Paid Media Ad Operations Specialist

Organization

Stand Together

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 
As a Paid Media Ad Operations Manager on our Communications team, you will build and manage the infrastructure that powers accurate, scalable, and high-performance media campaigns. You’ll be the executional backbone of the paid media team, ensuring flawless delivery, accurate tracking, and efficient processes across platforms. 

How You Will Contribute

  • Traffic campaigns across Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Ads, and programmatic platforms 
  • Own QA processes, naming conventions, URL parameters, and UTM management 
  • Manage server-side tracking implementations (such as Meta CAPI and Google Enhanced Conversions) 
  • Support conversion event setup, troubleshooting, and integration with analytics tools (such as GA4, GTM, and Campaign Manager 360) 
  • Monitor performance data integrity and proactively identify tracking issues 
  • Collaborate with Paid Media Managers to support test execution and ensure clean measurement 
  • Develop, refine, and maintain documentation for trafficking, QA, and reporting workflows 

What You Will Bring

  • 3 to 5+ years of hands-on ad operations experience 
  • Proficiency in GTM, GA4, Meta CAPI, DV360, and tagging best practices 
  • Strong attention to detail and operational rigor 
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with strategists, analysts, and developers 

What We Offer

  • Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace. 
  • A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges. 
  • Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents. 
  • Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive. 

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.