Ad Operations Specialist
Job Summary
- As an Ad Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for managing and executing online advertising campaigns, ensuring smooth operations, and optimizing campaign performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the entire ad campaign lifecycle, including ad trafficking, reporting, and optimization.
- Monitor and analyze ad performance, identify trends, and provide recommendations to optimize campaign performance.
- Collaborate with the sales team to ensure accurate and timely delivery of advertising campaigns.
- Troubleshoot ad-related issues and work with technical teams to resolve them quickly.
- Implement and maintain ad tracking and reporting systems to provide regular reports on campaign performance.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in online advertising, and share insights with the team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in Ad Operations or digital advertising.
- Strong knowledge of ad serving platforms, such as Google Ad Manager or OpenX.
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to analyze data and identify trends.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, withthe ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
Entertainment and Lifestyle Editor
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee editorial planning and strategy execution for the entertainment and lifestyle categories.
- Ensure quality control of all published content in the entertainment and lifestyle categories, and ensure stories are reflective of our editorial guidelines and journalistic best practice, ethics and standards at all times.
- Work closely with the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions, conceiving story ideas, and giving recommendations on story direction for the entertainment and lifestyle categories.
- Create long-term editorial calendars that detail articles, features, and editorials. Content should be original in a variety of impactful and engaging formats that show a good understanding of our audience, clients, and competitive positioning.
- Conduct interviews and write feature articles that position the brand as engaging and innovative.
- Manage a team of writers to deliver on engaging content for the editorial team.
- Promote a work environment of continuous improvement by managing team learning sessions and facilitating knowledge sharing on an ongoing basis.
- Represent Pulse at industry events, be a spokesperson for the brand and always explore opportunities to promote our brand image.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, or any related field.
- Minimum of two years experience as an editor in a newsroom or in a similar role.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a Cover Letter as the body of the email explaining why you’re a great fit for this role to: careers@pulse.africa using the job title e.g “Director of Business Development” as the subject of the email.