Ad Operations Specialist

We are seeking an action-oriented and detail-driven Ad Campagin Speciliast to join a high-performing media team within a top-tier retail organization. In this role, you will lead day-to-day campaign trafficking design, functional setup, and ad operations across programmatic channels. Working directly with the Lead of Digital Operations & Automation, you will play a key role in executing programmatic media strategies, organizing performance data, streamlining team workflows, and testing new automation solutions to optimize overall digital media efficiency.
Note: You must have CM360 expeirence to be considered for this role.

Advantages
High-Impact Automation & Innovation: Opportunity to drive process improvements, test cutting-edge automation tools, and influence end-to-end digital media operations.

Supportive & Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a dynamic, highly supportive manager and team that encourages exploring different areas of the business.

Networking & Onsite Visibility: Gain deep cross-functional exposure and build valuable relationships across trading, media, and finance teams through daily onsite collaboration.

Career Growth: 12-month contract with the potential for contract extension or future long-term opportunities within the organization.

Responsibilities
Campaign Trafficking & Execution: Manage day-to-day campaign trafficking setups across programmatic platforms, specifically utilizing Campaign Manager 360 (CM360).

Creative Intake & Tracking: Coordinate the intake of new creative assets, ensuring best practices and accurate tracking configurations for successful campaign delivery.

Data & Measurement Monitoring: Collect campaign performance data and monitor third-party measurement integrations to surface actionable insights on inventory performance.

Financial Reconciliation: Partner with internal finance teams to review, organize, and reconcile monthly programmatic invoices accurately.

Trading & Operations Collaboration: Work closely with the programmatic trading team to provide platform support, troubleshoot setup issues, and maintain seamless execution.

Automation & Workflow Optimization: Assist in testing automation programs, developing digital operations best practices, and maintaining efficient cross-team workflows.

Qualifications
Experience: 3–4 years of hands-on digital ad operations and campaign trafficking experience, ideally within a retail or fast-paced environment.

Programmatic & Platform Expertise: Strong understanding of the programmatic ecosystem (Ad Servers, DSPs), with specific hands-on expertise using CM360.

Technical Aptitude: Experience working with basic JavaScript tags/trafficking scripts and an automation-focused mindset aimed at improving process workflows.

Education: Post-secondary degree/diploma in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, curiosity to push operational boundaries, and clear written/verbal communication skills.

Industry or platform certifications (Google Marketing Platform, DSPs, etc.).

Prior experience handling ad trafficking and media buying within a high-volume retail setting.

Summary
If you are an Ad Ops professional with a strong technical mindset, a passion for operational efficiency, and a desire to make a visible impact in a collaborative retail environment, this role is an excellent fit. You will gain hands-on exposure to programmatic setups, financial tracking, and workflow automation while working closely with supportive leadership and key internal stakeholders. Again, you must have CM360 experience.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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