WSC Sports, the pioneer in AI-powered sports content technology, empowers their clients world-wide to connect with their fans through AI-tailored sports content experiences. WSC Sports’ platform automates the creation, management and distribution of content, enabling sports rights holders to expand reach, grow fan bases, and unlock revenue opportunities across digital platforms.

Why WSC Sports:

You’ll work in an awesome environment alongside some of the most innovative people in the industry, using cutting-edge technologies and tools (video editing, Gen AI, data, etc.). At WSC Sports, you have the opportunity to directly influence the products and tools used by our clients, including sports giants such as the NBA, Bundesliga, LaLiga, ESPN – and that’s just the beginning of what WSC Sports has to offer! Join us and be a part of the best team in tech as we Fuel the Fandom worldwide.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as an Ad Operations Specialist. In this role, you will play a crucial part in managing the entire ad operations. This role includes ad trafficking and optimizing the value of our supply partners through effective yield management. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of programmatic echo systems and real-time bidding (RTB) processes, with a particular emphasis on video mobile in-app and web video advertising.

What you'll do:

• Utilize your expertise in GAM to set up all ad server configurations that meet the specifications provided by demand and supply partners.
• Manage implementation, monitoring, and optimization of all ad activity, including programmatic RTB, and ad campaigns (IOs, PMPs, PGs) across various platforms (GAM, SSPs, DSPs, etc.).
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth delivery of technical solutions, articulate requirements for the ad configuration process, integrations, and troubleshoot any issues that may arise.
• Execute end-to-end flow of ad campaigns, from proposal creation, monitoring, optimizing ad performance to final campaign success delivery, ensuring timely and accurate implementation.
• Implement and manage yield strategy to drive revenue growth, and improve yield.
• Ensure revenue, ecpm, and fill rates goals are met.
• Generate and analyze reports on ad performance, provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement, and identify new growth opportunities.
• Provide data insights and reports with internal teams and external partners, including performance, forecasting, ad-hoc analysis, partners’ QBRs, finance, management, etc.

What you’ll need:

• 3+ years of inventory management, monitoring, and optimizing. Preferably the publisher side.
• Strong understanding of programmatic echo systems and real-time bidding (RTB) processes.
• Expertise in video format (VAST), in mobile in-app and web environments.
• Proven hands-on experience with Google Ad Manager (GAM).
• Experience in technical integrations of SSPs, and DSPs (VAST, RTB, pre-bid, and SDK).
• Strong technical and troubleshooting skills, particularly with the programmatic RTB echo system.
• Analytics and modeling skills, comfort with manipulating large datasets in Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, and other data visualization tools.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver results of analyses effectively.

Bonus Points:

• Experience in trafficking, monitoring, and optimizing ad campaigns (Direct IO, PMPs, PGs)
• Experience with Google MCM (Multiple Customer Management) configuration
• Passion for sports