Evan Ambinder Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

London, Gb

Creating and scaling strategic Media measurement/optimization, Ad tech and Audience data partnerships for Publisher, Mobile, Video, CTV, OTT, OOH, DOOH, Audio and Retail Media ad platforms, as well as for Agencies, Brands, Media buyers and Content publishers.

Partnerships, revenue growth, product and channel strategy and performance optimization for AdTech, MarTech, affiliate marketing and content platforms. Clients include Trellis (InsurTech affiliate marketing platform), Motus Media (digital marketing and social media agency, DSP), TipRanks (equity analyst performance rankings) and Prizma (FEM Inc. video discovery and monetization).

New York, New York, Us

Created and scaled strategic distribution partnerships with CPG Digital Media, Retail Media, Digital Coupon, eCommerce, Mobile and Video DOOH platforms. Devised and executed partner channel and product strategies. Charlesbank acquired News America Marketing in May 2020.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Led Bankrate's affiliate marketing network for consumer financial products (managed sales, operations, product development and P&L) and Business Development group. Devised and executed partner revenue growth, product and data strategies. Identified, negotiated, closed and optimized strategic partnerships with publishers, rate aggregators, direct marketers and personal finance sites. Guided and prioritized affiliate marketing product development. Red Ventures acquired Bankrate in November 2017.

New York, Ny, Us

Head of Business Development for CNN Money.com and CNN Politics. Established and optimized revenue, audience development, content, data, advertising and technology partnerships for desktop, mobile and digital video platforms, as well as set and executed partnership strategy. Launched and scaled content marketing product. Created financial models and business plans to assess new products and present to senior management. Generated and/or managed partnerships with companies such as AOL, LinkedIn, The Atlantic, Outbrain, Kaiser Health Health News, MedCityNews, Nerd Wallet, Bankrate and Dianomi.

New York, Ny, Us

Head of Business Development and Partnership Strategy for AOL Media's Technology, Business and Autos Group. Led strategic and commercial partnerships and set partnership strategy. Secured and optimized content distribution, MVPD syndication, audience growth, advertiser representation and affiliate marketing partnerships with leading financial news, business, investing, technology, autos, health, career, eCommerce and travel sites, as well as with MVPDs, mobile apps and platform providers. Head of Business Development and Partnership Strategy for AOL Media's Lifestyle Group. Secured and managed branded entertainment marketing partnerships with companies such as Telepictures/Warner Bros., Endemol USA, Clear Channel, Flipboard and Mayo Clinic. Established content partnerships with major lifestyle, entertainment and news sites and API platform providers.

Us

Led distribution and transaction partnerships for start-up, consumer video game news and information site. Secured and managed content distribution and revenue partnerships with companies such as Comcast/G4, Daily Motion, Hearst Newspapers, MSN, Tribune Media and YouTube.

New York, Ny, Us

Established and optimized content distribution, platform integration, audience growth and revenue partnerships with major portals, lifestyle sites and Internet technology companies for 20 brands, including Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, Esquire and RealAge. Created and launched Hearst’s video syndication program with YouTube, Sling and SiTV. Member of YouTube Video Advisory Board. Established and managed all Yahoo! partnerships. Devised and presented to senior management execution strategies to lead in online Food and Beauty categories; recommendations lead to launching MSN - Delish and RealBeauty sites. Provided due diligence for several acquisitions, including RealAge.

New York, Ny, Us

Led business development and digital strategy team of five. Drove strategic direction, content licensing, partner revenue, digital distribution and platform partnerships for 40+ media brands such as Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, Adweek and Kirkus Reviews. Co-launched Billboard Mobile in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Managed Entertainment News Wire business, including co-branded product with Reuters, with P&L responsibility. Established and optimized content and data partnerships with Amazon, Apple, Cnet, Factiva, Gracenote, Google, MSN, MTV, Napster, Rhapsody, Rovi, Yahoo! and others. Provided due diligence for several acquisitions.

New York, Ny, Us

Directed 40 distributors worldwide for Grammy Award-winning record label. Negotiated product pricing and co-op marketing spend, as well as co-developed marketing campaigns with regional distribution and retail teams. Launched digital distribution by securing and managing digital licensing and syndication partnerships with Amazon, Liquid Audio and Microsoft/Windows Media.

Mba, Finance And Management

Ba, History

High School Diploma