Director, Ad Operations
About The Position
Fanatics Advertising is building the world’s leading sports media network, connecting brands with fans across Fanatics’ ecosystem of e-commerce, collectibles, media, and live events. We help advertisers reach highly engaged sports audiences through data-driven media products, unique commerce integrations, and premium sponsorship opportunities. As Director, Ad Operations, you will be responsible for leading the executional backbone that ensures campaigns are delivered impeccably: pacing and performance, vendor / supply management (especially offsite and programmatic), and oversight of both our in-house and offshore ad operations resourcing. You will combine strategic leadership, technical acumen, and operational excellence to scale our advertising operations as we grow revenue, expand product offerings, and maintain high quality and efficiency.
Requirements
- ~10+ years of experience in ad operations / digital advertising operations, campaign management or trafficking, with increasing leadership responsibility.
- Deep familiarity with ad serving systems, tags / pixel tracking, ad tech stack (DSPs, SSPs, exchanges, verification / measurement tools).
- Experience managing vendor / supply partnerships and offsite / programmatic supply.
- Proven experience managing distributed teams / offshore resources.
- Strong operational rigor: building workflows, enforcing QA, dealing with tags, discrepancies, performance issues.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to work cross-functionally.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort with dashboards, reporting, KPIs, problem resolution.
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous campaigns; prioritize issues; stay calm under operational pressure.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in commerce media, sports media, or brands with strong inventories and direct + programmatic mix.
- Prior experience with large campaign budgets and scale.
- Familiarity with video / CTV / OTT / live event ad formats.
- Experience managing or scaling an ad ops tech stack (automation tools, internal portals, workflow tools).
- Knowledge of privacy / identity / cookieless trends and how they impact operations.
Responsibilities
- Campaign Delivery & Pacing
- Vendor & Offsite Supply Management
- Offshore / Distributed Resource Management
- Operational Process & Quality Controls
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership
- People Leadership & Team Development
- Strategic & Continuous Improvement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
