Who Are We? 

Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences.  Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women.

Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people. 

Why Are Media?   

Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

• A day of leave for your birthday,
• 4 days of volunteering leave each year,
• An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
• FREE digital access to all our titles, and
• Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).    

At Are Media, you'll be in the office four days a week, with one day to work from home. 

About the role

The Head of Data, AdTech & Commercial Operations is a senior leadership role within Are Media’s commercial team, responsible for shaping and driving the future of our commercial Ad Tech, digital and data strategies while enabling our Advertising Sales revenue and margin performance through efficient commercial operations and workflows.

This role sits at the centre of our commercial ecosystem, ensuring our revenue ambitions are supported by current and fit for purpose platforms, scalable operating models and sound governance. You will lead the evolution of our digital and data products, advertising technology, partnerships and commercial workflows, building a high-performing, future-ready environment that enables sustainable growth.

Working cross-functionally across Sales, Technology, Marketing, Legal and Product, you will translate commercial strategy into practical, executable solutions, embedding efficient processes, strengthening capability and ensuring responsible, compliant practices by design.

This is a rare opportunity to influence both performance and infrastructure: delivering today’s commercial outcomes while building the foundations for tomorrow. It will suit a strategic, commercially astute leader who thrives in complexity, values collaboration and is motivated by shaping long-term impact.

Duties

• Lead the evolution of digital advertising platforms, AdTech, and commercial data capability to support scalable revenue growth.
• Own the commercial data strategy and platform investment roadmap, ensuring best‑practice technology and data use.
• Drive the organisation’s digital and commercial transformation, establishing clear roadmaps, governance and future‑ready operating models.
• Lift commercial performance through automation, workflow optimisation and responsible AI adoption.
• Embed privacy, data governance and regulatory compliance across digital and advertising workflows.
• Lead and develop high‑performing teams across digital products, AdTech, data, insights, operations and commercial enablement.

Skills and experience

• Senior leadership experience in media, digital platforms, data or AdTech businesses.
• Deep understanding of digital and data products, advertising platforms, technology ecosystems and commercial workflows.
• Proven experience leading transformation in complex organisations.
• Strong working knowledge of privacy, data governance and AI in advertising and digital products.
• Strong stakeholder management across Sales, Technology, Legal and Executive stakeholders.
• Commercially pragmatic, strategically minded and execution-focused.

Are Media is a proud member of Media Diversity Australia, a not-for-profit organisation working towards a media landscape that looks and sounds like Australia. We are committed to fostering diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. 

Please apply now and send your CV via the link.