Production Assistant, PBS Newshour| Alexandria, VA
PBS NewsHour is seeking a passionate Production Assistant who will be responsible for providing a diverse range of writing, research, editing, production, and tracking services to support the work of the PBS NewsHour. You will prepare news material and news feeds for compilation and produce compilations exercising independent judgment. Other tasks include researching and fulfilling video requests for PBS NewsHour producers, acquiring and creating footage, assisting in covering breaking news and in writing for broadcast news summary. College degree in journalism, communications, political science, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Introductory experience with broadcast and online journalism, including writing, editing, and shooting preferred. Experience with nonlinear editing programs is desirable.
Writer/Producer, Creative Lab | Washington D.C.
Overview
The Creative Lab @ McClatchy (CL) is looking for a creative, writing-first video producer who can help develop and implement creative visions for brands through words, design, images and other immersive, multimedia experiences.
The Creative Lab is a nationwide branded content studio with a heavy presence in Washington, D.C., and team members located in McClatchy markets across the country. This position may work in either the Sacramento or Washington, D.C. market.
The Creative Lab works with brands, advertisers and journalism clients to produce high-quality, relevant, video-centric branded content across several categories.
While we value a well-rounded skill set, a successful Producer candidate will show high proficiency in coming up with compelling campaign ideas and content concepts for brands. They’ll play a lead role in proposal creation while also (1) writing scripts and journalism-style stories for clients and (2) working with our writing freelancers.
Interested? Please apply and include a cover letter stating your interest and detailing your skill set. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Responsibilities
- Find and articulate clear and compelling narratives for brands
- Strategize and develop cohesive branded content campaigns (short- and long-term) that span platforms/media and have many moving parts
- Articulate and communicate branded content concepts to internal and external clients
- Plan, storyboard and execute storytelling concepts based on varying degrees of creative direction
- Pitch, research and produce written pitches and stories, social media posts, headlines and other branded content (SEO expertise a plus)
- Create compelling pitch decks (InDesign experience a plus)
- Develop new visual stories and formats
- Find and collect relevant archival and other pertinent material
- Work with and across teams to manage and execute different components of a branded content project/campaign (including advertising and marketing-specific components)
- Track and measure success of campaigns using analytics
- Work to uncover branded content opportunities across a specific market and region
Qualifications
- Degree in journalism, communications or English strongly preferred
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in journalism or branded content production
- Exposure to working in commercial/marketing or journalistic settings preferred
- Skilled content producer/strategist – passionate about content and storytelling
- Strong reporting, writing, sourcing, research skills
- Knowledge of the native advertising and branded content spaces –understands and can communicate the importance of branded content
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and verbal)
- Ability to multi-task and work successfully on cross-functional teams
- Ability to travel
- Experience with design and/or coding a huge plus
- Ability to communicate in Spanish a plus
- Experience in videography and production a plus
- Experience in event planning/coordinating a plus
- Experience/skill in animation production a plus
- Experience in 360 videography/production a plus
Skills Needed: Excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and team player skills required. Strategic thinking experience and the ability to work with a dispersed team. Visual sensibility and experience contributing to interactive and multimedia work, with creative concepts and implementation. Reliable editorial judgment, advanced communication/collaboration, and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines. A vision of future audience trends, social media platforms and digital media important.
Personal Attributes: Energy, flexibility, multi-tasking and online smarts. Skill to work well within a networked video-focused team and diverse group of clients. Aptitude for thinking big, working wisely and quickly iterating. Entrepreneurial spirit.
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AFI Directing Workshop for Women Currently Accepting Applications
The AFI Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) is currently on the lookout for participants for the upcoming year. As an organization devoted to cultivating female talent into successful directors and producers, the selected participants will receive intense mentorship to direct a short film or new media project. All completed projects will be showcased the following year.
Up to eight projects will be selected for an intensive, hands-on training workshop, after which the participants direct their projects. On average, approximately 5% of applicants are selected to participate in the program.
Successful candidates will have demonstrated collaborative and leadership skills in their professional careers. The ability to identify strong script material is critical for consideration. Applicants must also possess a willingness and ability to fundraise and network in support of their productions.
Applicants must have a minimum of three years’ professional experience working in the arts. This experience may not include credits earned from an academic program. Please note that applicants with professional credits as narrative directors — defined as a directing credit on a nationally broadcast or nationally distributed narrative non-documentary feature film or television program — are not eligible to apply.
All with Permanent Resident Card) and must reside and work in the United States or its territories during the workshop period. All participants are required to maintain current health insurance throughout the program.
An approximate nine-month commitment to the workshop is necessary. The four-week workshop intensive in May requires full-time attendance at the AFI Campus, where the average workshop day is between eight and twelve hours.
Following the workshop, candidates will be engaged in pre-production, production and post-production for the narrative projects. There are required delivery dates in pre-production and post-production, but the participant is not otherwise required to be on campus for those phases.
