PlayOn is seeking an experienced Yield Manager to optimize revenue across our digital display and streaming video advertising products.
This role is critical in balancing pricing, demand, and inventory allocation to maximize yield while maintaining strong relationships with our sales, programmatic partners, and advertisers, while considering the impact these decisions have on user experience. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in digital media monetization within a media company environment and brings strong applied AI capabilities to enhance data analysis, automation, and decision-making.
The Outcomes You'll Deliver
-Drive measurable revenue growth across digital inventory through optimized pricing, demand allocation, and yield strategies.
-Improve CPMs, fill rates, and overall monetization efficiency across display, video, mobile, and CTV/OTT inventory.
-Increase programmatic revenue contribution through optimized auction dynamics, demand path efficiency, and deal structuring.
-Deliver accurate and reliable revenue forecasts in partnership with Finance, aligning yield strategies to company financial targets.
-Enhance forecasting accuracy and revenue performance through the application of AI-driven insights and predictive analytics.
-Improve inventory utilization to ensure maximum revenue delivery across monetization channels.
Company Overview
PlayOn is a dynamic growth-stage company dedicated to championing the spirit of play in the high school space. Backed by KKR, our family of brands—including GoFan, NFHS Network, and MaxPreps—empowers schools with innovative solutions and exceptional service. Our fan engagement platform is the only one that offers event ticketing, streaming, fundraising, concessions, merchandise sales, and website management in one place. We save administrators time so they can focus on what truly matters: supporting the students, staff, and fans who bring their programs to life.
Trusted by thousands of schools across the country, we're here to help create more instant replays, hold-your-breath moments, last-minute comebacks, and games you want to watch over and over again.
When being there means everything, we make sure you never miss a moment.
Why you’ll love working at PlayOn
Product, potential, and people. We’re a leader in the high school event space, constantly evolving our product to meet the needs of administrators. We focus on solving real challenges, learning quickly, and creating impactful solutions.
This is a growth-stage company, meaning your contributions have real impact. You’ll have opportunities to grow your skills, tackle meaningful problems, and make a difference in the lives of schools and the students and fans they serve.
Our culture is built on accountability, collaboration, growth, and fairness. We don’t just show up—we show up for each other. Everyone wears the same jersey, and we play hard, make the extra pass, and cheer one another on. Losses teach us, challenges motivate us, and persistence drives us forward. We value integrity over shortcuts, choosing to do what’s right even when it’s hard. Together, we strive to be better every day—because we know that’s how we win as a team.
The Benefits We Offer
Multiple medical insurance plans to choose from
Dental, vision life and disability insurance
Employee Emergency Fund
Company equity (stock options)
Open PTO policy
401K plan with company match
Hybrid/flexible work environment
Note: Must be a full-time employee to participate in the company’s employee health benefit plan. Part-time employees and interns are not eligible to participate.