Analyst, Advertising Operations

Universal Music Group•New York, NY

About The Position

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world. How we LEAD: Universal Music Group – the world leader in music and culture – has created a powerful suite of digital media solutions that are leveraged by today’s biggest brand marketers. To support this new and rapidly growing revenue stream, we are building a dedicated client services team to help facilitate the activation and success of media sales. We are looking for a passionate and determined individual to join the client services team to help grow and develop our existing media sales efforts, while ensuring the foundations are in place for further development of our team and products into the near future. UMG has the largest footprint in music media, with advertising solutions across online video, data and social. How you'll CREATE: Go-to global resource for all technical set up, activation and execution of media sales campaigns within digital advertising platforms. Collaborate with Sales Planning team to communicate all necessary client deliverables for campaign set up including creative specifications, content guidelines, measurement requirements and more. Effectively communicate the technical nuances of UMG’s media suite to Sales Planning teams. Collaborate with technical stakeholders internally and externally to identify ways to automate campaign set up processes and bring innovation to our media activation infrastructure. Coordinate with Finance leads to verify actualized delivery for each campaign. Forecast network traffic and strategically identify ways to release inventory for prospective clients while still satisfying the needs of current clients. Review all client deliverables to ensure creatives are built to spec and align with platform guidelines. Monitor performance of ongoing campaigns to ensure a full delivery of impressions and to optimize for success against client performance goals. Troubleshoot technical issues that arise with campaign activation, performance and delivery. Generate campaign reporting to share with the sales planning team, including analysis as needed. Bring your VIBE: You have 4-6 years of prior experience in an ad operations or technical campaign management role. You have a strong technical knowledge of media platforms including Google Ad Manager (required), Google Ads (preferred) and Meta Business Suite (preferred). You are experienced with implementing ad serving and measurement technology from partners including Google Campaign Manager, Innovid, Flashtalking, DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science and more. You are detail-oriented and meticulous about ensuring that all campaign setups are accurate. You treat all campaigns with a high level of attention and care across setups, optimization and reporting. You are a tenacious and driven self-starter, who feels at home on a small team and is comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment. You are deeply passionate about music and knowledgeable about the media landscape, with a desire to find synergies between the two. You are a proficient communicator with the ability to build and maintain good working relationships across a variety of internal & external stakeholders. You are a strategic thinker who is driven by finding unique solutions to client challenges. You are highly skilled in building presentations, process documents and media plans using Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Apple Keynote. Prior experience in programmatic media buying or sales is preferred. Perks Playlist: Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren’t just values—they’re how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer): Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year) Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including: Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees 2-weeks paid Winter Break 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day) Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day) Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site. Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change. Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer We are an E-Verify employer in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. For more information, please click on the following links. E-Verify Participation Poster: English / Spanish E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English | Spanish

Requirements

You have 4-6 years of prior experience in an ad operations or technical campaign management role.
You have a strong technical knowledge of media platforms including Google Ad Manager (required), Google Ads (preferred) and Meta Business Suite (preferred).
You are experienced with implementing ad serving and measurement technology from partners including Google Campaign Manager, Innovid, Flashtalking, DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science and more.
You are detail-oriented and meticulous about ensuring that all campaign setups are accurate.
You treat all campaigns with a high level of attention and care across setups, optimization and reporting.
You are a tenacious and driven self-starter, who feels at home on a small team and is comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.
You are deeply passionate about music and knowledgeable about the media landscape, with a desire to find synergies between the two.
You are a proficient communicator with the ability to build and maintain good working relationships across a variety of internal & external stakeholders.
You are a strategic thinker who is driven by finding unique solutions to client challenges.
You are highly skilled in building presentations, process documents and media plans using Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Apple Keynote.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in programmatic media buying or sales is preferred.

Responsibilities

Go-to global resource for all technical set up, activation and execution of media sales campaigns within digital advertising platforms.
Collaborate with Sales Planning team to communicate all necessary client deliverables for campaign set up including creative specifications, content guidelines, measurement requirements and more.
Effectively communicate the technical nuances of UMG’s media suite to Sales Planning teams.
Collaborate with technical stakeholders internally and externally to identify ways to automate campaign set up processes and bring innovation to our media activation infrastructure.
Coordinate with Finance leads to verify actualized delivery for each campaign.
Forecast network traffic and strategically identify ways to release inventory for prospective clients while still satisfying the needs of current clients.
Review all client deliverables to ensure creatives are built to spec and align with platform guidelines.
Monitor performance of ongoing campaigns to ensure a full delivery of impressions and to optimize for success against client performance goals.
Troubleshoot technical issues that arise with campaign activation, performance and delivery.
Generate campaign reporting to share with the sales planning team, including analysis as needed.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution
A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
2-weeks paid Winter Break
10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent