Ad Sales Sr. Marketing Manager/director, The California Post

Ad Sales Sr. Marketing Manager/Director

The New York Post is heading West – and this is your chance to be a part of history as we open a brand-new newsroom and make a significant investment in Los Angeles. As part of this bold expansion into Los Angeles, we are looking for an Ad Sales Sr. Marketing Manager/Director to join the Ad Sales Marketing/Post Studios team at The California Post. This role will be responsible for creating proposals and marketing materials, they will work on market research and competitive analysis, pitch and produce custom programs, and manage sold campaigns. Reporting into the SVP, Marketing & Brand Strategy, this client-facing strategic role will work cross-functionally with Design, Account Management and Ad Operations to provide well-rounded support for Ad Sales.

Responsibilities:

Pre-Sale:

• Lead brainstorm conversations with internal teams to develop scalable, multi-platform solutions in response to client RFPs or proactive opportunities
• Build and manage sales material creation in response to RFPs, proactive opportunities and other sales requests
• Help coordinate pricing and media plan details with Account Management and Account Executives
• Develop research slides for RFPs and proactive opportunities using syndicated platforms such as comScore and Nielsen Scarborough
• Manage and update monthly marketing insights materials and presentations
• Craft branded content write ups that effectively translate custom marketing ideas into exciting, coherent pitches
• Develop and articulate custom native campaigns, sponsorships and activation opportunities that address client objectives
• Regularly meet with Account Executives to follow up on proposals and uncover pro-active opportunities
• Stay on top of industry trends and competitive advertising programs

Post-Sale:

• Work with Design, Video, Social, etc. to produce client programs
• Serve as primary communication lead with client and/or agency contacts throughout production process
• Communicate timelines and set reasonable expectations for product outcome and project fulfillment
• Build and maintain positive relationships with all internal and external partners
• Monitor campaign performance and recommend optimizations as needed
• Attend/support sponsored events on behalf of the Post
• Build post-campaign recap/insights decks
• Other projects as assigned

Requirements:

• 7-10 years of marketing experience developing high-volume campaign pitch decks and proposals
• Understanding of digital media sales process/players/communication tools and software
• Ability to present ideas in a concise manner
• Project management experience
• Superior organizational skills
• Comfort working under tight deadlines
• Diplomatic collaborator with a positive attitude, and eagerness to learn
• Demonstrated knowledge of pop culture happenings/digital marketing trends
• WordPress, Photoshop, Facebook Ad Manager experience a plus

Note: This position will be expected to report on-site 3 days per week (subject to change based on business needs). Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Accordingly, offers extended for this role will include an annual bonus target typically expressed as percentage of salary. Similarly to salary, set annual incentive bonus targets are based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice, experience, tenure, and essential skills. At The New York Post, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process. In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce. As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

Pay Range: 115,000 - 130,000