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The Talent Signal: Who's hiring in streaming?

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Tim Rowe
Aug 20267 min read
The Talent Signal: Who's hiring in streaming?

Today's issue features twenty-five active roles (as of publishing) spanning engineering, product, sales, marketing, research, content, and client solutions.

Have a role you think we should feature? Email news@stateofstreaming.com


Engineering & Technical

1. AI Operations Lead, Roku Data Cloud — Roku
Location: New York, NY (hybrid, Mon–Thu onsite) | Salary: $174,100–$225,500/yr

Scope: Builds and scales the financial and operational data infrastructure for Roku's Data Cloud business — bridges finance, revenue ops, product, and analytics for real-time visibility into performance against the product roadmap.

Key requirements: 7+ years in finance systems, revenue ops, BI engineering, or data automation; strong Salesforce, Snowflake, Tableau/Looker/Power BI experience; SQL and ETL/ELT proficiency; SaaS metrics fluency (ARR, NRR, COGS).

Link: https://www.weareroku.com/jobs/ai-operations-lead-roku-data-cloud-new-york-united-states

2. Principal Software Engineer, DSP Integrations — Fluency
Location: Burlington, VT (remote, optional office) | Salary: $160,000–$184,000/yr

Scope: Senior IC architecting Fluency's integrations with major DSPs (TTD, Amazon DSP, Basis) — owns partner API design, encodes each DSP's operational semantics into the platform.

Key requirements: 8+ years backend/integration architecture; direct experience integrating with major DSPs as an API consumer; Java/Spring Boot with event-driven services (Kafka); AWS distributed systems at scale.

Notable: Explicitly looks for experience building "AI-augmented production pipelines" — systems routing work across LLMs, deterministic rules, and ML models by cost/latency/correctness.

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4426518505/

3. Sr Software Engineer, Basis Platform / DSP — Basis
Location: Remote (US / Toronto, ON) | Salary: $119,051–$160,000/yr

Scope: Sits at the nexus of Basis's flagship platform and its DSP — a real-time auction engine competing in billions of ad auctions daily at sub-100ms latency.

Key requirements: 5+ years professional software development; React front-end + Ruby on Rails back-end; current with AI-assisted/agentic dev workflows; strong data modeling and system design.

Link: https://jobs.lever.co/basis/bb213682-6e49-48d4-bdfe-3b17aba79366

4. Head of Technical Solutions — Yahoo
Location: Sydney, Australia (flexible hybrid) | Level: M3 (Manager, Strategic Solutions)

Scope: Leads technical integration and deal solutioning for major agency HoldCo partnerships on the Yahoo DSP; manages a solutions engineering team; drives AI-augmented workflow adoption internally.

Key requirements: 8+ years in technical account management/solutions architecture in programmatic ad tech; 3+ years people leadership; deep OpenRTB/DSP/SSP/identity fluency; hands-on use of AI tools (Gemini, ChatGPT Enterprise, Copilot).

Link: https://ouryahoo.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Australia/Head-of-Technical-Solutions_JR0027377


Product

5. Senior Product Manager, Content Conversion — Roku
Location: San Jose, CA | Salary: $260,000–$330,000/yr (California only)

Scope: Owns product strategy for the "content conversion" moment on Roku's Home and Discovery surfaces — trailers/clips, entitlements, and the experimentation roadmap tied to conversion rate and revenue per conversion.

Key requirements: 10+ years in product management focused on consumer-facing discovery/content products; proven lower-funnel ownership with A/B testing rigor; hands-on use of generative AI tools in the PM workflow.

Link: https://www.weareroku.com/jobs/senior-product-manager-content-conversion-san-jose-california-united-states


Sales & Revenue

6. Ads Measurement Lead - UCAN (Scaled Solutions) — Netflix
Location: New York, NY (onsite) | Salary: $250,000–$410,000/yr

Scope: Single-threaded owner for testing, launch, and scaling of 1P and 3P measurement products for Netflix's Ads business — sits between Product, Sales Solutions, and Measurement, driving GTM readiness via data clean rooms.

