Director, Ad

Business Insider is looking to hire a creative and technically experienced Director, Ad Experiences to join our Ad Innovation team. The role involves leading the development, evolution, and execution of Business Insider’s premium ad products and high-impact advertising experiences, while managing the Ad Solutions design team and working closely with Product, Engineering, UX/Design, AdOps, Sales, Marketing, Studios, Media Planning and external vendor partners to bring innovative ad solutions to market.

Business Insider is seeking a Director, Ad Experiences to serve as the technical & creative lead for our Ad Innovation team. Ad Innovation is a team of product and GTM experts within our Revenue Operations department.

In this role, you will own the technical vision, design direction, and execution of high-impact, innovative ad products across Business Insider’s entire media ecosystem. This includes driving the strategy for both our owned-and-operated site and our rapidly growing offsite footprint—spanning social-first sponsor ships, creator-led advertising, CTV/FAST, and distributed platforms like Apple News, You Tube, and Linked In.

You will lead the “how” of ad innovation—managing and optimizing the Ad Solutions design team to ensure flawless execution, while contributing to the creation of high-fidelity pre-sale conceptual mocks and prototypes for high-value advertising pitches. You will drive technical delivery with Product & Technology (P&T) and ensure all design and technical builds strictly align with and execute against the overarching commercial strategy and ad product roadmap.

This role currently reports directly to the SVP, Revenue Operations and offers a hybrid/remote work environment with access to our New York City office.

• Lead Multi-Platform Product Implementation: Oversee the technical development of ad products across all touchpoints, ensuring that whether a campaign lives onsite, on social, or on a distributed platform, it meets strict technical specifications and functions flawlessly.
• Vendor Evaluation & Integration: Actively research, scout, and evaluate external ad technology partners and vendors. Lead the integration, QA, and roadmap alignment with these partners to accelerate market launch for new capabilities.
• Drive Emerging Platform Innovation: Architect, test, and implement ad opportunities outside of the traditional O&O site, focusing on social platforms, short‑form video, creator‑driven monetization models, and CTV/FAST environments.
• Product Performance and Optimization: Use data‑driven insights, campaign performance metrics, and rigorous A/B testing to refine and optimize ad designs, maximizing ROI for advertisers and engagement for the network.
• Troubleshooting & QA: Serve as the senior escalation point for technical and creative execution issues, bugs, and QA hurdles throughout the product life cycle.

• Sales Enablement Materialization: When applicable, deliver compelling, technically feasible pre‑sale concepts, live‑code demos, and interactive mockups that bring new ad products to life for client pitches.
• Product Specifications & Documentation: Own the end‑to‑end operational documentation for all new and existing ad products. Develop clear, comprehensive spec guides, technical requirements, lead times, and asset templates.
• Education & Enablement: Maintain detailed internal FAQs, troubleshooting guides, and product reference materials to ensure Sales, Marketing, and Client Success teams are fully equipped for successful product rollouts.

• Sales Enablement Partner: Support the commercial team by ensuring the design studio is equipped to deliver compelling, executable pre‑sale concepts that help win business.
• P&T Technical Partner: Act as the primary partner for ad product development, designing ad product prototypes and concepts.
• AdOps Operations Lead: Lead communication with the AdOps team to coordinate implementation requirements, tracking, and launch readiness for new ad products.
• Strategic Alignment: Receive and execute against the commercial vision…