Job Overview

Job Title: Advertising Operations Manager

Contract: 12 months Fixed Term Contract - maternity cover 

Salary: £56,626 - £62,919

Location: London/Hybrid 

Application End Date: Friday 10th July 2026

Job Purpose

Join BMJ as an Advertising Operations Manager and play a key role in delivering high-performing digital advertising campaigns across our globally recognised portfolio of medical journals. You'll drive campaign success across multiple platforms and channels, ensuring an outstanding experience for both clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the setup, delivery, monitoring, and optimisation of digital advertising campaigns across websites and email newsletters.

• Ensure campaigns meet delivery targets and maintain the highest quality standards.

• Troubleshoot ad-serving, creative, tracking, and reporting issues.

• Partner with Sales to optimise campaign performance and achieve client objectives.

• Act as the go-to expert for advertising operations support and technical queries.

• Support and optimise programmatic advertising revenue and yield.

• Work with creative agencies to ensure campaign assets are delivered and implemented successfully.

• Share knowledge of advertising technologies and best practices across the business.

Skills and Experience Required

• Extensive experience in Ad Operations within a digital publishing environment.

• Proven experience of Google Ad Manager and ad-serving technologies.

• Strong understanding of campaign delivery, tracking, reporting, and optimisation.

• Analytical mindset with experience using data to improve performance and revenue.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve technical issues efficiently.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is desirable.

Why work for us

Help us create a healthier world. We are a global healthcare knowledge provider. We publish The BMJ, one of the world’s most impactful medical journals and over 70 influential speciality journals. We offer digital tools to help health professionals worldwide tackle critical healthcare challenges. Find out more about us here.

Flexible Work and Workplace Perks

• We’re committed to flexible working that supports both your needs and the requirements of the role.

Generous benefits

• Generous double-matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%

• Discounted dental and travel insurance

• Seven x salary life assurance cover and a generous income protection package

• Discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work and season ticket loan

• Discounts for retail and leisure products through yourReward 

Work-life balance and wellbeing

• Twenty-five days holiday + bank holidays + a BMJ Day off.

• Additional holiday through long service; buy up to 5 additional days 

• Leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married

• Concierge service Seniorcare by Lottie

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are not buzzwords to us, but fundamental company priorities

• We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique strengths and insights, enabling us to better serve our customers and drive positive change in our industry. 

• If you are from an under-represented or historically marginalised community, we are particularly interested in hearing from you. 

• Join our employee-led networks focusing on Gender, Race and Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers and Age.

• Disability Confident Committed employer

Learning & Development

• Personal development plan 

• Mentoring scheme

• Career Coaching

• Opportunities to pursue professional development

• Strengths-based development