Key requirements: 8+ years in digital media, ad tech, measurement, or product ops; attribution/conversion tracking experience with performance advertisers; clean room fluency (ADH, AMC, Meta AA, Infosum, LiveRamp, Habu); SQL proficiency.

Link: https://explore.jobs.netflix.net/careers/job/790317797704-ads-measurement-lead-ucan-scaled-solutions--new-york-new-york-united-states-of-america?domain=netflix.com&microsite=netflix.com

7. Advisor, Data Partnerships — Epsilon
Location: Chicago, IL (hybrid) | Salary: $100,000–$185,600/yr

Scope: Primary business owner for a portfolio of strategic third-party data partners — relationship management, onboarding, renewals, and growth planning across Product, Engineering, Privacy, Legal, Sales, and Client teams.

Key requirements: 6–10 years in data partnerships, ad tech, martech, or digital media; strong grasp of data integration, activation, audience data, and identity; experience managing external partner/vendor relationships.

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4428213087/?trackingId=m%2FhbXh8YQd%2Buz8vf96%2ByOg%3D%3D

8. Director, Commercial DSP Partnerships — Equativ
Location: New York, NY (hybrid) | Salary: $150,000–$170,000/yr

Scope: Player-coach role driving strategy and growth of commercial relationships across DSP, agency, and platform demand partners — day-to-day owner for select DSP partnerships, translating technical capabilities into revenue-driving narratives for Demand Sales.

Key requirements: 4–6 years in programmatic advertising, DSP commercial strategy, platform partnerships, or sales; solid programmatic ecosystem knowledge (DSPs, SSPs, agencies); track record of revenue growth through partnerships; mentoring/player-coach experience.

Link: https://jobs.lever.co/equativ/4abe9ad2-b8fa-4902-a4d1-241106f6a1c0

9. Sr. Director-Technology, Platforms, and Gaming — Comcast Advertising
Location: New York, NY (onsite) | Salary: $195,336–$293,004/yr + $196,000 targeted commission

Scope: Builds and grows revenue for Comcast's newly established brand-direct vertical business across Technology, Platform, and Gaming — drives net-new advertiser relationships and shapes go-to-market for these categories.

Key requirements: 10+ years relevant experience; consultative brand-direct selling approach; pipeline forecasting and account planning.

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4450376217/?trackingId=igOwKAymRtCV58EvgMovrw%3D%3D

10. Senior Analyst, Revenue Analytics and Insights — Roku
Location: Boston, MA (hybrid, Mon–Thu onsite) | Salary: $119,000–$126,000/yr

Scope: Sits in Revenue Operations, partners with ad sales leadership on QBRs, forecasting, quota administration, and competitive/CTV insights.

Key requirements: 3–5 years in sales/revenue ops, ideally media; advanced Excel (scenario modeling, macros); BI tools; CTV/advertising landscape familiarity.

Notable: Posting explicitly frames AI tools as embedded in daily workflow.

Link: https://www.weareroku.com/jobs/senior-analyst-revenue-analytics-and-insights-boston-massachusetts-united-states

11. Senior Solutions Consultant — Nielsen
Location: New York, NY

Scope: Supports Nielsen's Ad Measurement business across TV, Digital, and Audio — drives new business and renewals for Nielsen ONE Ads and Outcomes products, acts as technical SME.

Key requirements: 5–10 years in media/advertising, consulting, market research, or ad tech; strong cross-channel measurement knowledge; business development and pipeline management skills.

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4449893311/?trackingId=DHldI%2Bn9Ta6vcBT6Zb%2BsbQ%3D%3D

12. Partnership Director, Programmatic Partnerships — Paramount
Location: New York, NY (onsite) | Salary: $160,000–$256,500/yr

Scope: Owns and grows Paramount's DSP partnership revenue across the CTV programmatic marketplace; senior/exec-facing negotiation role with direct revenue ownership.

