USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Commerce Content Business Development to manage content revenue partnerships and grow new business opportunities across various properties within the USA TODAY Co portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Partnership Management- Point of contact for external teams regarding content revenue and partnership relationships, including merchants, affiliate networks, platforms, tech partners, and agencies. Provide reporting and performance metrics and scale partnerships
- New Business and Growth- Source and lead new business and monetization opportunities for the USA Today Network, including, but not limited to USA Today Shopping. Range of merchants may include, but is not limited to, large-scale national retailers, mid-level merchants and small
- Revenue Growth- Grow USA Today's affiliate business across the network with a range of merchants including, but not limited to, large-scale national retailers, mid-level merchants, and direct-to-consumer brand partners
- Internal Support- Be a resource for internal USA TODAY Co. teams on new and existing affiliate partnerships, and growing our affiliate presence within the USA Today Network
- Ongoing Responsibilities- Continuously look for new partnerships and strategic methods to grow existing partnerships. As necessary, attend industry conferences and in-person opportunities to develop relationships and scope creative opportunities
Requirements:
- Three-plus years in digital partnerships, ecommerce, or affiliate management role
- Sound understanding of digital-publishing landscape and/or digital media, entertainment content-distribution ecosystem
- Experience in cross-department communication and workflows
- Experience compiling and benchmarking data from multiple third-party sources to help in building best-in-class business strategies around partnership needs
- Strategic, self-starter, finds 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 production