Ad / Revenue Operations Manager

Ad / Revenue Operations Manager

This is a full-time, in-person position located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

About Us

Audiochuck is a fast-growing, dynamic company that is driven by our mission to tell the right stories, in the right ways, for the right reasons. Our team is made up of immensely passionate people who love what we do and don’t stop until we’re proud. Excellence is required at Audiochuck – we have a responsibility (and privilege) to honor the voices of those whose stories we tell. We approach our content with empathy, compassion, and a genuine desire to make a difference. Advocacy is an essential part of the Audiochuck culture as we strive to positively impact victims and their families through use of our time, money, and resources.

Committed to developing our people and fostering a long-term team of talented media professionals, we are seeking motivated top talent to join our amazing team. If you’re exceptional at what you do, possess an innate desire to work hard alongside a team in creating something meaningful, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, then Audiochuck may be a good fit for you.

About our Ad / Revenue Operations Manager

The Ad / Revenue Operations Manager is a hands-on owner of Audiochuck’s ad operations, inventory management, and partner execution. This role is critical to owning the RSV partnership and the full ad ops stack — including approvals, ad recording and fulfillment, inventory optimization, forecasting, and placement analysis.

This role integrates partner workflows with internal processes, enforces operational SLAs, and ensures seamless execution across Revenue, Production, Legal, Finance, and Analytics. The ideal candidate is highly operational, data-driven, and comfortable acting as the connective tissue between commercial strategy and execution.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary operational lead for Audiochuck’s RSV partnership, running weekly partner cadences, coordinating system demos, and aligning internal workflows to partner processes

• Own and enforce ad operations SLA and QA standards, including approvals, host read coordination, ad recording, insertion, and fulfillment oversight
  
  

• Lead inventory optimization and forecasting efforts by building and maintaining weekly and monthly supply forecasts, recommending ad load strategies, and partnering with Sales to maximize revenue while protecting show and host experience

• Own placement analysis and monitoring, including performance dashboards, anomaly detection, and remediation recommendations (make-goods, pacing adjustments, re-weighting)

• Act as cross-functional project manager for custom and bespoke ad opportunities, ensuring accurate coordination across creative specs, host availability, legal, finance, measurement, and handoff to execution teams

• Maintain ad operations tooling, data flows, and the operational runbook for approvals, fulfillment, and reporting

• Build and present weekly executive summaries, inventory health updates, and forecast variance explanations

What You Will Bring to the Table

• 4–7 years of experience in ad operations or revenue operations within audio, podcasting, or digital media

• Proven partner-facing experience, with the ability to manage and strengthen external relationships

• Strong technical fluency with ad ops systems, spreadsheets, BI tools, and familiarity with Salesforce

• Exceptional project management and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Ability to translate operational constraints into scalable, repeatable processes

Nice to Have:

• Experience working with RSV or comparable publisher partnerships

• Understanding of both programmatic and direct ad sales models

What Audiochuck will bring to the table

• Commitment to intentional leadership development for all employees

• Dedication to company culture and promoting mental health

• A talented team of collaborative and passionate employees to support your work

• An appreciation for diverse work experience and backgrounds

• A chance to work on shows from a leading network for true crime podcasts

• Competitive base salary and bonus incentives

• Comprehensive benefit plan

• 401(k) retirement plan with match

• Paid time off

• Team events and activities