Ad Operations Specialist
stackadapt • Canada
Posted: February 5, 2026
Job Description
As a Programmatic Ad Operations Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in managing programmatic advertising campaigns. Reporting to the Manager of Ad Operations, you'll collaborate closely with our Sales and Client Services teams to ensure seamless campaign execution, from trafficking and pixel implementation to performance analysis, all within a dynamic and remote-first environment.
We are open to candidates located anywhere within Canada or the US. We will be prioritizing candidates located in Canada for this team.
What you'll be doing:
- Collaborate with our Client Services team to fulfill client deliverables, including campaign trafficking, campaign modifications, and internal-facing ad operations
- Creation and delivery of pixel-based data-capturing systems
- QA campaign assets, pixels, and campaigns prior to launch to ensure accurate setup and measurement
- End to end campaign management and optimization support of programmatic campaigns across Native, Display, Video, Connected TV, Audio, and Digital Out-of-Home channels
- Support in-platform trading activities, including budget adjustments, pacing optimizations, and delivery troubleshooting to align with client objectives and KPIs
- Monitor live campaigns and performance data to identify optimization opportunities and efficiency improvements in partnership with Client Services
- Provide subject matter expertise on campaign setup, trading, and optimization best practices to internal teams
- Deliver post-campaign performance analysis and reporting to internal and external stakeholders, translating insights into actionable recommendations
- Establish techniques, best practices, and scalable processes to support consistent, high-quality campaign execution
What you’ll bring to the table:
- Real Time Bidding/Programmatic experience (DSP, Ad Network, etc)
- Experience building and optimizing digital marketing campaigns
- Experience creating and delivering pixel-based data-capturing systems
- Experience using DV360, Meta, or Amazon is a plus
- Foundation in marketing concepts and business-related marketing objectives
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and the Google Suite of Business Applications
- The ability to grasp technical concepts and platform-based knowledge, and distill that knowledge into clear, concise communications
- An understanding of the digital advertising sales landscape, trends, and ideas
- Proven success whilst working in a fast-paced environment
- Bonus: Experience running political advocacy & email marketing campaigns
Additional Content
As a Programmatic Ad Operations Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in managing programmatic advertising campaigns. Reporting to the Manager of Ad Operations, you'll collaborate closely with our Sales and Client Services teams to ensure seamless campaign execution, from trafficking and pixel implementation to performance analysis, all within a dynamic and remote-first environment.
We are open to candidates located anywhere within Canada or the US. We will be prioritizing candidates located in Canada for this team.
What you'll be doing:
- Collaborate with our Client Services team to fulfill client deliverables, including campaign trafficking, campaign modifications, and internal-facing ad operations
- Creation and delivery of pixel-based data-capturing systems
- QA campaign assets, pixels, and campaigns prior to launch to ensure accurate setup and measurement
- End to end campaign management and optimization support of programmatic campaigns across Native, Display, Video, Connected TV, Audio, and Digital Out-of-Home channels
- Support in-platform trading activities, including budget adjustments, pacing optimizations, and delivery troubleshooting to align with client objectives and KPIs
- Monitor live campaigns and performance data to identify optimization opportunities and efficiency improvements in partnership with Client Services
- Provide subject matter expertise on campaign setup, trading, and optimization best practices to internal teams
- Deliver post-campaign performance analysis and reporting to internal and external stakeholders, translating insights into actionable recommendations
- Establish techniques, best practices, and scalable processes to support consistent, high-quality campaign execution
What you’ll bring to the table:
- Real Time Bidding/Programmatic experience (DSP, Ad Network, etc)
- Experience building and optimizing digital marketing campaigns
- Experience creating and delivering pixel-based data-capturing systems
- Experience using DV360, Meta, or Amazon is a plus
- Foundation in marketing concepts and business-related marketing objectives
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and the Google Suite of Business Applications
- The ability to grasp technical concepts and platform-based knowledge, and distill that knowledge into clear, concise communications
- An understanding of the digital advertising sales landscape, trends, and ideas
- Proven success whilst working in a fast-paced environment
- Bonus: Experience running political advocacy & email marketing campaigns