

Beeler said that already publishers are pruning some roles in data entry that involve the manual management of direct campaigns. The more dire situation is the roles that are gone for good as the industry pursues automation. While these combined positions are frustrating, they might turn into two openings when the market picks up. Three to six months either quits or the company is doing well enough to” hire another person for the second role. “When they eventually admit it, they’re meek about it,” the source said, noting these roles don’t come at double the pay. In one case, a single role existed for both a head of new business and a head of existing growth. The senior ad-tech executive, who requested anonymity to discuss the job process freely, said he noticed three instances where the hiring managers revealed-often well into the interview process-that the open role was really two roles combined. You knew it was going to break and it broke. Media and news companies cut over 17, 000 workers as of May, the highest year-to-date on record, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.

Following the February bankruptcy of Big Village, owner of supply-side platform EMX, which had over 300 employees. MediaMath filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month, sending some 300 employees into the job market. Companies like Yahoo, Integral Ad Science and Innovid all laid off around 10% or more of their staff. The lack of job opportunities coincides with a wave of layoffs throughout the industry at the end of 2022 and the beginning of this year. They have worked at the best companies and they are scraping and clawing for every opportunity.” 38 Vice President Communications Jobs in United Kingdom Communications Director - Europe Veeva Systems United Kingdom Actively Hiring 3 weeks ago Vice President (Commission only) Dev Satva. “I know smart senior folks that cannot get jobs still. The timeline for middle management to find a new job has grown from four months to around 12 months, said Shiv Gupta, CEO of digital marketing education firm U of Digital, who regularly helps refer job seekers.

Publishers Pare Down Their Portfolios Following Pandemic M&AĪ senior ad-tech executive who was laid off in February told Adweek their job search is still ongoing.
