Coordinator, Ad Operations

ABOUT THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Founded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL®) is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

With more than 1500 employees across the US and Canada, the NHL is a global sports and entertainment organization committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey. At the NHL, we are looking for dynamic, energetic and impactful individuals who are committed to doing the same by sharing in our philosophy that Hockey is for Everyone.

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU

SUMMARY
The Coordinator, Ad Operations position is a full-time permanent position located in the New York Office, reporting to the Manager of Ad in Media Solutions (NY). We are looking for someone who is passionate about building, maintaining, and enhancing advertising products and services.

Key responsibilities involve supporting the league’s partner, marketing and club relationships for media operations and developing new opportunities for monetization across our digital platforms. You need a basic understanding of digital ad workflows and how product capabilities are operationalized will have you working side-by-side with both ad trafficking and yield and monetization teams. Primary duties include supporting club ad operations for campaign trafficking, de-bugging, and troubleshooting with development teams, and support league and club strategy for ad product enhancements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learn and support the ad ops process, ad server, order management system and ad trafficking request queue.
• Liaise with 32 NHL Clubs and NHL Marketing on digital media best practices, tagging, process, troubleshooting, escalation, campaign optimization.
• Build and manage the campaign orders/requests for digital trafficking in OMS/Ad server.
• Troubleshoot and address creative and/or technical problems as they arise.
• Monitor NHL digital product infrastructure for site mapping and tagging requirements.
• Enforce NHL Club block list with digital sales partners and ensure protections are in place.
• Generate reports as requested.
• Support digital syndicated partnership channel growth and dynamic ad vendor strategy growth.

QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge Areas/Experience

Required

• 1 year of ad publisher/campaign trafficking experience.
• In-depth knowledge of Operative platforms, or similar order management system.
• In-Depth knowledge of the Google Ad Manager platform, or similar ad server (GAM preferred).
• Direct experience with campaign trafficking and agency reporting templates.
• Basic knowledge of the IAS platform, or similar ad verification and measurement program.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design software (i.e.: Photoshop).
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word.

Education/Certifications

• Successful completion of B.A/B.S.

Required Skills

• Team focused and interaction within a professional work environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Independent, strategic, and proactive approach to work.
• Highly organized individuals with strong attention to detail.
• Efficient time management and ability to multitask.
• Passionate about continually improving processes, making teams as successful as possible.

CORE COMPETENCIES
These core competencies reflect the underlying values that are necessary to represent the National Hockey League:

• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Inclusion
• Professionalism
• Teamwork & Collaboration

The NHL offers U.S. regular, full-time employees:

Time to Recharge: Utilize our generous Paid Time Off (PTO) to focus on your well-being and ensure a healthy work/life balance. PTO includes paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick days, plus an extra day off for your birthday.

Ability to Focus on your Health: Along with competitive salaries, the NHL offers comprehensive health benefits to employees and their eligible dependents effective on their first day with us – there is no waiting period. The NHL subsidizes a large portion of the health benefits costs, therefore your cost for medical, dental and vision coverage is minimal.

We also offer our employees and members of their household access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support mental, physical, and financial health. In addition, employees have access to a digital wellness resource designed to improve health and happiness through courses in sleep, movement, and focus. These services are confidential and at no-cost to our employees.

Childcare Leave: Because your family is the NHL family, employees are offered comprehensive Childcare Leave to welcome your new addition. The primary caregiver to the child is entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child.

Employees that are not the primary caregiver to the child are entitled to up to 6 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, which must be taken within the first 6 months following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child.

Confidence in your Retirement Goals: Participate in the NHL’s Savings Plan which includes a 401K(pre-tax and Roth options) plus non-elective (employer) contributions to keep your retirement goals on track.

A Hybrid Work Schedule: The NHL recognizes the value of flexibility in work locations/schedules to help our employees balance work/life priorities. Hybrid work schedules are available for a majority of our roles.

Our New Headquarters: Our new, state of the art, offices are located at One Manhattan West in Hudson Yards. When you’re in the office, you can conduct meetings in one of our high-tech conference rooms, have lunch with a view or play in the game room. Employees can also enjoy New York’s newest neighborhood that is home to more than 100 shops, culinary experiences, and public artwork.

A Savings for Commuting: Participate in the NHL’s pre-tax commuter benefit plan whichhelps offset the financial cost of traveling to and from our office.

NHL Partner Rates: Unlock exclusive pricing from our Partners that include savings on travel, consumer goods and services, plus the NHL Store.

Life at the NHL: In your first few days, you meet with your new teammates and the HR Team. You have the opportunity to learn more about the NHL and our workplace culture. Employees are invited to play hockey during our Tuesday Night Skate at Chelsea Piers, join our Employee Resource Groups and more. You are a part of our team and we encourage you to be your authentic self, adding to our dynamic workplace culture.

SALARY RANGE:

$65-70k

Actual base pay for a successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to: experience/training, market demands, and geographic location.

When applying, please be sure to include a cover letter with your salary expectations for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, however only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. NO EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.