Associate Director, Sales Marketing
About The Position
People Inc is seeking an Associate Director, Marketing to join our Lifestyle team, contributing to the brand and category strategy for our Home/Household, Pet CPG, Auto and Insurance vertical. As a key player in our Lifestyle Marketing vertical, you will collaborate closely with the Vertical Digital Sales Team, Vertical Print Sales Team, and Strategy Account Team to develop and execute category strategies, manage the pre-sale process, and drive revenue growth with top-tier advertising partners. This position reports to the Executive Director, Marketing. This hybrid role, based in NYC or Chicago and requires three days in the office each week and reports directly to the Director, Marketing. Hybrid 3x A Week In-office Expectations: This position offers remote work flexibility; however, if you reside within a commutable distance to our office in New York, the expectation is to work from the office three times per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 6 - 9 years relevant experience in media, marketing or pre-sales strategy
- Prior experience at a digital publisher strongly preferred
- Background in Home/Household, Pet CPG, and/or Auto and Insurance categories is a plus
- Strong understanding of the advertising and media landscape, including digital, print, and/or programmatic ecosystems
- Advanced expertise in pre-sale marketing and proposal development, from pitch through close
- Exceptional creative writing, storytelling, and presentation skills
- Fluency in Keynote and PowerPoint, with the ability to produce visually impactful decks
- Ability to remain poised under pressure and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
- Proven self-starter with the ability to proactively identify opportunities and move initiatives forward
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Responsibilities
- Manage proactive and RFP responses, creating smart, strategic ideas for advertising partners in the category vertical
- Collaborate across the People Inc portfolio to create sellable opportunities for advertisers that are grounded in our brand’s most influential franchises and tentpoles
- Lead internal conversations with People Inc brands and verticals to communicate high-value opportunities to the Sales Teams on a regular basis
- Bring ideas to life through well-written and visually-appealing proposals that represent our brands, capabilities, and ideas flawlessly
- Partner closely with Sales, Editorial, Content Strategy, Research, Account Strategy, and Design to ensure proposals and presentation effectively communicate our unique value proposition
- Develop strong relationships with the Sales Teams to become experts on their business; provide support on client calls, as needed
- Mentor and manage the workflow of a direct report to ensure their delivering best in class work for the category vertical
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- prescription drug coverage
- unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- adoption or surrogate assistance
- donation matching
- tuition reimbursement
- basic life insurance
- basic accidental death & dismemberment
- supplemental life insurance
- supplemental accident insurance
- commuter benefits
- short term and long term disability
- health savings and flexible spending accounts
- family care benefits
- a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
- 10-12 paid holidays annually
- generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
- pet insurance
- accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
