Senior Manager, Content Operations

The posting, as PlayOn! Sports wrote it

PlayOn is looking for a process-driven, editorially-minded Senior Manager, Content Operations to serve as a key leader connecting our Content team to revenue, marketing, design and product across MaxPreps and the broader PlayOn portfolio. Building and maintaining systems that better connect Content and Revenue is the top priority of this role, but MaxPreps is looking for a process-oriented leader who can represent the Content team in all settings.

Working closely with the PlayOn Sports revenue team, this role helps translate major content priorities and commercial opportunities into executable plans. The goals are protecting editorial standards, audience trust, and team capacity while unlocking new revenue. This is a remote role, with upfront travel to MaxPreps’ Sacramento, CA office expected for training and relationship-building. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Content Strategy and working in close partnership with key revenue, marketing and design leaders, the ideal candidate is equal parts operator, translator, and editorial advocate.

The Outcomes You’ll Deliver

• Direct and Indirect MaxPreps Revenue Growth – Build the systems, workflows and operating rhythms that help the Content organization prioritize, plan and execute across editorial, social, production and commercial initiatives. While this role sits on the content team, ensuring revenue growth is a key metric for success.
• Driving MaxPreps Audience Growth – Bridging the Content team with Marketing, Product and Design to ensure the company’s biggest content initiatives drive traffic and awareness back to MaxPreps, as well as down-funnel growth for membership and subscription services. This role requires a cross-functional thinker who can define the intent and target audience behind content decisions.

In this role, you can expect to

• Content Operations Leadership – Build the systems, workflows and operating rhythms that help the Content organization prioritize, plan and execute across editorial, social, production and commercial initiatives.
• Content–Revenue Liaison – Serve as the primary connection point between Content and Revenue/Client Strategy, translating commercial priorities into content-ready plans and making content capabilities and constraints clear to sellers.
• Process & Playbook Development – Using the learnings from the Content-Revenue relationship, build and continually refine the workflows, templates, and playbooks that connect Content to other teams (Marketing, Design, Product). Initiatives such as sponsorship packaging, revenue-friendly social formats, RFP/pitch creative development, pre- and post-sale production coordination transition from one-off custom asks to repeatable systems incorporating all key stakeholders.
• Editorial & Resourcing Judgment – Apply strong editorial judgment and operational judgment to assess budgets, timelines and resource needs across Content priorities and commercial opportunities.
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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