VP, Multimedia

Morning Brew•New York, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Morning Brew Inc., we mix what you need to know with our unique brand of wit to attract, and build real relationships with, the next generation of business leaders. We speak to them like people, ensuring they get the context and insight needed to make decisions every day. Loyalty and trust are our most valuable currencies. Whether scrolling, reading, watching, or listening, our audience trusts us for credible, entertaining business content that makes an impact on their personal and professional lives. The Morning Brew team is clever, creative, and growing fast. Want in? Read on. OVERVIEW This role owns our multimedia content engine:, creators and talent, producers, editors, and operations across all of the consumer multimedia franchises we run. This is a new role to the company that’s essential for where we are going and you will own management, optimization and development of the incredibly talented teams that produce our award winning, audience loved, and industry defining multimedia content.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant content execution and leadership experience
Proven team-builder and operator with a track record of growing teams from scratch, optimizing them for effectiveness, and scaling them to meet high demand.
Direct experience recruiting, onboarding, and managing creators/talent.
Experimental by design, comfortable taking calculated risks based on data and intuition.
Leadership that takes ownership, is decisive, informed, and pragmatic.
Advocates for the team, representing direct reports in relevant meetings.
Trusted cross-collaborator, acting as a respected peer who can work through complex problems and debates.
Demonstrates commitment to the MBI mantra of 'doing what we say we are going to do' daily.
Ability to develop and own a clear vision for how MBI brands can continue to evolve.
Possesses outside perspective and playbooks, with the ability to implement them while preserving the unique tone and charm of MBI content.
Branded vs. Editorial content fluency, with an intimate understanding of the nuances between them, how they monetize, and how to protect the audience.
Comfortable operating within brand guidelines and acting risk-aware, not risk-averse.
Deep audience understanding and respect for data in decision-making (audience-led content strategies).
Genuinely fluent in social and live formats.
Proven experience building and scaling YouTube channels.
Demonstrated understanding of the Morning Brew brand and content ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Own the MBI multimedia blueprint, including creator and talent strategy, social strategy, and all aspects of our content approach across each of the multimedia franchises we operate.
Protect the current multimedia content engine and work to build upon it and future-proof it as platforms, channels, and audiences evolve.
Identify operational optimizations by spotting where content or teams get stuck in processes, diagnosing the issues, and using experience to find solutions.
Maintain the quality and unique style of our content, ensuring standards, accountability, and quality control across all brands under management and across both editorial and branded content, while fitting within the unique tone and perspective of business media that makes MBI special.
Constantly define multimedia content expectations (internally and externally), clearly communicate those standards to all parties, and ensure genuine understanding and adoption.
Manage the day-to-day operations of the MBI talent roster, supporting their creative aspirations and guiding them on behalf of the business.
Coordinate closely with Account Operations, Audience, and Ad Ops to ensure content reaches the right audiences on the right channels, on both branded and editorial sides, while staying on top of the latest platform dynamics.
Manage the content-and-revenue interface for each multimedia franchise and channel, understanding ad products, balancing creative ideation with monetization, and arbitrating between client requests and franchise capabilities.
Advocate for the teams focused on creating content on a daily basis.