Online Microcredential in Business & Management

Digital Advertising Operations

Master the fundamentals of ad ops and gain the skills to monetise online content and audiences through digital advertising.

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Started on 13 Mar 2023Join by 24 May 2024 at 00:00See more start dates
Duration
6 weeks
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$994
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Learn from the digital technology experts at Deakin University and IAB Australia

Digital advertising operations involve the use of cutting-edge digital technologies and advertising products to monetise online content and audiences. It is an evolving ecosystem of new technologies, changing consumer media habits, and increasing use of automation via programmatic advertising, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning. In addition, mobile advertising is gaining in importance as more and more internet usage shifts to mobile devices.

On this microcredential, you’ll explore the essentials of digital advertising operational requirements and skills from a seller’s perspective – that is, the publishers, media owners, and ad networks. You’ll discover how to maximise revenue and value generated from your content, audiences, and resulting advertising opportunities.

Learn about various ad technology platforms, crucial metrics, and insights to succeed as a seller

You’ll be guided through digital advertising technologies and strategies to attract new audiences – user acquisition methods. You will also discover how to personalise recommendations for a variety of audiences and use core measurement metrics to judge your success as a publisher – such as impressions, clicks, and conversions.

Uncover key processes for digital advertising from a publisher’s perspective

You’ll develop expertise in the basics of publisher ad-serving and campaign management, as well as an understanding of the different options available for publishers and media owners.

You’ll enhance your skills by learning how to work with SSPs and ad exchanges, different data integrations, validation technologies, and how to manage quality assurance. You will be guided through the various programmatic deal types, and learn how to work with varying types of data from a variety of sources.

Dive into campaign launch, management, and post-campaign best practices

As part of campaign and post-campaign management, you will delve into inventory forecasting, IO approvals, campaign set-up, and targeting. You will consider different ad products and environments and learn how to make recommendations for campaign optimisation.

Lastly, you will gain knowledge and skills in post-campaign reporting and ongoing product improvement processes.

How will digital advertising operations improve my career opportunities?

Job vacancy rates for digital advertising and ad tech industry roles have more than doubled in the last twelve months.

Equipped with the skills gained in this microcredential, you’ll be able to showcase your knowledge of digital advertising operations and in-demand, industry-specific tools and platforms when applying for jobs in this sector.

If you already work within advertising, the knowledge you’ll gain on this microcredential will help you strategise and deliver a competitive advantage, employing your practical knowledge of digital advertising operations.

How will I be assessed?

The assessment task requires you to critically evaluate the available options for publishers to competently monetise their audiences through digital advertising in two parts:

Part A: analyse example campaigns in a Microsoft Excel workbook (provided).

Part B: produce two self-recorded videos, presenting an outline of the monetisation options for sellers, discussing direct and programmatic mid- and post-campaign reports, reflecting on decisions made, and providing recommendations.

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Skip to 0 minutes and 0 seconds Welcome to the Ad Operations microcredential run by Deakin in conjunction with IAB Australia. The internet advertising sector has grown significantly for more than ten years. This has been made possible largely by the abundance of high-quality content and services that have been made freely available to customers in the form of text, video and audio content as well user-generated social media content. This is made possible because media owners and platforms of those services have come up with creative and efficient ways to monetize the audiences that have been drawn to it. Digital advertising is an ever-changing eco-system of evolving consumer media habits, new advertising technologies and relentless opportunities & challenges.

Skip to 0 minutes and 46 seconds These changes continue to drive new and exciting ways to buy and sell the many forms of advertising, which we’ll work through with you in this course.

Skip to 0 minutes and 58 seconds This microcredential is designed to introduce you to the operational requirements and skills in digital advertising from a seller’s perspective - the publishers, media owners, and ad networks. In digital advertising, the seller’s goal is to maximise profits and value from the audiences their content attracts and the resulting, constantly changing advertising opportunities made accessible to advertisers. You’ll learn everything there is to know about the various ad technology platforms and the crucial metrics and insights you’ll need to succeed. Further, you’ll learn the full range of operational procedures that are crucial for the delivery of digital advertising to support the success of media owners’ content and maximising yields.

Skip to 1 minute and 43 seconds Experienced facilitators and industry experts will support you in increasing your knowledge of the components of advertising operations. The microcredential has the benefit of being standalone or stackable to build towards a postgraduate Deakin degree. There’s never been a better time to be employed in digital advertising and marketing and, indeed, never a better time to have these skills to build your career in the dynamic digital advertising industry.

What skills will you learn?

