Director Of Streaming Partner Operations

Job Description

Overview

The Director of Streaming Partner Operations reports directly to the Vice President of Digital Business Operations. The Digital Business Operations function enables our digital teams to meet/exceed revenue growth and profitability goals. This role will be responsible for the success of Audacy's fast-growing on and off platform streaming business. This includes Audacy's owned and operated streaming business and our emerging off platform supply with 3rd party partners (other radio groups and content providers).

This is both a tactical operations and strategic role. We are looking for someone with a proven track record of project management and technical execution, and who excels at data-driven internal/external analysis to recommend opportunities for future growth.

The position will specifically provide operational support for our off platform partners and be the connective tissue in bringing the information on Audacy digital products, tools, and initiatives to our partners, which will ensure each partner achieves their streaming KPI's and growth goals. You will coordinate a matrixed team of content, sales, marketing, audience development, product, partnerships, distribution, analytics and syndication teams to meet/exceed our audience and revenue KPIs (e.g. total listening hours, STR, CPM, contribution margin, etc). This critical position will help ensure that Audacy is leveraging all streaming inventory and revenue generating capabilities, which includes working closely with Audacy's Business Insights and Finance Departments to optimize performance of all parts of our streaming business.

This position will also help manage the financial operations and performance of Audacy's streaming business. They will work directly with Audacy's Business Development team and off platform supply partners to grow inventory and revenue.

The anticipated starting salary range for New York City-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $130,000-140,000.

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Audacy offers full time employees with a comprehensive benefits package to include: health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, vacation, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, discounted employee stock purchase, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

Growth Strategy
• Work with marketing and digital market operation teams on how local stations and partners should promote their streams utilizing all of their available platforms
• Help drive product features for Audacy's proprietary digital audio content management system that meet the needs of both our local market and partner distribution strategies

Data Analysis, Insights and Reporting
• Review data and reporting regularly to identify key insights; short term revenue/EBITDA uplift opportunities; and proactively flag issues which may prevent business from achieving quarterly topline & profitability targets
• Drive and support materials development for Monthly Executive Dashboard, QBRs, Earnings, and Board, coordinating with stakeholders as necessary
• Support budgeting and strategic planning efforts
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis from internal data, interviews, 3rd party research and financial modeling to inform business decisions (e.g. where resources and time should be spent or reduced, ROI of different content production models and content types, etc.)

This is an individual contributor role and may require travel to New York and Philadelphia. Qualifications

More About You:

Required:
• Superior project management and technical operations skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with and comfort interacting extensively with senior management
• Experience with live streaming content, systems and measurement (Google Analytics, DOMO, Triton, AmperWave (previously Wide Orbit)
• Experience leading through influence and ability to work across multiple teams in a matrixed environment
• A proven record of accomplishment
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred:
• 7+ years of experience in a similar role
• Prior experience successfully managing digital media or audio teams, or working with product teams, to deliver quantifiable success in growing audiences
• Prior experience in broadcast radio, digital audio streaming, or audio engineering a plus
• Prior experience in project management or other highly operational roles

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:

Growth Strategy
- Work with marketing and digital market operation teams on how local stations and partners should promote their streams utilizing all of their available platforms
- Help drive product features for Audacy's proprietary digital audio content management system that meet the needs of both our local market and partner distribution strategies

Data Analysis, Insights and Reporting
- Review data and reporting regularly to identify key insights; short term revenue/EBITDA uplift opportunities; and proactively flag issues which may prevent business from achieving quarterly topline & profitability targets
- Drive and support materials development for Monthly Executive Dashboard, QBRs, Earnings, and Board, coordinating with stakeholders as necessary
- Support budgeting and strategic planning efforts
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis from internal data, interviews, 3rd party research and financial modeling to inform business decisions (e.g. where resources and time should be spent or reduced, ROI of different content production models and content types, etc.)

This is an individual contributor role and may require travel to New York and Philadelphia.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpqkk9-3-12-108-236-42 in your application.