There is a fee of $125 to apply to DWW. For more details check out the website HERE.
Director Creative Media, Exelon Corporation| Baltimore, MD
Description
Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.
Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION
Strategically manage creative development of materials and technology supporting internal and external communications, branding, marketing and operations enterprise wide.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Communications planning
• Achieve ongoing awareness of corporate, opco and generation activities that will require media production, creative and events support
• Use creative processes to conceive media products that support communication goals
• Obtain and direct resources (staff, freelance and technical) to implement production plans
2. Provide strategic counsel to management in various divisions on possible methods for helping them reach their communication objectives.
• Counsel staff and freelance resources on the creative and timely execution of assigned projects
3. Oversee methods for meeting other content delivery requirements on a client-service basis across the enterprise. Managing/scheduling staff and freelance resources
• Plan work schedules so that production needs are met both in the office and in the field
• Oversee process for tracking time spent and billing other divisions for it
• Arrange availability of technical equipment and appropriate staff to coincide with production work
4. Creating, reviewing and approving communications materials
• Participate in the development of creative media products including scriptwriting, recording, editing, photography, computer graphics, retouching, layout, schematics, etc.
• Check, edit and approve the work of others to ensure it meets quality standards and project objectives
5. Serve as strategic partner to visual branding team.
6. Measure effectiveness of work through customer satisfaction, on-time delivery of work product, and zero-based budget.
Qualifications
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:
Minimum:
• Strong manager, skilled at building and developing teams to deliver maximum performance.
• Ability to counsel senior executives and navigate complex business issues.
• Ability to develop messaging, and integrated communications plans and strategies.
• Analytical thought process with high integrity
• Execution and process oriented, forward thinking, diligent and creative
• Capacity to deliver against quality, timing and cost targets
• Trustworthy with material confidential information
• Able to work effectively and efficiently in cross-functional teams
• Superior business writing and editing skills
• Strong project management skills; Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills; promotes open communication within the department and the division
• Motivational and persuasion skills
• Highly effective in a fast-paced environment, strong quantitative and analytical skills, excellent cross-functional collaboration with teams; works well under pressure
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong manager, skilled at building and developing teams to deliver maximum performance.
• Ability to counsel senior executives and navigate complex business issues.
• Technical knowledge related to media production tools
• BA in communication or BA in related production field (video production, new media, etc.). Experience in communication, design (skills specific to various disciplines), production processes (electronic and 3D) preferred.
DISCLAIMER The preceding position description is intended to provide the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to be a detailed description of the position or a comprehensive listing of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position, nor is it intended to indicate the exact amounts of time an individual will perform various position duties.
Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
Head of Marketing, Stephen Curry Under Armour| Baltimore, MD
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under Armour, via our dominating sports performance brand position, has built a strong foundation for both domestic and global growth in the coming years. At the core of this strong foundation, is the team sports athlete and consumer, whose loyalty to our brand has given Under Armour permission to expand and grow.
The Head of Marketing - SC will assist with developing an SC brand across multiple sport categories. This individual will focus on creating and activating a marketing strategy to drive the SC signature business and respective category extensions across footwear, apparel and accessories.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own brand positioning of SC brand across all sport categories
- Be the voice of the consumer; be a thought leader in communications and digital marketing.
- Quarterbacks activities that build authenticity and credibility, drives consumer engagement to achieve / exceed sales goals, globally.
- Partner cross category to manage all SC briefs (product, sports marketing, creative, events, digital, retail, etc.) to initiate and develop category-level support elements.
- Partners with cross-functional marketing expertise groups, and coordinates launches and activations.
- Strategically aligns with Global marketing leadership to ensure campaigns are authentic and relevant to SC and aligned with UA brand.
- Works within budget and reports on return on investment to measure effectiveness of marketing initiatives.
- Builds close partnerships with all cross functional teams (product, merchandising, sales, etc) and ensures relevant insights are cascaded to key stakeholders.
- Collaborates with Consumer Insights team on collection of consumer trends, competitive insights, industry updates and sales reports.
- Obsess the digital consumer journey across all digital touchpoints securing alignment across all teams.
- Collaborate and partner with other SC sponsorship partners.
- Travel required, domestic and international, including some holidays and weekends.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant marketing experience in a fast-paced, product-oriented, consumer-driven company and previous leadership experience.
- BA required, MBA is preferred but not mandatory.
- Established relationships at all levels, inclusive of the executive level, in the global marketing industry.
- Prior experience working for a global company with a strong, premium brand and a distinct culture
- Experience working for either a start-up or high-growth organization is a plus.
- Experience conducting business and partnering with executives and staff in multiple regions, a plus.
- Proven global citizen through travel and diversity of experiences.
Associate Producer NBC News| Washington D.C.
Job Title Associate Producer, NBC News 01-Aug-2018 Business Segment NBC News and MSNBC Responsibilities As an Associate Producer, you will be responsible for working with Correspondents and Producers to help to produce content (live, tape, multimedia) in a competitive time frame for various NBC News platforms. This is a heavy travel and politics-oriented position. Job Duties · Work with Correspondents in the field to prepare live reports · Act as go-to field producer on political coverage in Washington, DC and through the United States · File regular reports on politics for NBCNews.com · Cover daily and breaking news and report on events · Conduct interviews · Originate story ideas · Coordinate interviews, satellites and other feeds · Conduct background research · Utilize DJ skills to shoot, edit and field produce as required.
CNN Talent Executive Assistant | Washington D.C.
CNN is hiring a Talent Executive Assistant! This position is responsible for administrative support for CNN anchor talent. See what it’s like to work at CNN! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. What will you be doing? -Provides a full range of administrative support to the show Anchor talent including but not limited to: arrange travel, maintain Outlook calendar, schedule meetings, prepare expense reports, answer and screen calls, maintain file system, maintain office supplies and process expenses. -Individual must be proactive and able to prioritize while handling a demanding, ever-changing calendar for the Anchor. -Candidate must be able to work with high-profile talent with ease. This individual must be able to effectively coordinate the Anchor's schedule along with appropriate show staff, Public Relations, outside agencies, and all other necessary parties to ensure shoots and meetings are executed seamlessly. -Must be able to work well independently as well as part of the Business Administration team on bureau events. -Production research and editorial support required as needed. -Also provides support for the show team on Time & Labor, reviewing/tracking non-exempt overtime and maintaining vacation schedules. What do we need from you? - Three years of strong senior/executive level on-air talent support experience required. - Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite) a must. -Ability to quickly learn and quickly adapt to change. -This position represents the Anchor talent and interacts with department employees, senior management, other Bureaus and Corporate, high profile talent and political figures, as well as numerous internal and external clients which requires a high level of diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality. -Must thrive in a fast-paced environment and able to manage many projects/tasks at once with ease and poise. -Must be willing to be on-call on a 24x7 basis, reachable by mobile phone. -Must have a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration. -Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. -Bachelor degree or relevant work experience But wait, there’s more! • Paid time off every year to volunteer • 2017 Best Company for Working Mothers • An in-house learning and development team to help shape and grow your career • Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands like HBO, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TNT, and TBS Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and E-Verify users. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Associate Activation Director Social At Essence Magazine| New York City
About the role
The Associate Director, Social Activation acts as the client’s day to day Paid Social expert and partner. This role is responsible for delivering best in class brand and DR paid social campaigns with many sub-campaigns and stakeholders - with a laser focus on advanced measurement and innovation. Success in this role involves providing strategic insight across a breadth of channels, collaborating on best practice and optimization strategies within the social channel specifically, and leading a team.
The Media Activation team is responsible for providing thoughtful and exciting recommendations for Search, Social, Display, and Video, owning supplier relationships, and then executing those recommendations expertly. The Media Activation team leverages their mastery of each channel to make sure its recommendations are consistently excellent and innovative, and that in-channel performance and data integrity is maximized.
Some of the things we’d like you to do:
- Support the team Director Social Activation in capacity planning & resource management for the team
- Participate in the development and creation of Social best practices in NA coordinating with global EMEA / APAC team to ensure consistency across regions
- Develop strong relationships with key clients and suppliers, leading team communications with these stakeholders.
- Co-own partner relationships (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin, Snap, etc)
- Contributing to agency-wide continuous improvement projects regarding processes and quality standards
- Managing risks & opportunities for the channel across the team, including escalating necessary issues and brand safety
- Develop thought leadership pieces & case studies throughout the course of the year to galvanize role within wider industry as a paid social expert
- Gain a more strategic understanding of our clients’ business and KPIs, and keep up to date with latest Industry news and be proactive in spotting trends, product releases, and other opportunities which could enhance our activity
- Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress. Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done
- Career development and coaching for Supervisors and Managers
- Provide awareness and recognition for jobs well done
- Strong and effective communication across all levels; ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally
- Gain a more strategic understanding of the client’s business and KPIs, and keep up to date with latest Industry news and be proactive in spotting trends, product releases, and other opportunities which could enhance our activity
A bit about yourself:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proven experience in a Digital Media or Advertising role
- Proven People Management Experience of a team size of 4+
- Approximately 6+ years experience in a digital media agency, minimum 5 year of paid social buying experience, minimum 3 years of people management experience
- Knowledge of:
- A passion for everything digital, with an active interest and understanding of online advertising industry trends
- Strong understanding of optimization levers & testing approaches
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are particularly important in developing client relationships and maintaining efficient communication across the team
- Great analysis skills (including quantitative analysis) and confidence in making information based decisions
What you can expect from Essence
Essence’s mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world’s very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.
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Sr. Account Manager Strategic Partnerships| Booking.com - New York City
Strategic Partnerships is supporting Booking.com BV with executing its strategies related to Booking.coms third-party distribution, business development and partnership goals across diverse sectors. These duties include supporting Booking.com BV with establishing new partnerships and developing strategies to grow existing key partners in the United States market. This position will be based in New York City and report to the Area Manager of Strategic Partnerships, US East.
This role requires an individual with a strong background in e-commerce, travel industry knowledge, successful business development skills and demonstrated success in the management of distribution partnerships. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, energetic and engaged team member with an established network across key industry categories.
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Promote Booking.com BVs brand name and its online reservation services to potential business partners;
- Manage the entirety of the business development cycle (sourcing, networking, and closing) large partnerships that align with the group's strategic objectives.
- Manage and maintain existing relationships with large distribution partners (affiliates).
- Build and maintain a professional network within the online (travel) industry;
- Monitor the success of each account and manage client relationships by advising on Booking.com BVs services;
- Support Booking.com BV in research, identification, and segmentation of business opportunities regarding strategic partners (websites/ mobile platforms) to increase the number of potential visitors and bookings on these platforms;
- Establish an understanding of the business objectives of these partners and match these with the range of services of Booking.com BV to create and maximize new business opportunities;
- Highlight behaviors and key trends in the designated market;
- Proactively support the business and report to Area Manager Strategic Partnerships;
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years business development relevant work experience within North American e-commerce industry (travel industry strongly preferred). Financial services/banking/loyalty sector experience a plus.
- Requires versatility and adapting quickly to the latest guidelines from Booking.com BV;
- Business, marketing or other relevant bachelors degree; MBA or Masters degree preferred;
- Experience in cultural management and differences;
- Creative, persistent and outgoing personality, eager to learn;
- Proactive, positive and self-motivated with ability to work without close supervision;
- Quick and resourceful, team-player, flexible, accurate, strong analytical skills and eye for detail;
- Excellent communication, business and reporting skills;
- Travel up to 50%
Marketing Manager at McCormick & Company | Baltimore, MD
POSITION OVERVIEW
Under the general supervision of the Marketing Director, the eCommerce & Customer Marketing Manager will plan, direct, execute and analyze our eCommerce and customer specific marketing programs for assigned brands and portfolios in US Foodservice. As such the Marketing Manager will responsible for the development and execution of strategic eCommerce plan and for translating strategy into customer specific eCommerce and Digital Path to Purchase strategies for 3-year planning periods. The position will participate and manage strategic and annual planning as well as day-to-day execution of customer marketing plans for all existing and new Foodservice channels. Leads US cross-functional project team related to customer specific initiatives, and is accountable and responsible for our customer marketing annual plan and implementation across Pure Play, omni-channel (strategic account focus) and new emerging formats. Responsible for providing direction and managing teams across marketing, sales and analytics. Accountable for Foodservice sales growth in US. Reports to eCommerce and Customer Marketing MM.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for direction, development and execution of strategic e-commerce and digital path to purchase plans with our most important customers. Works as business lead to provide direction to key cross-functional partners. Ensures alignment of strategy with volume and profit growth objectives.
- Develop 3-year and annual e-commerce and digital path to purchase plans and present to divisional and company leadership. Develop and report key performance indicators.
- Participates as subject matter expert (SME) in key account meetings across the entire foodservice space
- Directly supports e-commerce and digital efforts with strategic customers (i.e. Amazon business) and omni-channel customers with e-commerce capabilities (e.g. Sysco) and non-traditional as well as direct-to-operator routes to market (e.g. Blue Cart)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- BA in Marketing or related field. MBA preferred
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in broad-based business to include solid understanding of Marketing and Sales
- Strong understanding of digital Path to Purchase – min 2 years direct experience
- Solid knowledge of the foodservice value chain (distributors, operators, etc.) with understanding on how the practices of marketing and sales intersect to drive sustainable growth
- Strategic thinking, communication, teamwork, project leadership, P&L understanding, syndicated databases, research, planning, consumer activation and communication, sales and category analysis skills
- Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, PowerPoint and Excel; Salesforce.com experience required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Solid working knowledge of the foodservice channel both customer and operator focus
- Strong understanding of eCommerce holistically; specific applicable knowledge for foodservice
- Knowledge of GS1 and marketing savvy to identify content gaps and enhancement opportunities
- Demonstrated experience in developing and aligning on strategic goals
- Ability to develop vertically integrated marketing campaigns that drive sustainable business growth (sales & margin)
- Strong project and budget management skills
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HBO Associate Producer| New York, New York
A junior writer/producer who is developing creative and conceptual skills and who has basic writing and producing skills. Typically assigned to produce format or format-related productions, i.e., updates of previously created promotions. Intermittently assigned to produce midlevel productions, i.e., more standard, semi-complex productions. Intermittently supports the staff on high-level productions, Produces format productions independently with regular management oversight. Produces midlevel productions with frequent guidance from senior staff and frequent management oversight.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Edits video elements such as on-air break elements and basic teasers/bumpers.
Assists the team in loading footage, creating, writing and/or editing content along with logistical project oversight.
Gathers news and other information for use within productions.
Logs and times-out clips.
REQUIREMENTS:
Developing creative marketing skills.
Basic writing and production skills.
Working knowledge of several post-production editing (AVID), video, writing and producing functions.
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Oprah Magazine is Looking for Writers
Oprah Magazine is relaunching their website and have numerous positions open. Click here to apply.
Senior Marketing Manager, The Washington Post | Washington D.C.
The Washington Times, the nations’ most respected leader providing hard-hitting journalism and razor-sharp commentary, is seeking an experienced, energetic and ambitious highly motivated Senior Marketing Manager.
The individual in this position is responsible for planning, creating, and executing a wide-range of communication programs to increase audience development and revenue across all Washington Times Media. The Senior Manager will oversee aspects of the company’s marketing, audience engagement, branding and public relation efforts. This individual drives both the internal and external messaging in the form of digital marketing, sales materials, and brand awareness efforts through various marketing strategies utilizing all aspects of digital technologies and traditional platforms to reach vast audiences.
A qualified candidate for this position must have 7+ years of marketing experience with a high degree of knowledge in digital marketing; optimizing websites and landing pages with a minimum of 3 years experience in management. Previous experience with Salesforce, Omniture/Site Catalyst, Maximizer and/or Webtrends, preferred. Working knowledge of social media monitoring is a strong plus!
This opportunity offers a competitive base salary, medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k) program, as well as free parking. If you have a huge drive to succeed, outstanding work ethic, integrity, a proven professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is ready to take the lead in our marketing department, this opportunity is for you!
If you have a huge drive to succeed, outstanding work ethic, integrity, a proven professional with excellent communication skills who is ready to take the lead in our marketing department, this opportunity is for you!
Marketing Manager, Under Armour| Baltimore, MD
Email & CRM Marketing ManagerUnder Armour is the chosen brand of this generation of athletes... and the athletes of tomorrow. We're about performance - in training and on game day, in blistering heat and bitter cold. Whatever the conditions, whatever the sport, Under Armour delivers the advantage athletes have come to demand.
That demand has created an environment of growth. An environment where building a great team is vital. An environment where doing whatever it takes is the baseline and going above and beyond to protect the Brand is commonplace.
The world's hungriest athletes live by a code, a pledge to themselves and everyone else: Protect This House... I Will. Our goal is to Build A Great Team! Will YOUProtect This House?!
SUMMARY:
The Email and CRM Marketing Manager will be responsible for building a data-informed segmentation and customer contact strategy that converts Under Armours global universe of Connected Fitness app users into rabid brand fans and loyalists. This role will utilize multiple marketing channels (starting with email but including in-app and push notifications as well), with the objective of growing customer acquisition and retention. You will be a hands-on marketer who loves standing up new customer acquisition programs and is adept at prioritizing areas to scale or automate marketing efforts. You will have extensive experience with A/B testing and marketing experimentation. You have an eye for great creative and copy, coupled with excellent customer instincts. You will relentlessly innovate on behalf of customers, and actively participate in a strong culture of rapid experimentation, measurement, and iteration within your team. This is a global role that will be an integral part of the overall strategic vision of the DTC business, shaping how UA expands its foothold with consumers in Europe and Emerging Markets.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Use data and customer insights to lead the development of comprehensive strategies that achieve revenue and engagement goals, while working with internal teams and external vendors to achieve success.
Devise, launch, test and optimize campaigns across the customer lifecycle and within multiple channels including email, push notifications, and in-app messages.
Monitor and analyze campaign results across all channels to understand the effectiveness of strategies and tactics for improving key acquisition and retention metrics.
Develop robust test and learn strategies that guide optimization of programs over multiple years.
Provide regular cadence of reporting with insights and recommendations.
Establish a high bar for marketing creative and copy; serve as an internal thought leader for global teams.
Partner closely with key stakeholders across Under Armour (Marketing, Product, Analytics/Data Science, Design and Engineering) to craft our global customer acquisition strategies and product roadmap.
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
5-7 plus years experience building and optimizing complex email marketing programs
Bachelors degree
Proven track record of managing relationships with external partners or vendors
Excellent communication skills ability to influence through strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
Strong marketing, planning, project management and organizational skills
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing strategies
Strong team player with ability to build relationships with teammates in remote offices and leverage input from across the organization
At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
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Executive Producer, Discovery Channel | Silver Spring, MD
Position Summary
The Executive Producer is responsible for helping to create, produce and manage ground breaking, innovative television programs. The Executive Producer has creative oversight of a variety of production projects and manages the efforts of multiple outside production companies simultaneously. The EP will also have a strong partnership with the Development function and will be part of the process of building a series/event from the ground up. You will need a strong history of creating factual and entertainment series. The job is to create new programs, new genres and find new ways of talking to audiences.
Responsibilities
1) Will be expected to share ideas and contribute to the strategic vision and direction of the network. Must always think through the 'big picture' when managing the production process. Will be held accountable for exploring the possibilities for each show managed (ex. Online opportunities, VOD offering, commerce options, potential of project to become an event or series, etc.)
2) Must work with internal research team to conduct regular health checks on shows being managed and make recommendations on what the implications of the data are for communications, marketing, ad sales, etc.
3) Must contribute to team initiatives that have network-wide implications as determined by Sr. Management (ex. best practices, sharing information, improving vendor relations, business affairs processes, etc.)
4) Serve as Team Lead and Main Contact on all aspects of production for Network projects as assigned by network SVP. Directly responsible for pushing project information to internal Network teams and ensuring that the network is maximizing the potential of each project in all stages of production.
5) Review and convey timely comments to program producers on all stages of development and production, and, if a stage in production is not approved, give timely written notice to the producer of the reasons why such approval has not been accorded.
6) Work with the team to develop new creative concepts, formats and show ideas to pitch back to Development and Programming teams.
7) Supervision of entire creative process - from treatment review to final delivery on original, co-production and reversion projects.
8) Review, edit, and approve preliminary and final treatments, outlines, shooting scripts, scripts, production schedules, budgets, selects, graphics, music, rough cuts, fine cuts, final narration and final versions of all assigned programs.
9) Work with DCI's Talent Relations Department to coordinate casting of talent for network projects. Review talent audition material and work with talent team on contract negotiations.
10) Communication of production information to all internal (ex. Production Management, Business Affairs, Legal, Scheduling, Marketing, Communications, Online, Education, Consumer Products, etc.) and external parties associated with the production including the Network senior management team as necessary.
11) Management of multiple outside production companies on multiple series and specials simultaneously, and in coordination with DCI internal departments to ensure timely, effective and on-budget development, production and delivery of original commissions and co-productions.
12) Adherence to and accountability for all aspects of DCI's editorial, budgetary and production standards, as well as contractual and deliverables requirements for DCI programming. Requires clear, on-going communication of DCI's editorial guidelines and standards of quality to outside production companies, particularly during story development and rushes stages, including early notification of productions not meeting DCI standards.
13) Supervision of all production phases of reversions or repackaging, including editing, renarration, post-production audio, scripting, graphics and field and studio production.
14) The Executive Producer will be held jointly accountable for the effective business and financial management of their programs.
15) Acts as network representative to outside organizations and responsible for maintaining relationships with external vendors and clients.
16) Supervisor of assigned Production Support Team member. Responsible for managing their daily workload, schedule, career growth, training and development as well as their annual review.
17) Help manage on-air and off camera talent as it relates to all aspects of the creative process. In concert with Talent Relations, Communications, Marketing, Online and other internal units, assist in the coordination of talent as it relates to promotion, press, digital outreach and the overall support of the program/series.
Requirements
- Ten plus years field or studio production experience as producer or writer in film or video documentary, reality, drama, general entertainment, informational, how-to, talk, etc.
- Experience in producing Talent-led series experience is a must.
- Multi camera event programming experience is a plus
- A demonstrated track record in creative execution and ratings performance.
- Experience managing a slate of multiple television projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrated aptitude to work closely with external producers to represent the network's needs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage the creative process from concept to air.
- Ability to work closely with related divisions including press, marketing, ad sales, education and consumer products.
- Experience working with on-air talent including: hosts, experts, and cast members. Live production experience preferred.
- Four-year college degree or equivalent work experience.
- Must have legal right to work in the United States.
Silver Spring, Maryland, MD
Commercial Producer, Hearst| Baltimore, MD
WBAL-TV/ Hearst Television has an opening for a Commercial Producer. This position is responsible for producing high quality broadcast commercials and social media content from inception to completion, on-time and on-budget.
Responsibilities
- Design, produce and edit commercial content to create high-quality, results oriented, marketing content for clients on all platforms
- Work directly with the clients, Sales Management and Account Executives to develop the best message and branding campaign for the clients’ needs at various budget levels across multiple categories
- Work with the Production Manager and videographer to schedule and execute all aspects of production, managing shoots from start to finish
- Strong understanding of production techniques in filming, time needed for projects and best practices for execution related to production services is essential
- Must work well within a collaborative environment, be self-sufficient, resourceful and handle deadline pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present and sell ideas
- Extremely organized and detailed, with great time management skills
- Other responsibilities as assigned on a per project basis
Required Skills - Extensive Adobe Premiere Pro experience. After Affects, Photoshop experience, as well as lighting and audio experience
- Work independently and lead projects through all phases of production including creative development, pre-production, production, post-production, finishing/delivery of digital assets
- Ability to conceptualize, write, produce and edit content that tells a compelling story
- The ability to work well under tight deadlines, delivering on-time, within budget, from script to screen
- Positive, motivated attitude with a strong work ethic, superb attention to detail and strong communication abilities
Required Experience - Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Production, Marketing or Broadcast-related field
- 2 years of hands-on experience working in commercial production
- Must be able to have flexible hours to meet high volume demands periodically throughout the year
- Must be willing to work extended hours when necessary to meet tight deadlines
- Valid driver's license with good driving record required
Equivalent military training from Defense
Information School (DINFOS) and associated experience will be considered.
https://hearst.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/commercial-producer-3336?ats=selectminds
Senior Editor, Boston Magazine| Boston, MA
Employment Opportunities
Senior Editor
Boston is seeking a Senior Editor to join an experienced team of award-winning magazine makers at New England’s premier monthly.
Want to join?
For magazine editors who also love to write and have at least four years of longform and feature experience, this is a dream job. You’ll have the time and resources to develop 4,000-word-and-up stories from across the region, focusing on a city that’s at the center of national discussions on politics, policy, education, finance, tech, media, innovation, sports, culture, and crime—with inside access to many of the nation’s biggest personalities. And you’ll work in a fast-paced, digital-friendly newsroom that’s reaching a growing audience in print, online, and at our signature events. We are looking for someone who’s excited to generate feature ideas, contribute monthly to the front-of-book, and write and edit provocative features throughout the year.
If you are a qualified candidate and interested in this position, please email a cover letter, resume, and five clips that demonstrate longform writing and editing excellence to jobs@bostonmagazine.com. We value diversity. Phones calls, or walk-ins will NOT be accepted.
Audience Development Manager
Metro Corp, the parent company of Philadelphia and Boston magazines, seeks an experienced individual to help manage, develop and execute audience programs for its Audience department. The primary duties of this role include management of Metro Corp’s audience database, execution of marketing plans and program enhancements to drive engagement and development of membership program.
Ideally, the candidate should be a problem-solver with a keen eye for detail and accuracy, a willingness to learn and contribute, ability to meet deadlines, and a demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams. Skillful communication, organization, and project management experience required.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist Audience Development Director in development and management of communications and promotion strategy to reach and retain and grow target audience
- Conceptualize, implement and manage membership program
- Own and manage Hubspot database, testing, optimizing and implementing retargeting strategies
- Plan and execute paid social media campaigns
- Write promotional audience marketing content and review consumer marketing content, including e-blasts, letters, landing page copy, brand campaigns, social content and advertising
- Organize and manage companywide e-blast calendars and e-lists for all audience facing e-blasts
- Monitor SEO and perform ongoing keyword research, optimize copy and landing pages
- Execute on ticket sales strategy for events and select tasks related to event promotion
- Manage campaign expenses to ensure programs meet revenue expectations
- Collect audience data for our channels and our prospective clients, complete data analysis and develop audience insights
- Monitor website traffic and identify trends
- Support sales team with audience data on request
Required Skills
- Solid understanding of performance marketing, conversion and online customer acquisition
- Expertise in email database management, marketing automation and growth hacking
- Strategic thinker with excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills
- Project management and organizational skills, flexible and able to multi-task
- Ability to quickly learn new software systems including Hubspot and Survey Monkey
- Experience with paid social media campaigns
- Working knowledge of SEO, keyword research
- Experience with website analytics tools like Google Analytics
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, intermediate excel skills
- A love of data, creativity, and curiosity
Qualifications and Required Proficiencies
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 2 years working in publishing, marketing or data analytics
- Excellent understanding of data administration and management functions
- Hubspot knowledge a huge plus
Social Editor, Munchies | New York, New York
Social Editor, Munchies
OVERVIEW
The Social Editor will be the voice of MUNCHIES on all social platforms and the primary developer of audiences across social media. They will work closely with the editorial, video, and branding teams to create and distribute content to the MUNCHIES audience. They must be have excellent time management, the ability to multitask, and solid teamwork skills.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage all social media platforms and community engagement for MUNCHIES
- Watch down and provide feedback on all social videos
- Edit and A/B test headlines to maximize click through and engagement on all stories and provide feedback to editorial team
- Pitch stories to editorial staff based on social performance
- Create platform-specific visual content with our production team and kitchen team, including multiple Instagram Story series
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- Experience or strong interest in food media or the restaurant industry is preferred
- 1-2 years experience in journalism or social media
- Familiarity with Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights and reporting data from these platforms is a plus
- Familiarity with the VICE Network and brand voice
- Innovative background, especially in regards to video, multimedia, visual and interactive media, and how these translate to engagement
- Basic understanding of Photoshop is a plus
If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.
Disclaimers:
Equal Employment Opportunities: VICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that strives to create and maintain a workplace that celebrates inclusion and diversity. At VICE, we understand that inclusion and diversity is a major benefit to our employees, our readers and viewers, and our company culture. We treat all applicants and employees fairly without regard to age, alienage or citizenship status, color, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status and partnership status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion/creed, sexual orientation, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, status as a veteran or active military service member, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
VICE requires that all employees have proper authorization to work in the U.S. Should an applicant require employment sponsorship, VICE will determine, in its sole discretion, whether such sponsorship will be provided.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with the New York City Fair Chance Act or other applicable laws.
*Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily, with or without a reasonable accommodation. The requirements and essential functions described above are not an exhaustive list and instead are meant to describe the general nature and level of work required of the job. VICE reserves the right to modify the essential functions of this position where a legitimate business exists.
To all recruitment agencies: Unless otherwise indicated, VICE does not accept agency resumes and is not responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes.
PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship
The PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship (EV) is a literary mentorship that aims to provide new writers who are isolated from the literary establishment with the tools, skills, and knowledge they need to launch a professional writing career.
Emerging Voices is a rigorous national fellowship that is based in Los Angeles, with weekly meetings and an intense reading and writing schedule. If you are not a resident of Los Angeles, and you are awarded the fellowship you will need to relocate for the seven month period, from January to July of 2019. Housing is not provided.
Components of the Emerging Voices Fellowship Include:
- Guidance from a professional mentor.
- Private Author Evenings with writers, agents, and publishers.
- Genre-specific master classes.
- UCLA Extension Writers' Program classes.
- A professional voice instruction class and recording session.
- A submissions workshop.
- A volunteer opportunity.
- Authors photos and professional bio.
- Three public readings in Los Angeles.
- A $1,000 stipend.
People ineligible for the Emerging Voices Fellowship:
- Those who have an M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., or minor in Creative Writing.
- Students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs.
- Writers who have published one or more books through major publishing houses, university presses, or established presses.
- Current professional magazine and or newspaper feature writers or editors.
- Writers who are widely published in top-tier literary journals and/or magazines.
- Anyone under the age of 21.
Applications Must Include:
- Completed short answers.
- A professional CV or résumé. Please list any writing experience, education, and publishing credits.
- Two current letters of recommendation written by people who are either familiar with your writing, or can attest to your ability to complete a long term project. Letters must include the recommender's current e-mail address and phone number. Recommenders are not notified until the completed application is submitted. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the two letters are uploaded on August 1, 2018, by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. (If you are waiting until the last minute to apply, be sure to notify your recommenders ahead of time so that their letters are ready to upload.)
- A writing sample of up to 20 pages of double-spaced fiction or creative nonfiction, or 10 pages of single-spaced poetry. This sample should be relevant to the project you are proposing in the short answer section of your Emerging Voices Fellowship Application. Writing samples that exceed this page count will be disqualified.
Writing Samples Must:
- Include full name and e-mail address on each page.
- Be typed, double-spaced, paginated in 12-point Times New Roman font.
- Uploaded as an attachment.
- Not be longer than the required page count. (See above.)
Notification:
Finalists will be notified mid-November and will be required to interview in person with the selection committee in Los Angeles. The list of selected fellows will be posted on the PEN America website following interviews.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2018 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
https://pen.submittable.com/submit/116936/2019-pen-america-emerging-voices-fellowship-application
PEN America does not discriminate based upon age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, status as a veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Associate Beauty Editor, The Cut| New York City
Associate Beauty Editor, the Cut
New York Media energizes people around shared interests, igniting important conversations with a cosmopolitan point of view and providing the map to shrewdly navigate a fast-moving culture. We want to be a beloved habit for people around the world, with groundbreaking journalism at our core. By connecting our consumers to indispensable content and experiences, our media becomes the starting point from which we can provide innovative offerings across multiple platforms.
The Editorial team is at the core of everything New York Media does. Our team strikes the perfect balance of content that’s smart and funny so that our readers know everything they need to know to navigate a fast-moving culture, whether that’s up-to-date information on political events, cultural developments, fashion trends, or the latest scientific breakthroughs.
The Cut is looking for a curious and energetic writer/editor to explore the complex relationship between beauty, wellness, and self.
New York Media is a place where you can be yourself and make an impact. Our team members are creative and collaborative, and we want to be just as engaged and diverse as our audience. We know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is crucial in maintaining our strength as a prominent media organization.
We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.
With a commitment to maintaining a bias-free environment in which harassment is prohibited, we respect cultural diversity and comply with the laws of the places in which we operate. We expect our business partners, suppliers, clients, and all of our team members to uphold these commitments.