Advertising Manager

About GameChanger:

We believe in the life-changing impact youth sports have on and off the field because they encourage leadership teamwork responsibility and confidenceimportant life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches parents and volunteers organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community-building potential or building cool products is your sport GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote-first dynamic tech company based in New York City and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

The Position:

GameChanger is looking for an Advertising Manager to help build and scale the next stage of our advertising business. Youll bring advertiser programs to life support how we position new opportunities in the market and create the operating structure needed to deliver them successfully. Youll work across Sales Product Engineering Analytics Marketing Revenue Operations and DICKS Media Network connecting commercial ideas with the teams responsible for executing them. You will report to the Director of Advertising.

What Youll Do:

• Own the development and execution of advertising programs sponsorships strategic initiatives and custom advertiser opportunities across our three revenue pillars: direct media sponsorships and partnerships and programmatic advertising.

• Build the operating structure needed to scale sponsorship and partnership programs across GameChangers sports products and audiences turning commercial opportunities into clear plans owners timelines and deliverables.

• Develop advertising packages sales narratives pitch materials presentations and case studies in partnership with the Director of Advertising Sales and DICKS Media Network.

• Lead cross-functional coordination across Product Engineering Analytics Marketing and Revenue Operations to bring new advertising products and monetization opportunities to market.

• Manage core advertising operations through Google Ad Manager and related tools including inventory planning campaign workflows pacing optimization performance reporting and other business deliverables.

• Use campaign and business data to evaluate performance improve how the advertising business operates and identify new opportunities for measurable revenue growth.

Who You Are:

• You have 5 or more years of experience in digital advertising ideally within a publisher media company advertising technology platform or advertising-supported consumer business.

• You have hands-on experience with Google Ad Manager and understand direct media programmatic advertising inventory management campaign delivery and reporting.

• You have helped build or scale advertising programs operating processes or revenue-generating initiatives rather than only managing established work.

• You are highly proficient in Excel and have used campaign and business data to diagnose problems track performance and recommend action.

• You have led complex projects across commercial product technology and analytics teams from an underdefined starting point through execution and measurable results.

• You are a hands-on generalist who is comfortable moving between advertising operations project management product go-to-market and business-building work.

Perks:

• Work from our well-furnished modern office in Manhattan NY.

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Paid volunteer opportunities.

• Technology stipend - $4000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology.

• WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.

• Monthly physical mental wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.

• Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.

• Full health benefits - medical dental vision prescription FSA HRA HSA and coverage for family/dependents.

• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard with an immediate company match.

• Life insurance - basic life supplemental life and dependent life.

• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.

• Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

• Family building benefits offered through Progyny.

• DICKS Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.

The target salary range for this position is between $115000 and $130000. This is part of a total compensation package that includes incentive equity and benefits for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience internal pay equity and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammate pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

* DICKS Sporting Goods has company-wide practices to monitor and protect the company from significant compliance and monetary implications as it pertains to employer state tax liabilities. Due to said guidelines put in place we are unable to hire in AK DE HI IA LA MS MT OK and SC.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

Our Interview Process & AI

We recognize that AI has become a common part of everyday life and professional work and its use continues to evolve rapidly. Our perspective on AI in the hiring process will evolve as well. At this time we ask that candidates please refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments as we want to see your authentic self. We will clearly indicate if and when AI use is acceptable in the process. If you have any questions or need accommodations were here to help. Thanks for helping us keep the process fair and secure for everyone!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All official recruitment communications from GameChanger will come from an email address ending in @ or If you receive communication from any other domain please be cautious as it is likely fraudulent.

Required Experience:

Manager