Director of Ad Operations

Role Overview

The Director of Ad Operations is a senior, cross-functional role responsible for owning advertising performance and delivery across Audiochuck’s portfolio of shows. Reporting to the CEO, this role is the senior point of accountability for an advertising business that touches Revenue, Content, Production, Marketing, Finance, and our third-party sales partner.

What You Will Do

Own the end-to-end internal advertising workflow, review opportunities from our sales partner, build visibility into campaign placement, flighting, delivery, and make-goods, proactively identify risks, and oversee and support the Senior Ad Ops Specialist.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role is ideal for someone who is equally comfortable in a revenue model and a cross-functional workflow, and who can balance commercial opportunity with brand, editorial, and audience considerations.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in advertising operations, revenue operations, media sales operations, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience owning or improving end-to-end advertising workflows and building processes that deliver consistently strong execution
• Strong analytical capability, including building revenue models and forecasts and analyzing CPM, RPM, inventory utilization, and placement performance
• Strong commercial instincts and an understanding of how operational and analytical decisions affect revenue
• Excellent judgment and the ability to meet advertiser needs while protecting the standards, audience experience, and long-term value of a media brand
• Experience working with external sales teams, agencies, or commercial partners, with the credibility to advocate for a point of view and challenge constructively
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills and the ability to create clarity around ownership, timelines, and deliverables across teams that do not report to you
• Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple complex priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Exceptional communication skills in writing, in person, and in presentations, with the ability to translate between commercial, operational, analytical, and creative stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Team events and company-sponsored activities

Tagged as: Clari, Revenue Modeling