Team Lead, Media Operations

Tatari is on a mission to revolutionize TV advertising. We work with some of your favorite disruptor brands—like Calm, Vuori, Rocket Money, and hundreds more—to grow their business using linear and streaming TV ads. Our platform combines sophisticated media buying with proprietary analytics to turn TV advertising into an automated, digital-like experience. Our technology and services are pushing the industry forward, enabling businesses of any size to advertise on TV.

Named one of the 16 Hottest Ad Tech Companies by Business Insider and Best Places to Work by Inc. Magazine, Tatari is experiencing rapid growth. Our executive team is comprised of former founders and senior leaders at fast-rising startups like Shazam, TrueCar, AdapTV, and LiveRail and larger, more established tech companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Yahoo.

The Media team is growing and we’re looking to fill a role for Team Lead with our Media Operations department.  In this role, you will use the knowledge and experience you’ve had at previous media or tech companies and learn the latest technology and measurement utilized at Tatari.

Responsibilities: 

• Own pre-log and post-log ingestion process. May involved troubleshooting and using Parser configuration by utilizing tools such as Python and SQL (a plus)
• Oversee traffic requests, creative pre-checks, and overall data accuracy
• Oversee platform maintenance as it relates to operations - setting up new sales contacts, networks & inventory, ensuring buys map correctly in the platform
• QC new creatives to get them ready for airing
• Manage a small team of Media Ops coordinators, including onboarding, mentoring, and providing guidance within the department
• Ability to work with ad-servers or 3rd party verification services, to solve technical issues related to VAST tags, video player compatibility, pixels, etc.
• Identify and steward process improvements for operations. Involves collaboration and management across departments (engineering, data-science, product)
• Cross department collaboration and management (ie project manage initiatives within media ops with check-ins, improvements to process and workflow)
• Update operations process documents
• Ensure any AI optimization techniques as it relates to operations are surfaced 

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience with TV/Video, ad tech, or platform/programmatic 
• 2-4+ years of experience managing a small team, most are in early-career
• Experience with major linear and streaming platforms and players (e.g., Roku, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, NBC) and other DSPs, SSPs with ad delivery and reporting 
• Knowledge of Network & Publisher Standard & Practices related to category guideline for creatives approvals
• Knowledge and integration experience with the VAST standard for video ad serving for interactive ads
• Troubleshooting ad tech integration issues, and optimizing ad delivery across different devices and platforms
• You appreciate tech, product, engineering, data and analytics, and comfortable and quick at learning software and systems (i.e. Tatari’s proprietary buying platform).
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills, including intermediate to advanced skills in Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Detail-oriented, organized and able to manage processes and simultaneous workflows— ability to multi-task
• Bonus: understanding of API, Python and SQL

Benefits: 

• Total compensation ($85,000-$105,000/annually)
• Equity compensation
• Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• 401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
• $150 monthly spending account
• $1,000 annual continued education benefit
• $500 WFH reimbursement
• Unlimited PTO and sick days
• Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
• Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office
• Team building events 
• Hybrid RTO of 2 days per week. THIS IS AN IN-OFFICE POSITION

At Tatari, we believe in the importance of cultivating teams with diverse backgrounds and offering equal opportunities to all. We strive to create a welcoming, inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and diversity is celebrated.

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