About The Position
Dotdash Meredith is seeking an Associate Director of Marketing to join our Beauty & Style + Entertainment vertical, contributing to the forward movement of brands like Brides, InStyle, Byrdie and Shape. You will manage daily proposal work, partnering with sales and support teams to play an integral role in the success of our Beauty business. As the quarter back to our pitch process, you understand advertisers’ business goals, are able to digest and apply audience insights to business problems and ultimately know the most effective Dotdash Meredith product solutions to help achieve those goals. As a team contributor, you will support the development process for Dotdash Meredith brands and play a proactive role in monetizing our brands’ key initiatives with advertising partners.
Reporting into an Executive Director, the Associate Director, Marketing, plays a critical role in guiding, developing, and packaging innovative opportunities and products to Dotdash Meredith’s Beauty & Style premium advertisers.
Hybrid 3x a week- (New York, NY)
In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.
About The Positions Contributions:
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Play a significant role in generating revenue as a trusted and knowledgeable partner to the Beauty sales team with a focus on top accounts like: Ulta Beauty, Sephora, Estée Lauder, COTY, Shiseido, e.l.f. Beauty and more.
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Leverage industry expertise to create compelling proposals around our digital, video and related brand portfolio and capabilities, extracting and applying best practices against the business holistically.
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Serve as a subject matter expert in the Beauty and Style categories, contribute to our go-to-market strategies, and execute on excellent and compelling narratives
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Serve as a leader and mentor to junior team members; this role may have managerial responsibilities
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Attend client briefings and sales presentations to pitch integrated marketing solutions/ideas
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Work closely and collaboratively with internal partners and stakeholders such as Editorial, Digital, Video, Data, Brand, Custom Content, Product & Creative teams to develop and execute on new advertiser opportunities while leveraging our full portfolio of assets.
The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements
Education:
N/A
Experience:
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Minimum of 4-6 years of ad sales marketing / promotion (digital and/or cross-platform marketing)
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Experience ideating and developing advertising programs required
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:
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The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, collaborative, self-motivated marketer with a proficiency for delivering creative solutions and best-in-class ideas that connect with consumers, deliver results for advertisers and drive revenue. This individual will have their finger on the pulse of consumer and marketplace trends shaping business and have an ability to create a narrative that clearly articulates Dotdash Meredith’s strengths and competitive advantage.
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Excellent proposal and presentation writing, insight identification, and welcoming receiving + sharing constructive feedback are key
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Exceptional creative writing and storytelling skills with an ability to execute visually impactful presentations
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Strong communication as well as presentation skills; must be able to pitch ideas and onboard others toward a common strategic goal
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Outstanding creative and collaboration skills, with an understanding of how to lead brainstorms, and inspire, motivate and connect with others to create remarkable programs
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Ability to mentor and manage direct reports within a team-oriented, fast-paced environment
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Effective organizational skills with an ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
% Travel Required (Approximate): 10%
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What We Do
Dotdash Meredith's vibrant brands help over 200 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. Dotdash is among the largest and fastest growing publishers online, and has won over 50 awards in the last year alone, including Digiday's 2020 Publisher of the Year. Dotdash Meredith brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, People, Food & Wine, Shape, Entertainment Weekly, Travel & Leisure, Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, Health, InStyle, Parents, EatingWell, Magnolia Journal, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Our employees work 3 days in office across our NYC, Des Moines, Birmingham, Seattle, LA, and Chicago locations. A couple of our orgs have remote teams (please refer to job descriptions). We are accommodating towards various exemptions and situations.
