Senior Director of Ad Product, Axios
$153-200k
News media company
Open for applications
News media company
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$153-200k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To get you smarter, faster on what matters.
Role
Who you are
- Ideal candidates will demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, have a passion for the Axios mission, and possess the following strengths:
- 12+ years of ad product development experience in the media and publishing industry
- Ability to manage a product portfolio and prioritize short and long-term priorities
- Experience managing and developing product managers, art directors, and/or designers
- Passion for innovation, new ideas, and product transformation
- Experience contributing to and scaling products for a news or media organization
- Proven track record as a leader in building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment
- Deep understanding of the media and advertising ecosystem
- Collaborative and strategic mindset
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Comfort driving candid conversations and hard prioritization decisions
- Track record of working with and influencing high-level internal stakeholders
What the job involves
- This new role is an expression of our priority to create distinctive ad product offerings, including display formats, branded content features, and sponsorship opportunities, that differentiate Axios in the market and drive meaningful impact for our advertising customers.
- The Head of Ad Product will play a critical role in designing the long-term strategy and ensuring the vision is expressed through compelling ad product experiences
- The Head of Ad Product will be a highly visible and impactful leadership role that drives product innovation and ad revenue growth through the following responsibilities:
- Build and execute a comprehensive ad product strategy, vision, and roadmap, including monetization milestones and targets
- Take a lead role in elevating industry awareness of Axios ad product portfolio, growing its position as a leader in this space and staying ahead of evolving media trends
- Maintain forward-looking expertise on the demands of the advertising market and where it’s headed
- Drive a clear view of the Axios ad product competitive advantage
- As product suite owner, drive product concepts from inception to launch, including conceptualizing, designing, and project managing
- Utilize data to execute data-driven product strategies that connect market demand and product performance
- With a focus on quality and results, manage the health of the ad product suite – launching, optimizing, and refreshing products as needed
- Effectively collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (including product marketing, operations, sales, and product & design teams) to drive product success
- Cultivate a high-performance team and nurture a culture where top talent thrives and diverse perspectives are valued
Our take
Axios is a digital news site covering business, tech, politics, and media trends, with a focus on smart and efficient coverage. Much like rival comparable sites The Economist and Politico, it’s also diversified its media to include podcasts, newsletters, and a mobile app. Whilst it remains a major national and international news outlet, it’s also pursuing a new avenue to help shore up its position: local news.
Local news outlets have been in sharp decline over recent years: it’s too costly, with too little revenue. Axios’ plan is to opt instead for local newsletters. They’re highly advertiser-friendly, and the model itself is exceptionally scalable. So Axios may succeed where traditional efforts by other outlets like The Huffington Post (and countless local outfits) have failed.
Axios was previously held up as an exception to the mergers and acquisitions other news outlets were having to undergo to weather the decline of print media. However, in order to fund the expansion into local news, Axios has been acquired by the global conglomerate (and previous investor in the company) Cox Enterprises. This is good news - Cox Enterprises owns and protects local newspapers in Ohio, and looks set to be a hands-off and values-aligned new Axios owner.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2019
$27m
SERIES C
Nov 2017
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $57m
Company benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
- Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
- Dental and vision coverage
- Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
- One mental health day per quarter
- Annual learning and development stipend
- $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
- Tele-mental health services through Headspace
- OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
- Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
- Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
- Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
- Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
- Virtual company-sponsored social events
- A strong and positive work environment
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
Company values
- Audience first: Deliver the cleanest, smartest, most efficient, and trust-worthy experience
- Excellence: Strive for excellence in everything you do and never sell BS to Axios' audience, customers, or each other
- Candor: Remain direct and candid in respectful but unambiguous ways with the audience and each other
Company HQ
Radnor - Fort Myer Heights, Arlington, VA
Articles
Leadership
Jim VandeHei
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, they then went on to found Politico and serve a decade as its CEO.
Mike Allen
(Co-Founder & Executive Editor)Spent nearly a decade as Politico's Chief White House correspondent before co-founding Axios in 2016.
Roy Schwartz
(Founder & President)CEO of Axios HQ. Spent time as a partner at The Gallup Organization, then as VP and ultimately CRO of Politico.
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