Advertising Operations Associate

Applecart•Washington, DC

7h•$70,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Applecart is hiring an Advertising Operations Associate for its Media Activation and Operations team. The role executes media campaigns for Applecart clients and helps build scalable processes, working across teams to deliver successful campaigns for managed clients. The position is hybrid, with work from home on Mondays and Fridays and work in Applecart’s Washington, DC office Tuesday through Thursday. The company also identifies its New York City office as a location for the role. The compensation package includes a base salary, annual cash bonus, and equity compensation. The base salary range is $70,000–$90,000, depending on experience and skills, and is stated for candidates located in the NYC or Washington, DC area. The salary range excludes discretionary annual cash bonus and equity compensation.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience trafficking and building programmatic awareness and consideration campaigns.
At least 1 year of experience trafficking campaigns on social platforms.
Ability to work cross-functionally with account teams and other internal partners.
Strong attention to detail.
Experience working with external partners such as DSPs and agencies.
Experience working with more than one DSP, CM360, Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Ads Manager, and Twitter/X Ads.
Enthusiasm for developing scalable processes and improving team efficiency.

Nice To Haves

High-level understanding of custom-list targeting and the nuances of reaching individuals one-to-one through digital advertising.

Responsibilities

Traffic campaigns across programmatic and social platforms, including Meta, X, and LinkedIn.
Set up, monitor, and optimize campaigns targeting custom audiences across platforms.
Coordinate with internal teams to meet client reporting needs and troubleshoot issues.
Test and develop scalable processes, workflows, and best practices for internal and external teams.
Recommend campaign optimizations to help meet agreed-upon client goals.
Communicate campaign status and updates to internal teams during launch and while campaigns are running.