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Activation Engineer at Critical Mass

Critical Mass San Jose, CA

Job Description

We are looking for an Activation Engineer to join our fast-growing and talented team here at Critical Mass (account Artbot). The Creative Activation team is responsible for the activation of DCOcampaigns across channels (display social video and beyond) meaning the successful candidate will gain a great breadth of exposure across platforms and tech.You will beresponsible for the collective output and personal development of a small team of execs and assistants so experience with task and people management is key.From a campaign set up perspective the platforms and tools used to set up DCO campaigns are predominantly excel based so strong excel skills and being comfortablewith (and enjoying!) working with large data sets would be preferred.You will also act as the activation lead on a handful of key clients this willrequire you to build and maintainrelationships with counterparts atmedia agencies within the group and at times act as the technical go-to on external communication so experience with this is essential.In order to deliver our work we alsoneed to coordinate with multiple internal teams from creative conception and strategy teams template and product developers through to creative analysts anddesigners - therefore strong communication and project management skills are key.Joining the ad ops team at Artbot is afantastic opportunity for someonelooking for variety and exposure toother specialisms alongside standard campaign management responsibilities so the ideal candidate will be excited by the multi- faceted and fast paced nature of therole.You Will:Team Development: One of your key responsibilities is to develop and nurture your team. You should focus on driving collaboration within the team by challenging and motivating its members.Right First Time Mentality: As an Activation Engineer you need to ensure that your team follows a culture of accuracy and QA. This involves following processes and procedures that minimise errors conducting regular audits and checks to maintain quality and providing training and guidance to your team members to improve their attention to detail.Technical Excellence:As an Activation Engineer it is essential for you to have in-depth knowledge of all the tools and systems used to efficiently set up DCO campaigns. This includes ad servers in-house tech DSPs and other relevant technologies.Trusted Expert:Building trust through your knowledge experience and effective communication skills helps establish you as a go-to resource for ad operations-related matters both within the Creative Activation team and throughout the company.Also...You will build and optimize creatives daily using dynamic and optimization platforms (DoubleClick Studio Clinch Flashtalking etc.).You will be supporting social media campaigns across TikTok Pinterest Reddit LinkedIn Snapchat and other channels.You will manage day-to-day tasks including creative setup reporting and responding to account team needs and client context.You have to work closely with US-based clients and internal teams on accountsYou Have:3 years in a campaign management or adoperations roleDetailed knowledge of the digital media landscape and associated platform setups (we predominantly work across display video and social previous experience across all is not required)Experience with line managementExperience with dynamic creative production and ad-tech platforms (DoubleClick Studio Clinch Flashtalking).Strong QA mindset high attention to detail and excellenttime management skills.Ability to work with large amounts of data follow structured ticket workflows and build creatives based on templates.Solid understanding of social media ad formats and familiarity with creative tools like ACE and spreadsheets.Highly organized and proven ability to effectivelymanage workload across a number of accountsHighly numerate and strong excel skillsNaturally inquisitive about new tech and a methodical approach to troubleshootingConfident and clear communication skills to bothtechnical and non-technical audiencesNice to Have:Knowledge of creative code language (CSSHTML5 Javascript)Experience working with internal product development teams on platform development and workflow automationFamiliarity with the creative production process and agency relationshipsExperience with client-side site tagging and audience segmentationWhat We OfferMaternity and parental leave extra daysCompetitive benefits packagesVacation compassionate leave sick days and flex daysAccess to free online services for families and new parentsDiversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groupsInternal learning and development programsEnterprise-wide employee discountsAnd moreAt Critical Mass we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. If youre looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our employees we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today!The Talent Team at Critical Mass focuses on providing the best training onboarding and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization and we want to set you up for long-term an effort to do so we expect our team towork from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs and. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger WhatsApp or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money technology or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly. If U.S. based: Canada based: U.K. based: Costa Rica based: Key Skills Business,Marketing,Key Decision Makers,Active Directory,Customer Service,Performance Evaluations,Federal Regulations,Communications,Account Management,Project Management,Facebook,Minimum Data Set,Budget management,Powerpoint,Direct Reports Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1

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