Senior Manager, Ad Platform Growth

Senior Manager, Ad Platform Growth

NewsBreak is the content intelligence platform shaping the future of local information. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information experiences powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.

We're proud to be a Great Place to Work-certified company, home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.

If you're a Dreamer, a Builder, an Innovator, we'd love to hear from you!

NewsBreak is seeking a Senior Manager, Ad Platform Growth to play a pivotal role in expanding our advertiser base and revenue. This is an elevated, high-impact position building on the foundation established by early stage 0-1 growth initiatives. You will be directly responsible for driving new advertiser acquisition across key verticals including app install / user acquisition, affiliate / performance advertisers, direct e-commerce, and agencies.

As a strategic thinker with a proven track record, you'll be instrumental in forging impactful partnerships, executing high-value events, and delivering measurable revenue growth for NewsBreak's ad platform.

Responsibilities :

What You'll Be Doing :

• Drive New Advertiser Revenue : Consistently achieve quarterly targets for new advertiser revenue, directly impacting NewsBreak's bottom line.
• Strategic Partnership Management : Identify, establish, and nurture mutually beneficial strategic partnerships that introduce and onboard new advertisers to NewsBreak.
• Develop Referral Programs : Design and implement effective referral programs with partners to drive consistent, high-quality advertiser leads.
• Lead Event Strategy & Execution : Develop and execute a comprehensive event strategy (including webinars and industry events) from end-to-end, managing content, logistics, vendors, and post-event lead generation.
• Conduct Market & Category Analysis : Perform in-depth analysis of ad categories and market trends, understanding seasonality, and developing category-specific strategies to increase advertiser demand.
• Drive Content Marketing & Community Engagement : Leverage community platforms like Facebook groups, STMForum, Afflift, and LinkedIn to engage with potential advertisers and build brand presence.
• Support Sales Enablement : Assist with booking meetings, engineering timelines, and coordinating client engagements to support new advertiser acquisition.
• Create Case Studies : Collaborate with Account Managers and advertisers to develop compelling success stories and case studies.

We're Looking For Someone Who Has :

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What Success Looks Like :

Within your first year, you will be consistently meeting or exceeding quarterly new advertiser revenue targets, having built a robust ecosystem of high-value referral partners and executed impactful event strategies that significantly boost lead generation and brand awareness.

Why Join NewsBreak?

This role offers a unique opportunity to have extreme ownership and make a significant impact at a fast-growing company.

Sample Career Trajectory : You'll start by consolidating and expanding growth within existing categories, building robust and scalable processes. Over time, you'll move upstream to more challenging and lucrative categories like securing app installs for top-tier gaming companies and forging relationships with enterprise clients and leading advertising agencies. Ultimately, you'll grow with the platform, potentially leading a larger team focused on specific advertiser verticals or expanding into new strategic growth initiatives.

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