Senior Associate, Media Operations

WHAT WE DO MATTERS

Here at The Knot Worldwide, we believe in doing work that matters. In more than 16 countries around the world, The Knot Worldwide’s leading family of brands—including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas, The Bash, The Bump, and more—help people take celebration planning from inspiration to action. When you join our global team, you’ll be a part of a diverse group of individuals passionate about serving and enabling our communities to celebrate the moments that make us.

ABOUT US

The Knot Worldwide is the nation’s leading technology company serving the $100+ billion wedding, corporate, and social events industry. Simply put: We connect people with great merchants and help event merchants build their businesses. We are also a GREAT PLACE TO WORK!

The Knot Worldwide is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic, highly quantitative Senior Media Manager to lead consumer growth across both paid and affiliate acquisition efforts across The Knot and WeddingWire brands. Responsibilities include owning end-to-end paid marketing strategy and program operations management for B2C initiatives, including but not limited to the following channels: OTT, CTV, OOH, Display, Paid Search, Social, App stores, and affiliate.

The position, reporting to the Sr. Director of Media, involves partnering across multiple organizational units (consumer & integrated marketing, creative, product, engineering, and business management, FP&A) to increase visibility and return on ad spend for these growing brands. This position directly manages a team of marketing managers and analysts and will manage end-to-end aspects of media investment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute media campaigns across a range of platforms such as YouTube, TradeDesk, Reddit, Hulu, Meta, X, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, Peacock, PrimeVideo, Spotify, iHeartMedia, and DV360.
• Support the US media team (B2C and B2B, with heavy focus on B2C) with launching and managing top-of-funnel campaigns.
• Ensure that ad campaigns are effectively set up to meet their objectives and deadlines.
• Oversee creative quality assurance and testing, manage campaign tags, secure and allocate audiences, set up campaigns, troubleshoot issues, handle reporting and billing, capture ad screenshots, and prepare post-campaign reports.
• Provide technical quality assurance for ad serving as needed, and coordinate with Platform Support & Engineering teams if necessary.
• Troubleshoot general tracking and technical issues.
• Document, update, and maintain ad specifications, trafficking procedures, and workflow processes for accounts.
• Manage and process initial through mid-flight creative asset changes.
• Update Marketing teams and agency partners on campaign status and any execution challenges.
• Participate in meetings with advertising partners to learn about industry best practices and share these insights with our organization to keep up with evolving standards.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting for media campaigns across various brands and products, in partnership with data analytics/science teams.
• Produce and regularly present reports to marketing leadership, highlighting key metrics and providing actionable insights into marketing performance relative to business goals.
• Advocate for process improvements and automation opportunities; proactively seek ways to enhance internal workflows and cross-collaboration.
• Conduct effective meetings, including preparing agendas, taking notes, preparing materials, and identifying action items.

SUCCESSFUL SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MEDIA OPERATIONS CANDIDATES WILL HAVE

• At least 3 years of professional experience in advertising and media, with a strong background in media operations and day-to-day campaign management.
• Practical experience with tagging, trafficking, quality assurance, launching, and managing media ad campaigns directly within platforms and across omni-channel marketing systems.
• Preferred experience in a media agency setting, with a focus on strategy, buying, and operations.
• Proven track record in executing and optimizing effective brand and direct-to-consumer media programs across various channels (e.g., video, audio streaming, CTV, SEM, PMax, programmatic, social media, app) within a portfolio-based model.
• Proficiency in using Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Slides; actively able to perform data intake and summarization, including insights.
• Excellent project management and prioritization abilities.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Strong understanding of digital media and the channels involved in digital marketing campaigns.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Capability to handle ambiguity, identify problems or obstacles, and take action to resolve them.

YOU ARE

• Analytical and highly results-driven – able to turn data into results.
• Proactive with the ability to take initiative while having a strong bias for action.
• Self-directed with the ability to independently handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• A team player – you enjoy working with others and can collaborate effectively.
• Able to focus on prioritization efficiently and multi-tasking.
• Able to pay exceptional attention to detail and focus on accuracy.
• Holding strong technical skills and the ability to direct and QA implementation of program tagging/tracking with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Enthusiastic with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with an atmosphere of constant change.

At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU

• You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.
• You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.
• You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
• You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.
• You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US

We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health, and financial planning to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Boston, MA; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; Madrid, Spain; New York, NY; Omaha, NE; Portland, OR; and Washington, D.C.

We are seeking applicants residing in the Central or Eastern US time zones to facilitate effective communication with the company’s headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD.

US NOTICE

The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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