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The New York Times Company

Operations Director, Advertising, NYT Wirecutter

The New York Times Company

New York, NY · Management

$160,000 – $180,000

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What this role is

Lead the advertising strategy and operations for Wirecutter, NYT's product review platform, by coordinating between the editorial, product, and advertising teams to grow a new revenue stream through sponsorships, inventory optimization, and hybrid offerings. This role suits someone with extensive digital advertising experience who can balance reader trust with commercial opportunity in a complex, matrix organization.

Our summary, not The New York Times Company’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 10+ years in digital advertising, media, or related revenue roles
  • 3+ years managing or leading advertising or commercial teams
  • Operational skills and ability to design process improvements
  • Experience growing an advertising business through new inventory, formats, sponsorships, or hybrid offerings
  • Experience working with enterprise sales organizations on complex campaigns
  • Ability to operate in ambiguity and balance long-term strategy with near-term revenue
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills to influence senior stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience in the publication industry or advertising platforms
  • Deep knowledge of evolving advertising landscape including new formats and measurement
  • Reader-first mindset committed to protecting editorial independence while enabling commercial partnerships

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