Senior Manager, Partner Activations

Fortune Media • New York City, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Fortune is seeking a Senior Manager of Partner Activations to lead post-sale client relationships and execute complex, integrated partnerships for enterprise advertisers and agencies. This highly client-facing role requires exceptional written communication, confident meeting leadership, operational discipline, and sound judgment. The Senior Manager independently manages an assigned portfolio and partners closely with the Director of Partner Activations on the team’s largest and most complex accounts. For Director-led partnerships, the role owns designated workstreams, manages day-to-day coordination and communication, and develops polished, client-ready materials. Programs may span editorial content, newsletters, podcasts and vodcasts, social, events, and other sponsorship components.

The Senior Manager translates client objectives and sold commitments into actionable plans, clarifies complex situations, and communicates partnership value through compelling reports and presentations. The role owns activation for assigned partnerships from sales handoff and kickoff through delivery, wrap-up, and renewal recommendations, coordinating internal teams and keeping clients and stakeholders informed. It also supports renewal and expansion conversations, improves activation processes, and may guide Coordinator support on assigned programs while remaining accountable for quality, deadlines, and client commitments.

This role is based at Fortune’s NYC headquarters with hybrid flexibility. The salary range is $100,000–$110,000 base salary, plus eligibility for a 10% discretionary annual bonus.

Requirements

• Approximately 5–7 years of relevant experience in media partnerships, integrated marketing, client services, or campaign activation, including substantial direct responsibility for client communication.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage client-facing programs involving multiple deliverables and internal teams.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, including experience producing polished client correspondence, campaign narratives, and presentations with minimal editorial oversight.
• Strong meeting leadership and presentation skills, including guiding discussions, addressing questions, clarifying decisions, and establishing next steps.
• Sound judgment in managing client expectations, communicating delivery risks, and navigating sensitive conversations.
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple teams into clear recommendations tailored to the audience.
• Strong project-management skills, including timeline development, dependency management, prioritization, and proactive issue resolution.
• Ability to balance independent account ownership with collaborative support on senior-led partnerships.
• Excellent attention to detail, accountability, and follow-through.
• Proficiency with project-management tools, spreadsheets, presentation software, and CRM systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a publisher, media company, agency, or branded-content organization.
• Familiarity with editorial sponsorships, newsletters, podcasts, vodcasts, social amplification, or event integrations.
• Experience working directly with enterprise advertisers and agencies.
• Familiarity with Asana and Salesforce.
• Experience guiding junior colleagues or coordinating shared support resources.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day post-sale activation relationships for assigned clients and agencies, representing Fortune proactively and credibly.
• Lead client kickoffs, status meetings, and campaign recap presentations with clear agendas, confident facilitation, and actionable next steps.
• Write polished client correspondence, meeting recaps, program updates, recommendations, reporting narratives, and presentations.
• Explain complex program details, performance inputs, and internal dependencies clearly to clients.
• Set and manage expectations regarding timelines, approvals, deliverables, and changes; communicate risks early and constructively.
• Resolve issues within the role’s authority, navigate challenging conversations professionally, and escalate material concerns with recommended solutions.
• Use understanding of client objectives to guide program delivery, reporting, and recommendations.
• Partner with the Director of Activations on complex, high-priority accounts and own agreed workstreams and deliverables.
• Manage stakeholder communication, timelines, approvals, and follow-through for designated components of Director-led partnerships.
• Lead assigned portions of client and internal meetings, document decisions, drive next steps, and keep the Director informed of progress and decisions requiring senior input.
• Own activation for assigned partnerships from sales handoff and kickoff through delivery, wrap-up, and renewal recommendations.
• Translate insertion orders and statements of work into integrated timelines, project plans, deliverable trackers, and clear responsibilities.
• Manage assets, approvals, dependencies, and deadlines across concurrent programs; monitor delivery against sold commitments.
• Identify scope changes, resource gaps, timing risks, and execution issues, and coordinate appropriate resolution or adjustments.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, GTM, Editorial, Video, Insights, and operational teams to deliver a cohesive client experience.
• Establish clear handoffs, responsibilities, and expectations across activation and specialist delivery teams; align stakeholders on priorities, deadlines, approvals, and program changes.
• Contribute activation expertise to pre-sale planning when requested, including timelines, dependencies, and execution requirements.
• Develop and present mid-campaign reports and wrap decks for assigned programs, synthesizing delivery and performance inputs into a narrative of client value, learnings, and recommended next steps.
• Develop reporting materials for Director-led partnerships in collaboration with the Director and relevant stakeholders.
• Partner with Sales and Account Management on insights and materials supporting renewal and expansion conversations; identify practical improvements and opportunities based on program results and client feedback.
• Maintain accurate project boards, program records, and documentation using Asana, Salesforce, and shared tools.
• Apply and improve templates, playbooks, reporting workflows, and quality-control checklists; recommend improvements that reduce execution issues and rework.
• Guide Coordinator support on assigned programs when available while retaining accountability for quality, deadlines, and client commitments.

Benefits

• 20 vacation days and 2 personal days, in addition to 11 company holidays and an honor-based sick leave policy.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage, with 90% paid for individuals and families; flexible spending accounts, with Fortune contributing to an HSA.
• 401(k) plan.
• Generous parental leave.
• Dependent care, commuter, and cell phone benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Eligibility for a 10% discretionary annual bonus.
• Commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed