Basic Requirements include:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience working within publisher-side ad serving systems, and demonstrable experience in working with product development, engineering, inventory, operations, analytics, and QA teams with a strong focus on ad tech implementation
• Advanced knowledge and clearly demonstrable experience with Google DFP and FreeWheel (MRM) ad decisioning capabilities
• Proven experience in development or advanced usage in video advertising technologies, focused on live event streaming, VOD, mobile and OTT/Connected Device applications
• Candidates familiar with HTTP Linear Streaming (HLS) concepts and Dynamic Ad Insertion implementations will be given higher consideration
• Working knowledge of HTML, XML, and JavaScript
• Demonstrable knowledge of VAST, VPAID, and RTB video protocols
• Debugging and HTML proxy tools including Charles, Firebug, Chrome Developer Tools
• Great communication skills are a necessity as is the ability to work efficiently within an internal team and across various business groups. A positive, collaborative approach is a must!

Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with Engineering, Product Leads, Designers, Analytics, Ad Sales, and Ad Operations groups to achieve advertising objectives for new products and product upgrades
• Manage the escalation path between ad trafficking operations and development and engineering resources to quickly resolve ad campaign revenue blockers
• Consult with ad technology vendors on technical implantation requirements and best practices
• Create and document product specifications for development and engineering teams
• Document product- and feature-specific trafficking requirements for Ad Operations workflows
• Communicate product features to Sponsorship, Marketing, and Business Development teams
• Prioritize efforts and tasks across a variety of advertising related product requests and requirements
• Provide status updates and communication including coordination on all advertising related efforts
• Define PRDs (product requirements documents) as well as sub-functions and tasks; Maintain documentation on internal wiki pages, including communication out to all necessary parties
• Experience working with engineering teams using Agile/Scrum software development & other common engineering best practices
• Experience or technical understanding around the use of data driven advertising and data management platforms
• Prior experience in supporting and working with advertising sales and ad ops organizations
• Excellent written and verbal communication as well as collaborative skills; Ability to successfully address complicated and challenging problem sets
• Self-driven, motivated, and ability to drive objectives forward and see projects and initiatives through to completion; Ability to learn new problems sets quickly and experience applying creative problem solutions
• Experience working in a cross functional organization and successfully navigating amongst groups to achieve objectives
• Ability to work well under pressure and time constraints to meet deadlines
• Excellent at prioritizing tasks and development features with the highest advertising ROI