Key requirements: 10+ years in ad tech/programmatic with revenue-generation track record; established senior-level DSP/SSP/agency network; SQL proficiency.

Link: https://careers.paramount.com/job/New-York-Partnership-Director%2C-Programmatic-Partnerships-NY-10036/1415719100/

13. Director, Client Partnerships — Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation)
Location: San Mateo, CA (hybrid; fully remote may be considered) | Salary: $224,800–$336,400/yr

Scope: Global leadership role defining SIE Media Solutions' Client Partnerships strategy — portfolio-level direction, non-endemic brand growth across Programmatic/FAST/CTV.

Key requirements: 18+ years in advertising sales/partnerships in gaming, media, or entertainment; established senior media-HoldCo relationships; track record scaling ad sales orgs.

Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/6113745004

14. VP, GTM, UCANZ — Crunchyroll
Location: Los Angeles, CA (hybrid, 3 days/week onsite) | Salary: $226,000–$280,000/yr

Scope: Owns end-to-end go-to-market strategy for Crunchyroll's UCANZ region — subscriber acquisition, engagement, retention, and revenue across a matrixed org.

Key requirements: 15+ years executive leadership in growth/GTM strategy within consumer subscription, streaming, or entertainment; full-funnel growth expertise; regional budget management.

Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/crunchyroll/jobs/7962019?gh_jid=7962019&gh_src=16d404cd1us

15. Member of GTM Team – Account Management, Ads — Gigi
Location: Toronto (onsite, 5 days/week) | Salary: $80,000–$150,000 base + uncapped commission + equity

Company stage: 12th hire; early-stage startup (Amazon DSP agentic media-buying product), backed by Golden Ventures and Aperiam Ventures; states it doubled revenue in the past two months.

Scope: Owns customer deployment and adoption of Gigi's AI media-buying agent across Amazon DSP accounts, including direct input into product/prompt/guardrail design.

Key requirements: 3–8 years in customer-facing roles; comfort in high-ambiguity, fast-changing environments; retail media/Amazon Ads/DV360 and LLM-agent experience as bonus.

Link: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/gigi/5489ee2a-b5a9-4b6f-99a7-bb849fb9609e

Marketing & Communications

16. Commercial Marketing Manager, Buyer Cloud — FreeWheel (Comcast Advertising)
Location: New York, NY (onsite) | Salary: $111,852–$167,778/yr

Scope: Marketing lead for Buyer Cloud, FreeWheel's enterprise DSP — owns positioning, narrative, and content driving awareness and adoption among independent/political agencies and data/tech partners.

Key requirements: 5+ years in product/sales/B2B marketing or sales enablement; adtech experience, preferably marketing a DSP; strong writing/presentation skills.

Link: https://comcast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Comcast_Careers/job/NY---New-York-1407-Broadway-Floor-12/FreeWheel-Commercial-Marketing-Manger--Buyer-Cloud-_R442403

17. Director of Product Marketing — Samba TV
Location: New York, NY (onsite) | Salary: $170,000–$180,000/yr

Scope: Owns GTM strategy across advertisers, publishers, and tech platforms for Samba's media intelligence data products; works closely with Product and Sales on messaging and thought leadership.

Key requirements: 5+ years product marketing; MBA preferred but not required; strong writing/communication skills.

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4420987051/

18. VP, Communications, Media Relations — NBCUniversal
Location: New York, NY (hybrid, 4 days/week) | Salary: $190,000–$235,000/yr

Scope: Leads communications strategy for NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships — sales priorities, content integrations, and marquee industry events (Upfront, Cannes Lions, SXSW).

Key requirements: 12–15+ years in communications leadership in advertising, media, or tech; deep ad tech/AI/measurement knowledge; executive-level writing skills.

