Wurl

Adtech Specialist

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AdTech, Streaming, MarketingIndustries

Ad Tech Specialist - ContentDiscovery Team

Position Overview

Wurl is seeking an Ad Tech Specialist with expertise in CTV performance marketing to join our ContentDiscovery team. In this role, you will work on campaign setup, optimization, and technical integrations to drive viewer acquisition and engagement. You will partner with data science and engineering teams to innovate and scale our performance marketing engine.

About Wurl, LLC.

At Wurl, our mission is to create innovative technologies and services that help accelerate the shift to streaming. At our core, we are innovators focused on driving the streaming industry forward with technologies that help connect viewers to the right content and ads. Our technology and data-driven solutions help companies reach new audiences, engage high-value viewers, and ultimately increase their revenue.

In 2022, Wurl was acquired by AppLovin (Nasdaq: APP), a leading marketing platform, giving our employees the best of both worlds: the dynamic environment of a 150+ person startup as well as the stability of a high-growth public tech company. We invest in providing a culture that fosters passion, drives excellence, and encourages collaboration to drive innovation. Wurl is a fully-remote company that has been globally recognized for our people and technology, having been named a Great Place to Work by Fortune in 2022, 2023, and 2024; an Ad Tech Company of the Year finalist by the UK Business Tech Awards in 2023; a BIG Innovation Awards winner in 2024 and 2025; and the “Innovation in Advertising” winner by the StreamTV Awards in 2024.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and optimize CTV performance marketing campaigns via programmatic platforms and Wurl’s proprietary tools.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support audience segmentation, predictive modeling, and data-driven bidding strategies.
  • Track campaign KPIs such as cost per viewer (CPV), return on ad spend (ROAS), take rate, conversion rate, reach, and hours of viewing (HOV).
  • Troubleshoot delivery issues across different ad servers and collaborate with their support organizations.
  • Analyze ad logs to ensure campaigns’ accuracy and optimize performance.
  • Inform ContentDiscovery product development with insights from campaign performance.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for ad tech infrastructure, tracking, and attribution.

Requirements

  • Experience:
    • 4+ years of experience in digital advertising or ad tech.
    • 2+ years in CTV performance marketing.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Hands-on experience with DSPs, such as Beeswax, and Ad Servers, such as SpringServe.
    • Strong understanding of CTV ad delivery, server-side ad insertion (SSAI), and programmatic ecosystems.
    • Experience with pixel tracking, ad server integration, and viewer attribution techniques.
    • Demonstrable fluency with SQL.
  • Abilities:
    • Ability to analyze data and present findings.
    • Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
  • Work Style:
    • Comfortable working in dynamic environments and able to adapt quickly to frequent changes.
    • A strong communicator and a leader, a team player, product owner, and committed to the results.

Location

  • US Remote

A Plus if you have:

  • Experience with OTT/CTV streaming apps or media buyers.
  • Familiarity with Google Campaign Manager, Innovid, or Extreme Reach.
  • Certification in DSP platforms.

What We Offer

  • Competitive Salary & Equity
  • Strong Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, 100% paid by Wurl
  • Remote first policy
  • Flexible Time Off
  • 12 US Holidays
  • 401(k) Matching
  • Pre-Tax Savings Plans, HSA & FSA
  • Ginger, Aaptiv and Headspace subscriptions for mental and physical wellness
  • OneMedical subscription for 24/7 convenient medical care
  • Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for all family additions
  • Discounted PetPlan and easy at home access to Covid testing with empowerDX
  • $1k Work From Home Stipend to set up your Office

AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants

Skills

CTV performance marketing
programmatic platforms
campaign setup
campaign optimization
technical integrations
viewer acquisition
audience segmentation
predictive modeling
data-driven bidding
CPV
ROAS
take rate
conversion rate
reach
HOV

Wurl

Cloud platform for TV channel distribution

About Wurl

Wurl provides a cloud-based platform that enables the creation and distribution of TV channels for content creators, broadcasters, and media companies. The platform allows users to upload and manage their video content, schedule programming, and distribute it across various Over-The-Top (OTT) and pay TV services. Clients can automate their content management processes, including live programming and ad insertion, which helps them save time and resources. Wurl differentiates itself by offering a user-friendly interface and a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate seamless content distribution to platforms like Samsung TV Plus, Twitch, Sinclair STIRR, and Roku. The company's goal is to enhance the visibility and revenue potential of its clients by helping them reach a global audience of 130 million viewers.

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2011Year Founded
$32MTotal Funding
ACQUISITIONCompany Stage
Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries
51-200Employees

Risks

Competition from Tubi and Pluto TV threatens Wurl's market position in CTV.
Ad-blocking technology on CTV platforms may impact Wurl's ad monetization strategies.
Regulatory scrutiny over data privacy could increase compliance costs for Wurl.

Differentiation

Wurl offers a cloud-based platform for seamless TV channel creation and distribution.
The company enables real-time ad targeting with its GenAI-based BrandDiscovery solution.
Wurl's ContentDiscovery platform uses machine learning for viewer engagement and content discovery.

Upsides

Partnerships with Edgio and Chess.com expand Wurl's reach in the FAST channel market.
Increased demand for personalized CTV ads boosts Wurl's BrandDiscovery platform potential.
Growing importance of real-time data analytics enhances Wurl's data-driven solutions.

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