Senior Client Activation Manager, Morning Brew

• At Morning Brew, the Senior Client Activation Manager is both tactical and solutions oriented helping turn ideas into reality. Is that you? Read on!
• Potential to manage 1x direct report
• Responsible for onboarding + training of that individual and managing continuous check-ins
• Ability to prioritize workload + time management effectively
• Ability to provide direct feedback
• Ability to decipher when to be an individual contributor and when to be a manager
• Ability to support a direct report on their day to day work
• 4-6 years project management experience in media working with cross-functional teams in a digital or creative environment (publisher experience preferred)
• Self-starter who thrives in both independent and collaborative work with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem solving skills and a solutions-oriented approach
• Detail-oriented team player with outstanding organizational and communication skills to manage multiple projects and internal work relationships
• Ability to read the room & collaborate effectively
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Strong management & leadership qualities
• A pragmatic, enthusiastic, and empathetic attitude
• The ability to get the best out of the people and the projects you oversee and deliver feedback with tact
• Passionate about Morning Brew and the work we do
• Strong EQ
• No ego
• Familiarity with Google Drive, Keynote, Sheets, and project management software like Monday.com

Desirable

• As part of our Account Operations department, the Senior Client Activation Manager will be responsible for the management of key cross-platform partnerships with Morning Brew’s clients
• They will play a crucial role in activating our integrated marketing partnerships and providing tactical recommendations for our partnerships
• This role is client facing and will involve relaying your content execution expertise by acting as a point of contact for our clients throughout the execution process
• You will collaborate across teams to take branded content ideas from development to delivery across our experiential, branded, custom, video and audio products
• This includes budgeting and timeline development in the pre-sale process and managing all aspects of production in post-sale
• Independently manage integrated marketing campaigns that may include any of the following: custom content, newsletter placements, podcast ads, editorial sponsorships, social, video, on-site content, etc
• Partner with Account Managers on newsletter partnerships
• Collaborate with Pre-Sale Marketing Teams, Sales, Account Manager & Post-Sale Creative Studios (design, branded, video, production) teams to ensure projects are developed and delivered on time, in scope, and within budget
• Own the advertising partner’s transition from pre-sale to post-sale ensuring that we understand client KPIs, our recommended strategy & presenting that strategy to our partners
• Schedule production kickoffs and manage creative check-ins with internal teams to clarify roles and responsibilities
• Lead client calls and provide white glove client service to ensure client retention
• Create production timelines and communicate with internal teams in both written and verbal scenarios, following up with next steps, and tackling client challenges with positivity
• Produce best-in-class content with the client’s objectives in mind and act as an interpreter of client feedback
• Acts as production manager for clients on set for all planned productions
• Update and maintain team trackers, indexes, and other shared team docs
• Manage 3P External Vendors/Partners for content production
• Route third party invoices to Accounts Payable for processing & record actualized costs in master budget tracker, upload and log all campaign expenses
• Manage Campaign Recap + QBRs on custom content
• Provide key insights from past campaign executions to optimize future campaign recommendations
• Work closely with the team to improve workflows and processes and communicate them to the organization
• Recommend cost-effective strategies and production efficiencies in pre-sale