Ad Ops Manager - Los Angeles, CA

JustWatch•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$80,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

JustWatch is hiring a detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive Ad Ops Manager to serve as the technical and operational backbone of digital media campaigns for entertainment clients. The role bridges media buying, analytics, and client servicing, ensuring campaigns are set up and tracked correctly, reported accurately, and delivered smoothly for major movie studios, streaming services, media agencies, and other entertainment clients. The position involves hands-on campaign execution across YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and programmatic platforms, including campaign setup, monitoring, optimization, tracking and pixel implementation, troubleshooting, testing, reporting, and audience research. The Ad Ops Manager collaborates with campaign managers, BI, sales, and agency partners in a fast-paced, remote-first environment. The role is based in the Los Angeles area and includes travel to client meetings, with in-person meetings potentially occurring weekly to monthly.

Requirements

At least 2 years of professional experience in digital ad operations or paid online marketing.
Solid experience with Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, Google Analytics, tag managers, and tracking pixels.
Strong understanding of ad server mechanics, conversion tracking, attribution models, and troubleshooting creative or tag failures.
Practical experience running A/B tests and analyzing campaign delivery data.
Confident use of Excel or Google Sheets.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data into clear client insights.
Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, remote-first environment across time zones.
Personal experience launching and optimizing campaigns inside Meta or DV360; the posting describes this as essential for the hands-on role.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DV360 and Google Campaign Manager 360.
Familiarity with or strong passion for the entertainment industry, including film, streaming, TV, gaming, or sports.

Responsibilities

Independently set up, monitor, and optimize digital media campaigns across YouTube, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, and programmatic platforms.
Manage ad tracking, pixel implementations, and conversion setup, and quickly troubleshoot tracking or creative disapproval issues.
Create proposals, post-buy recaps, and data-driven campaign reports with actionable insights for streaming providers, film studios, and media agencies.
Develop and execute A/B tests, audience segmentations, and creative testing strategies to improve campaign performance.
Collaborate with campaign managers, BI, sales, and external agency partners to support campaign execution and seamless data flow.
Conduct market research and audience sentiment analyses to help evaluate title potential ahead of release dates.