Sr. Manager, Content Distribution & Partnerships

Forbes is seeking a creative Sr. Manager, Content Distribution & Partnerships to join our growing Audience Growth & Development team. 

The Sr. Manager, Content Distribution & Partnerships will serve as a key role, supporting our efforts to grow, expand and more effectively manage our content partnerships – This is a hands-on role.  Partner outreach could include but are not limited to brands, apps, websites, content aggregators and influencers. The Sr. Manager, Content Distribution & Partnerships will help develop strategies, identify optimization opportunities, and execute day-to-day tactics to increase site traffic. The manager will execute all aspects of a partnership from beginning to end including initial outreach to creating final project recaps. The position, reporting into the VP, Audience Growth & Development will work collaboratively with our editors, technology and growth team to help grow our audience. To excel in this position, you will need a passion for content, strong creative instincts and skill sets, plus an understanding working with aggregators and building partnerships.

This is a remote role with an option to commute to the Jersey City Forbes office if desired.

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for developing & executing a content distribution strategy to drive quality traffic, PVs, ultimately leading the bottom-line revenue numbers.
• Develop and manage the content acquisition process from end-to-end, including evaluating and sourcing new opportunities.
• Work with the BI team to report on the performance of traffic from listings and effectively communicate results to stakeholders.
• Responsibility for management, planning and optimization of marketing spend on all aggregator & partner sites.
• Partner with editorial and digital colleagues to innovate and expand our reach and support digital editors to publish stories in a variety of outlets.
• Source & execute new paid & organic opportunities for content distribution through content aggregators, brands, apps, influencers and more.
• Bring new ideas to the table and make the case for new formats of content development for distribution.

What You’ll Bring:  

• Minimum 3+ years’ experience running content distribution strategies and working with content aggregators for a major publisher or brand, preferably in a topic related to one or more of our coverage areas.
• Expertise in working and developing strategies with Flipboard, Apple News, Yahoo and others in a similar role.
• Must have good communications skills with the ability to confidently present performance, provide ongoing recommendations on the latest industry trends to seniors.
• A passion for emerging content development, funding and monetization opportunities in the digital media space.
• A team player and great communicator who enjoys working in a collaborative environment.

The annual base salary range for this role is $85,000 - $110,000

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith.  The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate.  In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so.  Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions.  We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes.  Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

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