Video Ad Operations Specialist — Web & CTV

MWDN is a global IT outstaffing company with 23+ years of experience that connects exceptional tech talent with leading companies across Israel, the USA, Great Britain, and Western Europe. We offer opportunities to work on international products in a stable and professional environment.

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Domain: Data Infrastructure & Analytics / AdTech

Client Location: Israel

Company size: 11–50

Founded in: 2025

A fast‑growing ad‑tech company building next‑generation programmatic advertising infrastructure. The team focuses on high‑performance systems, real‑time bidding, and AI‑driven optimization. The environment is fast, product‑focused, and highly collaborative, with strong engineering leadership and a culture of ownership.

We are seeking a Video Ad Operations Specialist with hands-on experience managing and optimizing video advertising across web and Connected TV (CTV) environments.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of video ad technologies, including video ad servers, VAST tags, OpenRTB (oRTB), third-party ad tags, and technical troubleshooting. This role is well-suited for a detail-oriented and proactive professional who is comfortable collaborating with publishers, platforms, and demand partners to ensure seamless ad delivery, campaign performance, and operational excellence.

• 1+ years of experience in ad operations, preferably with video advertising.
• Experience with video ad servers or video monetization platforms.
• Hands-on experience with VAST tags and oRTB for video ad troubleshooting.
• Experience with web video and/or CTV/OTT environments.
• Understanding of video ad delivery, redirects, macros, tracking, and common ad-serving issues.
• Ability to investigate delivery problems and communicate findings clearly.
• Good Excel or Google Sheets skills, including filters, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and basic reporting.
• Mid-level English is sufficient for emails, partner communication, and technical documentation.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks in parallel.

Nice to Have

• Experience with platforms such as Google Ad Manager, SpringServe, FreeWheel, Equativ, Xandr, Magnite, or similar.
• Basic understanding of programmatic advertising, SSPs, DSPs, header bidding, and Prebid.
• Familiarity with CTV concepts such as SSAI, app/device environments, content IDs, device IDs, and ad podding.
• Experience troubleshooting VAST errors, player logs, or server-side ad insertion issues.
• Experience with display advertising campaign setup, trafficking, troubleshooting, or reporting.

• Set up, manage, and troubleshoot video ad campaigns across web and CTV environments.
• Work with VAST tags, oRTB, video redirects, macros, tracking pixels, and third-party ad tags.
• Test and validate video ad tags to ensure proper delivery, tracking, and playback.
• Troubleshoot issues such as no-fill, VAST errors, broken tags, tracking discrepancies, latency, player errors, and delivery gaps.
• Support integrations and connections between publishers, ad servers, SSPs, DSPs, and demand partners.
• Monitor campaign delivery, pacing, fill rate, impressions, revenue, and discrepancies.
• Use browser developer tools, network logs, ad tag testers, and platform reports to investigate issues.
• Prepare reports and basic analysis using Excel or Google Sheets.
• Communicate with internal teams, publishers, and external partners to resolve operational and technical issues.

• People-first management with minimal bureaucracy
• A friendly company culture, proven by employees who choose to return
• Flexible working hours
• 29 days of PTO (18 working days per year pluse all national holidays)
• 10 paid recovery days
• Full financial and legal support for independent contractors
• Free English classes, with native speakers or Ukrainian teachers
• Dedicated HR support

✅ Intro call with a Recruiter — ✅ Intro with the client — ✅ Home assignment — ✅ Final client interview— ✅ Offer