Ad Operations Manager

Posted 7 Days Ago
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London, Greater London, England
5-7 Years Experience
Other • Travel
The Role
The Ad Operations Manager will manage the life cycle of advertising campaigns, optimize them to meet client objectives, build client relationships, and communicate progress. This role requires critical thinking and problem-solving skills while handling multiple priorities.
Summary Generated by Built In

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.


In this role, you will:

  • Manage end-to-end life cycle of all advertising campaigns, from trafficking to post-campaign analysis

  • Analytically track and optimize campaigns to meet client objectives

  • Collaborate closely with client success and sales team to build and maintain relationships with clients, that include ongoing strategic consultation and support

  • Drive implementation of client plans across multiple teams and products

  • Clearly communicate progress of campaigns to clients and internal partners

  • Ability to work on several competing priorities, displaying critical thinking and problem solving skills

  • Ability to adjust as role and business needs evolve


Please apply if:

  • 5+ years of experience in managing digital advertising accounts

  • Proven track record of exceeding client expectations with superior account management

  • Solid understanding of the online media industry

  • Strong analytical ability

  • High attention to detail

  • Proficient in Excel/Sheets and PowerPoint/Slides

  • Proficient in English required

  • Campaign Trafficking experience

  • Experience with third party Ad Servers (GAM, DV360, Meta Ads Manager, etc)

  • Experience with Web Analytics tools (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, etc)

  • Experience with programmatic and social media buying platforms, a plus

  • BA/BS degree with a strong academic record

  • Good sense of humor and likes working in an unstructured, fast paced environment


Benefits and Perks:

  • Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year

  • Focus on mental health and well-being:

  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth

  • Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace

  • Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)

  • No meeting Fridays

  • Paid parental leave

  • Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday

  • Paid volunteer time

  • Focus on your career growth:

  • Development Dollars

  • Leadership development

  • Access to thousand of on-demand e-learnings

  • Travel Discounts

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • 5 weeks paid vacation

  • Private health & dental insurance

  • Income protection and life assurance

  • Employee Assistance Program - including 24/7 GP & free legal advice

  • Pension plan contributions

  • Discounted gym membership

  • Bike2Work

  • Season ticket loan

  • Social events & Thursday happy hours

  • Free lunch 2 days per week


Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At OpenTable/KAYAK, we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users, partners, and teams. We strive to be an open and welcoming environment so that no matter who you are, you can be yourself.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation(s).

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Top Skills

Excel
PowerPoint
The Company
HQ: Stamford, CT
1,002 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world's leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car, cruise, vacation package. We also support business travelers with KAYAK for Business, our free corporate travel solution and are transforming the in-travel experience with our app and new hotel and accommodation software.

Want to join a talented team that’s eager to solve the world’s travel problems (and have a bit of fun)? As an employee of KAYAK, you’ll be part of a global network including OpenTable and a portfolio of travel metasearch brands like Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and Hotels Combined. So join us, and help others experience the world through dining and travel.

Why Work With Us

What's most unique about KAYAK is the way we empower our team to lead their best lives - in and out of the workplace. Our Work from Almost Anywhere policy is built for and by our team. It gives us the flexibility to choose where and how we work best.

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