Sr. Manager of Affiliate Partnerships 

Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

86d • $83,000 - $129,688

About The Position

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. Gannett open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at Gannett, you should be completing an application on Gannett Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com. Gannett is seeking an Sr. Manager of Affiliate Partnerships to report to the Executive Director of Affiliate Partnerships, who will be responsible for managing existing affiliate partnership relationships while also assisting in new business development of an exciting area of multifaceted affiliate partnerships spanning all content categories (aka Pillars) for USA TODAY and its owned and operated local publications. This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the US, except for Alaska and Hawaii.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in journalism or any other subject or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three-plus years in digital partnerships, sales or business-analyst role
• Comprehensive understanding of digital-publishing landscape and/or digital media, entertainment content-distribution ecosystem.
• Experience working with multiple departments and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting partner-facing executives and internal leadership teams.
• Thinks outside-the-box; strategic, self-starter, finding efficient, agile solutions for an ever-changing digital landscape.
• Superior Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint, and Teams skills, as well as Slack; project management tools proficiency a plus.
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form with history of successful cross-department collaboration.
• Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity.

Responsibilities

• Direct and collaborative team management of existing affiliate partnerships
• Ensure regular communication with partners to stay up-to-date on performance KPI’s, optimization/growth opportunities and partner retention.
• Strategic business plans and roadmaps to drive success.
• Collaborate with team on identifying and initiating new business opportunities to complement content Pillars.
• Partner with Product, Sales/B2B, Finance, Legal and Editorial Strategy teams to conceptualize new partnerships and throughout the sales cycle.
• Partner with Legal team to draft and negotiate agreements along with renewals.
• Utilize Salesforce to store contracts and codify deal terms and expirations, with any CRM touchpoints.
• Work with team to manage monthly flash, expense and financial reporting models.
• Work with team to ensure partner oversight, deal fulfillment, analytics access and business strategy is properly executed.
• Maintain knowledge and awareness of competitive marketplace

Benefits

• Annualized base salary range between $83,000 and $129,688
• Variable compensation may be applicable based on the role

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees