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Associate Director, Paid Media, Barron's & MarketWatch

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Dow Jones

Associate Director, Paid Media, Barron's & MarketWatch

New York, NY

Job Description: About Us:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

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About the Role:

We are looking to hire an Associate Director, Paid Media to lead the strategy, management, and optimization across Search, Social, Display, and Programmatic campaigns for Barron's and MarketWatch. Barron's covers U.S. financial information, market developments, and relevant statistics, while MarketWatch provides financial information, business news, analysis, and stock market data.

As Associate Director, reporting to the Senior Director, Paid Media, you will manage a team of digital growth marketers, oversee all in-house paid media operations dedicated to acquiring Barron's and MarketWatch subscribers, and work cross-functionally with teams across the marketing organization including, but not limited to, Acquisition, Engagement, Retention, Brand, and Audience.

You will report to the Senior Director, Paid Media and work cross-functionally with teams across the marketing organization including, but not limited to, Acquisition, Engagement, Retention, Brand, and Audience.

You Will:
  • Work on-site in our midtown Manhattan office 3 days each week.
  • Manage a team of paid media managers and associates.
  • Oversee and drive the holistic strategic vision of in-house media campaigns across Google, Bing, Meta, X, LinkedIn, and Snapchat for Barron's and MarketWatch.
  • Optimize media spend of ~$10M across platforms and markets to increase audience reach and maximize acquisition volume.
  • Develop, test, and share performance results with Acquisition and Creative teams to inform direction on creative offers, etc.
  • Implement measurement strategies to drive incrementality and improve efficiency.
  • Partner with Newsroom, Brand, and Acquisition on marketing initiatives to develop a full-funnel media strategy across platforms.
  • Work with the Marketing Audience team on implementing new MarTech and advancing Paid Media reporting.
  • Present Paid Media strategy and performance to key stakeholders and SLT within the Performance Marketing team.
  • Support Senior Director, Paid Media in evaluating the overall value (costs, benefits, competitive analysis) of each tech platform, as well as proposed opportunities to execute and expand on the relationships.

You Have:
  • The willingness to work in our midtown Manhattan office 3 days each week
  • 10+ years of experience working in B2C digital media-based roles across paid search, paid social, display, programmatic, and other channels
  • Experience managing an annual budget of at least $6 million to $9 million
  • Experience managing a team and working with several cross-functional partners
  • Expertise media buying on Google, Bing, Meta, X, LinkedIn and Snapchat
  • In-depth experience with G-suite tech stack (GA4, DV360, CM360, SA360)
  • B2C subscription marketing experience is preferred
  • App acquisition experience is preferred
  • A bachelor's degree in marketing or business administration is preferred

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Our Benefits:
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - CMO - Marketing

Job Category: Marketing & Product Management

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $130,000 - $160,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.

Req ID: 42646

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY, USA
Job ID: DowJones-Job_Req_42646_694901754
Employment Type: Other

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