Ability to evaluate services and solutions within the digital advertising and programmatic landscapes
Ability to utilise the appropriate measurement metrics to justify chosen advertising products & solutions
Proactively optimise the campaigns to improve their effectiveness
Create campaign reports
Provide meaningful recommendations to clients and internal teams
Analyse and manage direct and programmatic campaigns

What you will achieve

By the end of the microcredential, you’ll be able to...

Critically evaluate emerging trends in the digital advertising and programmatic landscapes and the services provided by the participants
Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of digital advertising in terms of products, measurement metrics and which solutions best suit certain advertising requirements
Analyse and proactively optimise two types of campaigns – direct and programmatic – to improve their effectiveness, whilst maximising yields for the publisher
Present coherent examples of campaign reports (both mid and post campaign activities) which include insights and reflections on any decisions made, and meaningful post campaign recommendations – both internally and externally

Are you eligible for this microcredential?

This microcredential has no specific prerequisites. It is a postgraduate level course, so it’s recommended that learners enrol with an undergraduate degree in a relevant area, such as marketing, digital marketing, or advertising prior to taking this course. We also recommend a high English proficiency level.

Is this microcredential right for you?

This microcredential is for publishers, media owners, and businesses that sell digital media who require skills and knowledge in digital ad operations.

It specifically targets in-demand jobs such as ad operations managers and executives, campaign managers and executives, digital programmatic operations, programmatic managers, and programmatic operations specialists.

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Before learning
You’ll have access to the welcome area to introduce yourself and familiarise yourself with the microcredential structure and course materials.
Course
From 13 Mar 2023
Digital Advertising Operations
Delve into ad ops and digital technologies to help hone your skills in digital advertising.
6 weeks
10 hours per week
- Week 1
  Digital advertising fundamentals and the ad technology ecosystem
  Let's get started
  Digital advertising
  Programmatic advertising
  Weekly wrap
- Week 2
  Publisher ad server
  Ad calls and website structure
  Campaign setup and ad server priorities
  Integration with the publisher ad server
  Yield management, insertion orders and forecasting availability
  Weekly wrap
- Week 3
  Products, processes and partners
  Working with SSPs and ad servers
  Working with data
  Viewability and verification
  Weekly wrap
- Week 4
  Campaign launch and management
  Forecasting, setup and ad format considerations
  Reporting and optimisation
  Weekly wrap
- Week 5
  Post-campaign and ad tags in detail
  Post-campaign
  Ad tags
  Final considerations for ad ops
  Weekly wrap
- Week 6
  Assessment, summary, and next steps
  Assessment preparation and submission
  Course wrap
After learning
You’ll receive a statement of completion from FutureLearn and digital certificate from Deakin University.

What you will receive

0.5 Deakin Credit Points at Postgraduate level from Deakin University

You’ll receive a digital Credly badge worth 0.5 postgraduate level credits. With these credits, you can build towards a degree from Deakin University.

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Additional benefits

Complete your course within 6 weeks, including the assessment, or take extra time and use the regular assessment submission windows to complete within 20–26 weeks of your enrolment.

What is a microcredential?

Microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. Your microcredential can stand alone as an independent credential, and some also offer academic credit to use towards a degree.

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Test your understanding with online tutor-marked assessments and exercises.

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Career-focused learning by Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

Established
1974
Location
Melbourne, Australia
World ranking
Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

Career-focused learning by Interactive Advertising Bureau

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Australia is the peak trade association for digital advertising with over 170 media, marketing, and technology organisations as members. As well as driving local initiatives, we are a part of a network of 47 international IAB organisations that sets global standards for the digital industry. The role of the IAB is to grow sustainable and diverse investment in digital advertising in Australia.

Delivered by experts

Gai Le Roy

CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Australia. Senior executive & board director with over 25 years experience working in the media & digital advertising industry.

Jonas Jaanimagi

Jonas is the Technology Lead for IAB Australia and has cross-functional knowledge and experience across digital media operations, online ad products and advertising technology - since 1999.

Liz Eades

Director of Learning and Development, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Australia. More than two decades of experience in marketing and communications.

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Learn from the digital technology experts at Deakin University and IAB Australia

Learn about various ad technology platforms, crucial metrics, and insights to succeed as a seller

Uncover key processes for digital advertising from a publisher’s perspective

Dive into campaign launch, management, and post-campaign best practices

How will digital advertising operations improve my career opportunities?

How will I be assessed?

What skills will you learn?

What you will achieve

Are you eligible for this microcredential?

Is this microcredential right for you?

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