Junior Ad Operations Executive (3 Month Contract)

What’s the Opportunity?

The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and strong communication skills. This is an entry-level role and full training will be provided to the successful candidate. 

The Ad Operations (AdOps) function is responsible for ensuring that Distilled (Daft, DoneDeal, Adverts) gives the best possible media advertising solutions to our customers, helping them smartly communicate the value of their brands to our users.

In this role you will assist the delivery of digital advertising campaigns. The purpose of this role is to ensure the smooth running of the Ad Operations Department and provide the Advertising Sales teams with efficient, fast and effective support by executing and managing all web, mobile, App campaigns  in order to help maximise revenues. 

What will I be doing?

As Junior Ad Ops Executive you will:

• Execute and manage advertising campaigns for Media, Motor Dealer and Real Estate Agents across our brands using our ad server Google Ad Manager alongside the AdOps team.

• Support the team to automate and streamline every aspect of advertising operations: trafficking campaigns, acquiring assets, troubleshooting, quality testing, performance tracking and reporting.

• Liaise with the sales team to build ad inventory forecasts to help them maximise sales and ensure a smooth transition from ad sale to ad launch.

• Work with the product and engineering team to optimise the performance of the ad units across all sites.

• Work with design and product to create new native ad formats that are appealing to advertising customers and best in class in the Irish market.

• Support digital advertising projects and various product development initiatives.

• Report the performance of Ad campaigns to the sales team and help them to analyse the performance metrics and improve them

What skills and experience do I need?

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail 

• Flexible and able to adapt to challenging environments and situations

• Self starter who can work on their own initiative and demonstrate the ability to be a great teammate

• Customer focused with the ability to collaborate with other departments when required

• A positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude and flexible approach to work

• Self-motivated and highly organised, able to multitask and prioritise work

• Highly efficient with the ability to prioritise tasks and ensure that all queries are dealt with in a timely manner

What’s it like to work here?

You will have the opportunity to work with one of Ireland's fastest growing Internet companies. You will get the chance to create a significant contribution to our strategic direction. Projects are exciting and employees are given wide scope for creativity and innovation

Benefits - what you can expect

• Our goal is to maintain a culture where people look forward to work – whether they're in one of our centrally-located offices in Dublin and Wexford or working remotely, which is optional for all employees.

• We do that by making Distilled a place you'll be listened to and trusted to do your job. Where you can have fun, learn and feel appreciated. And where you get focused career development, growth and progression opportunities.

• We understand that the tools you have to do your job can make a difference too. So while MacBooks are our standard, we’re happy to get you the equipment you need to do your job.

• We want you to feel confident that this is the right place for you, your career, your wellbeing and your future.

More about Distilled

We exist to make buying and selling in Ireland simple.

We put our people first, creating an inclusive environment where we can develop products that put our users first. We value people’s work and time, creating a community where they have an opportunity to make an impact and grow.

Our challenge is to enhance our market-leading products using insights and empathy to present our users with the perfect match.

What we build is technology, but what we do is create connections for life’s most meaningful moments. We are Distilled and we bring people together.

We have five core values: We have a growth mindset. We like to simplify things and make things happen. We collaborate across teams, business units and brands. We're passionate about what we do.

These values give us a framework for leadership and daily decision making. They embody how we behave and present ourselves — as individuals and as a business — both internally and externally for our colleagues, our users and our customers.

We are a diverse bunch of people here in Distilled, and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our Company. We do not discriminate based on gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community.