Link: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/NBCUniversal3/744000142069799-vp-communications-media-relations


Research & Analytics

19. Associate Director, Ad Sales Research — Fox Corporation
Location: Chicago, IL / New York, NY (onsite) | Salary: $102,000–$135,000/yr + discretionary bonus

Scope: Leads research strategy across FOX's Ad Sales org spanning linear, streaming, digital, social, and creator platforms. Supports Upfront/scatter pitches and cross-platform measurement models.

Key requirements: Experience with comScore, Adobe Analytics, MRI-Simmons, Nielsen; attribution vendors (VideoAmp, EDO, iSpot, Dynata); creator/social analytics tools (Tubular Labs, Shareablee).

Link: https://www.foxcareers.com/Search/JobDetail/R50033280/associate-director-ad-sales-research-fox-corporation

20. Principal Analyst, Marketing, Media & Ad Tech Briefings — EMARKETER
Location: New York, NY (hybrid) | Salary: $160,000–$170,000/yr

Scope: Leads a team of analysts producing EMARKETER's subscriber-only daily briefings on marketing, media, and ad tech; final editorial authority on published content.

Key requirements: 5+ years in editorial/research leadership at a publishing or BI outlet; track record authoring newsletters/reports; experience using engagement metrics to guide content strategy.

Notable: Application includes a required writing sample and questions on AI-tool usage (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini).

Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/emarketer/jobs/6109432004

21. Senior Manager, TV Strategy — Amazon MGM Studios
Location: Culver City, CA | Salary: $103,700–$181,500/yr + sign-on payments and RSUs

Scope: Shapes Original Series content strategy for Prime Video — greenlight/renewal evaluation, performance tracking, content valuation, portfolio optimization.

Key requirements: 6+ years in an analytically rigorous role (investment banking, strategy consulting, corporate strategy) or similar; strong financial modeling skills; MBA preferred.

Link: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10390084/senior-manager-tv-strategy

22. Analyst, National TV Research — Paramount (CBS)
Location: New York, NY (onsite) | Salary: $56,000–$84,000/yr

Scope: Entry-level role on CBS's National TV Research team tracking linear/digital/social viewership, building dashboards, and supporting ad-hoc requests.

Key requirements: Bachelor's degree; 1+ years analytics experience in TV or digital preferred; familiarity with Nielsen, VideoAmp, iSpot, or comScore.

Link: https://careers.paramount.com/job/New-York-Analyst%2C-National-TV-Research-NY-10036/1416680000/


Content & Editorial

23. Director, Podcasts & Digital Shows — CNBC (Versant Media)
Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (hybrid) | Salary: $175,000–$200,000/yr

Scope: Builds and leads CNBC's podcast and digital video show strategy, spanning launch, production, and audience growth across podcast platforms, YouTube, social, and CTV.

Key requirements: 7+ years producing/developing podcasts or digital video franchises; experience with on-air talent; strong audience-data-driven decision-making.

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4445197253/

24. Corporate Counsel, Content Acquisition and Business Development — Philo

Location: Brooklyn, NY (hybrid, 3 days onsite) | Salary: $210,000–$275,000/yr

Scope: Negotiates and drafts content license agreements, platform deals, production agreements, and vendor MSAs directly — hands-on deal work with Philo's content acquisition and business development teams, not a review/supervisory function.

Key requirements: 5–10 years legal experience with hands-on television licensing (network affiliation, FAST); J.D. from an ABA-accredited school and active NY Bar membership; platform deal experience a plus.

Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/philo/jobs/8079941?gh_src=cfc6clhf1us


Client Solutions & Media Planning

25. Integrated Client Solutions Director — Basis
Location: Remote (US) | Salary: $97,670–$125,000/yr

Scope: Key client contact for a suite of Basis clients — strategic leadership across large/multifaceted accounts, architecting client strategies.

Key requirements: 8+ years in digital media planning/buying; Pharma marketing experience required; advanced Excel/PowerPoint.

Link: https://jobs.lever.co/basis/77100692-aab7-4b41-a78c-a1ce6fa34913

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