Director, TV, Video, Audio & Display

Tinuiti•New York City, NY

10d•$150,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

As Director, TV, Video, Audio & Display (TVAD), you will lead a portfolio of clients as the senior, day-to-day owner of client relationships and growth. You will align team recommendations with client goals, set expectations, and build trust with senior stakeholders by proactively creating opportunities to meet, present, and influence decisions. You will partner with internal leaders to resolve escalations, connect TVAD with Search, Social, Commerce/Retail Media, and Creative, and translate platform, competitive, and Bliss Point TVAD insights into executive-ready actions. In partnership with the Client or Pod Leader and Finance, you will own the financial health of your book, including margin, utilization/capacity, and forecast accuracy. The role combines client leadership, media optimization, measurement, financial stewardship, and people management. You will guide full-funnel TVAD planning across CTV/OTT, online video, digital audio/podcasts, and programmatic display; embed Bliss Point insights into planning and allocation; establish measurement habits; and develop integrated, measurable plans across channels. You will lead a high-performing team, install governance and quality standards, coach managers, and build capability and succession readiness. Success is measured through client growth and efficiency, adoption of growth-focused innovations, proven incremental impact from product and AI-enabled features, data and operations quality, financial performance, people outcomes, and measurable integrated cross-channel impact. The role is fully remote. The hiring salary range is $150,000–$170,000, with an incentive pay program comprising monthly variable revenue payment opportunity and a discretionary annual performance bonus. Tinuiti provides more information about benefits, incentive pay, and equity upon request.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in TV/video/audio/display, with proven results at scale across multiple partners and across CTV/OTT/Linear, online video, digital audio/podcasts, and programmatic display.
Management experience is required.
Hands-on knowledge of DSP/ad platforms and ad-server workflows.
Knowledge of frequency and overlap management, audience/data usage, and quality/verification, including viewability, IVT, and brand safety.
Comfort coordinating with publishers and PMPs.
Experience with incrementality/lift, powered A/B testing or time-series measurement, and forecasting.
Ability to connect media to revenue, CAC, LTV, incremental reach, and attention.
Ability to connect TVAD with Search, Social, Commerce/Retail Media, CRM, and Creative in clear, executive-ready narratives.
Financial acumen in margin/utilization management, capacity planning, reliable forecasting with Finance, and staffing aligned to priorities.
Clear, concise storytelling and expectation-setting skills; confidence working with senior clients and internal leaders.

Nice To Haves

SQL familiarity.

Responsibilities

Own senior-stakeholder relationships and the client growth agenda; align full-funnel TVAD plans to business goals and secure decisions on options and trade-offs.
Lead client onboarding, transitions, escalations, and expansion; support new business with clear narratives tied to measurable impact.
Orchestrate optimization across partners and DSPs, including goal strategies, pacing, frequency and overlap control, and quality, brand-safety, and verification practices; pilot safely, measure, and scale.
Embed Bliss Point insights—including Always-On Incrementality and Brand/Creative/Customer Insights—into planning and allocation, and close feedback loops with Product and Analytics to improve tools and models.
Establish measurement practices using growth-first innovation, success thresholds, and a measurement cadence; use geo/lift/holdout approaches where feasible or sound A/B testing or time-series methods otherwise.
Forecast expected impact and risk, collaborate with the Media Investment team on data and operations health, and require forecast-versus-actual narratives in executive decisions.
Connect TVAD to Search, Social, Commerce/Retail Media, CRM, TV/Audio, and Creative; propose integrated plans and measurement approaches to prove combined lift, and codify reusable playbooks.
Own business decisions that maximize client outcomes, growth, margin, and LTV within agreed guardrails; surface trade-offs, set thresholds and tolerances, and maintain a decision log tied to Rocks/KPIs.
Partner with Client Leads, Finance, and Analytics to forecast impact, track plan versus actuals, and course-correct; protect margin and utilization by prioritizing high-value work.
Identify, de-risk, and test growth opportunities through small pilots with clear thresholds, then scale successful approaches and document playbooks.
Remove recurring waste such as unmanaged frequency, viewability/IVT issues, overlapping buys, and tagging gaps; establish standards that prevent recurrence and shorten resolution time.
Build and lead a high-performing team through clear Rocks/KPIs, weekly 1:1s, timely feedback, capability development, succession planning, hiring, and onboarding.
Install governance, standards, scorecards, and QA cadence to sustain quality and consistency; coach managers to lead the system.
Set clear craft and leadership standards, coach managers and senior individual contributors, and continue learning, including responsible use of new tools and AI.
Set client expectations early with clear trade-offs and timelines, connect TVAD with other channels in integrated plans, and follow through on results, escalations, and commitments.

Benefits

Unlimited paid time off.
Fully remote work environment and flexibility to take time off as needed.
20 paid holidays, including multiple long weekends.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Retirement plan match up to 4% of contributions at 100%.
Fringe and Forma perks and wellness offerings.
Unlimited telemedicine and teletherapy at no cost.
Thankful giving.
Equity.
Birthing parents receive 16 weeks of leave at 100% pay after the birth or adoption of a child; partners receive 12 weeks.
On-demand learning, mentorship program, and leadership and management development programs and resources.
Monthly variable revenue payment opportunity and discretionary annual performance bonus.