AdTech Lead
Contribute to the creation of advertising at Kick Streaming as an Adtech Specialist.
What's in it for you?Step into a role where you can apply your technical expertise to a massive user base while working in a fast paced environment that values execution. You are responsible for maintaining the technical integrity and performance of the advertising stack, acting as the point of contact for troubleshooting. The focus of the role is to ensure that advertising product implementations are stable, compliant, and correctly configured to achieve the highest possible fill rate and revenue.Your role with us:As our Adtech Specialist, you will report to the Manager of Advertising Operations and maintain our advertising systems. You are responsible for the technical implementation of ad products and ensuring the successful rollout of new tooling features. Your day-to-day involves configuring ad units, managing SSP partner connections, and handling deal ID troubleshooting. You will also execute testing for product enhancements and build the performance reporting needed to track both campaign success and technical platform health.
Who are we?Headquartered in the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia,KICK is built by gamers, for gamers. Our platform may be new, but we're already making waves by partnering with some of the biggest names in streaming!
We’re not just another live streaming platform though - we’re a community of gamers, creators, and fans who are passionate about building something incredible together, and we’re already seeing the results of our hard work: Our platform is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing forces in the industry. Fast forward to today, we have more than 50 million users and recently celebrated 1 billion watch hours, and we are just getting started.
Our founders have spent the last two decades playing video games together and fueled by their extensive knowledge, experience, and deep love for tech, they have turned their passion into a number of thriving entertainment and gaming brands. This passion for gaming, has led to KICK being recognised as an industry disruptor and the ones to watch, making us the ultimate destination for gamers and creators alike.
Kickstart your career and apply today!
What you will do:
- Leverage demonstrated experience in ad pod optimisation techniques, including collapsing, break buffet, and waterfall to highest possible fill rate and revenue from our video inventory
- Maintain relationships with SSP partners, handling connection setups and deal ID troubleshooting
- Setting up our first campaigns & trafficking; configure ad units, orders, line items and targeting parameters
- Maintain current training documentation updated throughout the lifecycle of the material
- Own initial escalations from cross-functional partners
- Develop performance reporting working from video, adserver data to demonstrate campaign performance as well as technical performance insights
- Collaborate with Manager, Ad Operations to document trafficking/setup, updates and workflow optimisations.
- Work with Product and Engineering teams to execute testing for product offering enhancements.
- Serve as internal Ads Operations point of contact to investigate campaign setup related to Ads Policy, Campaign Delivery Troubleshooting etc.
What you will bring:
- 4+ years of Ad Tech and/or Ad Operations experience
- Proven understanding of video advertising ecosystem video standards VAST/OpenRTB for LIVE and demonstrated experience in optimising ad pod serving in CTV, programmatic and sponsorship models
- Expert-level understanding of the ad tech ecosystem, including SSPs, DSPs and ability to operate an ad server
- Iterate and test new tooling features, and commercial formats with the Product and business operations teams to ensure successful rollout
Bonus points if you also have:
- Experience with creator economy platforms or direct-to-consumer advertising.
- Experience interacting with BPO vendors and managing the vendor's tasks of campaign setup and management, including but not limited to trafficking, QA, and reporting.
- Sports, gambling & cryptocurrency knowledge
- Proficient with Google Suite (Drive, Spreadsheets, Docs), Slack, Jira
Some of the perks of working with us:
Office Perks & Environment
- In-house baristas serving free coffee, fresh juices and smoothies
- Daily catered breakfast and regular company-wide events
- Snack walls and drink fridges on every floor
- Fun /modern office spaces with pool tables, table tennis, gaming consoles, and an F1 simulator
Wellbeing & Personal Development
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program for you and your loved ones
- 20,000+ courses on our Learning & Development platform
- One paid volunteer day per year
- Weekly Wednesday massages by professional masseuses
Team Connection & Rewards
- Team budgets for lunches and activities to celebrate achievements
- Social sports teams and participation in Corporate Games
- Easygo branded swag
- Birthday and work anniversary gift vouchers, plus a chance to win prizes
Events & Experiences
- Company-wide talks with key partners such as Everton FC and Team Sauber in Formula 1
- Office visits from big-name streamers
- Meet Ambassadors like Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya
- Ballots for exclusive tickets to events like Formula 1, UFC, and more sporting and music events
We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experiences, we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
We’re a global team of dreamers, creators, and game-changers from every walk of life, united by a passion for entertainment that inspires the world.
We believe that the best ideas come from different perspectives, so we actively welcome and champion talent from all backgrounds, cultures, identities, and experiences. Whether you're just starting out or bringing decades of experience, your unique voice matters here.
Come as you are. Be part of something bigger. Click play on your career today.