Ad Ops Associate

POLITICO is seeking a Digital Campaign Executive / Campaign Operations Executive for our pioneering and growing media company on a 12-month fixed-term contract .

The Advertising Operations team are the experts on the processes and systems that support the delivery of POLITICO’s advertising campaigns. We are looking for a team player to understand our digital ad products and ad server tools to support campaign executions and related projects.

You will report to senior Ad operational leadership and work alongside peers with similar job roles. Your responsibilities will include managing stakeholders and leading booked campaigns.

Additionally, you will support the team by championing and supporting various Ad operations tasks, such as AI, direct/programmatic advertising, Order mgmt tools, task management tools, inventory management, reporting, data and insights, tech and troubleshooting, and utilising various other tools and platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Media Solutions team in the delivery of advertising and marketing campaigns across multiple channels, including display, mobile, newsletters, video, podcasts and social media.
• Assist with campaign setup, booking orders and line items and preparing campaigns for launch.
• Help build email newsletters, messages and assets using the CMS platform.
• Ensure advertising creatives and email assets meet technical specifications, brand guidelines, and quality standards before launch.
• Perform quality assurance (QA) testing on campaign assets, email newsletters, and ad products to ensure accurate delivery.
• Monitor campaign delivery and performance, escalating issues when needed and helping resolve day-to-day execution challenges.
• Respond to internal ticket requests and support the smooth execution of campaigns.
• Maintain and update campaign documentation, processes, benchmarks, and reporting resources.
• Collaborate with Client Solutions, Marketing, Brand Content Studio, Production, Events, and other internal teams to deliver campaigns accurately and on schedule.
• Assist with campaign reporting by gathering performance data and preparing basic reports and insights.
• Stay up to date with digital marketing trends, platform updates, and best practices.
• Support the day-to-day operational needs of the Media Solutions team.

What You’ll Need

• 1–2 years of experience in digital marketing, campaign operations, ad operations, email marketing, or a related field (internships or relevant placements are also valued).
• Familiarity with ad-serving platforms is an advantage but not required.
• Experience with CMS Wordpress is a plus.
• Good understanding of digital marketing channels, campaign execution and email marketing best practices is an advantage but not essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with HTML/CSS for basic troubleshooting or email editing is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Analytical mindset with an interest in campaign performance and optimization.
• Familiarity with project management or ticketing tools such as Asana or Jira is an advantage but not essential.
• Eagerness to learn new marketing technologies and develop technical skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification, preferably in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Fluent written and spoken English; additional European languages are a plus

We value our people

Our benefits package is built for you, and includes

• Our teams benefit from country-specific, competitive compensation and benefits packages—including pension, healthcare, training opportunities and more.
• With a multinational team, strong ties to EU institutions, and flexible work options including working from abroad, we offer our employees an environment that supports both professional and personal development.

• Let’s keep in touch
• You can view our list of open positions here . We hope to see your application soon!

About Us

POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.

Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.

Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world's key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world's premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don't even know exist.

Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.

These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization.

POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer .

Posting date

2026-07-23 Title

Ad Ops Associate