TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
TEGNA is seeking an Entry-Level Digital Ad Operations Specialist to support local broadcast stations with their digital advertising operations. This role offers an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to launch their career in digital ad operations within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
Location: Hybrid role – work from home with Tuesdays and Thursdays in the downtown Dallas office.
About the Role:
As a Digital Ad Operations Specialist, you will work exclusively with TEGNA properties across various ad-serving platforms and order management systems. You’ll help manage CTV (Connected TV) and digital ad campaigns from setup to delivery, ensuring they run smoothly and meet performance goals. This position involves troubleshooting, campaign optimization, and quality assurance, making it ideal for individuals with strong technical skills and attention to detail. This role includes being part of an on-call rotation after proper training.
Key Responsibilities
- Master the digital workflow between business units and Ad Operations.
- Develop expertise in ad servers and order management systems, with an emphasis on CTV campaign execution.
- Set up, schedule, and manage digital ad campaigns accurately, including CTV-specific formats and delivery methods.
- Ensure proper deployment of creative assets by understanding ad specifications, templates, and ad-tag technologies (VAST/VPAID tags and dynamic ad insertion).
- Provide timely support to broadcast stations and internal stakeholders, particularly for CTV ad delivery issues.
- Troubleshoot ad performance concerns and conduct quality assurance (QA) reviews to ensure campaign accuracy and effectiveness.
- Send daily reports, communicate technical information clearly, and manage service-level agreement (SLA) expectations.
- Monitor shared inboxes consistently and respond to requests in a timely manner.
- Track campaign performance and implement optimization strategies, including fill rate management, frequency capping, and ad podding.
- Ensure campaigns meet rate card requirements and maintain revenue margin standards.
- Collaborate effectively with vendors and stations while delivering excellent customer service and maintaining a customer-focused approach.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college or a related technical discipline required.
- 1-2 years of experience with ad serving platforms or ad trafficking.
- 3-5 years of practical experience in digital technology or advertising may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
- Hands-on experience with CTV ad trafficking, Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI), and VAST/VPAID tags preferred.
- Strong technical aptitude with the ability to perform effectively in a technical role.
- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Basic knowledge of Flash, HTML, and JavaScript is a plus.
- Experience with CTV advertising platforms such as FreeWheel, Publica, or Google Ad Manager (GAM) preferred.
- Quick learner with a growth mindset and collaborative approach to teamwork.
Why Join Us?
Hands-on training and mentorship to develop your expertise in digital ad operations.
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge ad tech platforms.
Hybrid work environment with flexibility.
Growth opportunities within TEGNA’s expanding digital ad operations team.
Apply now and kickstart your career in digital advertising with TEGNA!
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [email protected]
Recruiting Fraud Alert:
To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains.
Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college or related technical discipline OR 3-5 years practical experience in digital technology or advertising
- 1-2 years of experience with ad serving platforms or ad trafficking
- Hands-on experience with CTV ad trafficking, Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI), and VAST/VPAID tags
- Experience with CTV advertising platforms such as FreeWheel, Publica, or Google Ad Manager (GAM)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
- Basic knowledge of Flash, HTML, and JavaScript
- Strong technical aptitude with ability to troubleshoot, optimize, and perform QA on digital campaigns
- Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation after training
- Ability to work hybrid with required in-office presence Tuesdays and Thursdays in downtown Dallas
TEGNA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about TEGNA and has not been reviewed or approved by TEGNA.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision options are complemented by company-supported mental health care and telemedicine, with HSA-eligible plans available. Resources such as Spring Health and Teladoc extend accessible care to employees and families.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with dollar‑for‑dollar match on the first 4% and immediate vesting is offered broadly, including to part‑time and temporary staff. This structure provides straightforward access to retirement savings from day one.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave covers at least six weeks for all parents and 12 weeks at full pay for birth mothers. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement and fertility benefits support multiple paths to family building.
TEGNA Insights
What We Do
As one of the most geographically diverse broadcasters in the U.S., TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. Across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, TEGNA's stations have over 31 million social followers. In everything we do, we are driven by our strongly held values and our stated purpose to serve the greater good of our communities. TEGNA produces trusted, impactful and innovative content across platforms. We tell stories that matter, are an advocate for those in need and help bring positive change to our communities. Our award-winning journalists have been recognized with numerous national honors including Edward R. Murrow, Alfred I. duPont, George Foster Peabody, George Polk, Walter Cronkite and Emmy awards.
