stakeholders to trust in his judgments and insights.
