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Head of Marketing, Industries

News Corporation, New York, NY, United States


About Our Organization
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).

About the Role
As the Head of Marketing for the Industries business, you will define the marketing strategy and plan to support the business’ strategic growth initiatives. This is a high‑visibility, cross‑functional leadership role where you will transform market opportunities into tangible, closed‑won outcomes. You will act as the primary marketing partner to the General Managers and Senior Leaders, you will lead product marketing efforts to define value propositions and points of differentiation by market segment while maximizing the outcomes and success of lead gen campaigns. You will orchestrate a unified, data‑driven marketing ecosystem that optimizes the entire client lifecycle.

You Will

Lead a centralized direct marketing organization for the Industries’ product suite: Enterprise News, Factiva, Newswires, and New Products

Act as a key partner to the GM and Business Leaders to ensure marketing activities and resources support the business’ strategic initiatives and are optimized for effectiveness

Define the marketing strategy, roles, and resources needed to support Industries’ growth and target areas of opportunity as the Industries’ product suite evolves. Leverage customer feedback and market research to inform and prioritize plans

In collaboration with business, product, and sales leaders, define value propositions for product offerings for different markets and end users; enable your team to create case studies, testimonials, competitive battle cards, and other sales support tools.

Coordinate and prioritize marketing initiatives by client types and market segments to achieve sales and retention targets while staying within budget

Collaborate with different teams within the central marketing organization to execute and optimize paid media, online presence, and event‑related activities for target market segments

Align closely with respective Sales leaders and organizations to optimize quality, pipeline velocity, and closed‑won outcomes

Track and measure lifecycle impact of leads through to closed won/lost opportunities to improve quality of leads delivered to sales and maximize ROI. Establish a performance dashboard to monitor daily KPIs, diagnose bottlenecks, and optimize resource allocation

Manage and coordinate online presence and positioning for different products and different market segments to maximize awareness

Lead exploration and testing of different channels for promoting awareness and engaging customers, such as industry‑specific events, advertising, and client dinners

Collaborate with other marketing leaders and teams of B2B products within Dow Jones to share learnings

You Have

At least 15 years of B2B marketing experience in fast‑paced environment, ideally within financial information services, or media/publishing

Extensive experience working with Sales organizations in leading product and account‑based marketing activities and lead generation campaigns that shorten sales cycles and increase conversion rates

Deep understanding of the full marketing mix (paid media, events, digital/online presence, branding) and the ability to prioritize these levers based on ROI

Experience working in, or leading, a centralized marketing model where you must influence teams without direct line authority

Strong background in managing significant marketing budgets with a focus on high‑impact resource allocation and cost‑efficiency

Ability to act as a trusted advisor to GMs and Business Leaders. You can clearly articulate strategy, justify marketing investments, and manage complex conversations

The willingness to work on‑site in our midtown Manhattan office 3 days each week

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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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/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, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable Accommodation

Business Area: Dow Jones - Industries

Job Category: Marketing & Product Management

Union Status: Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $250,000 - $300,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

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.

Req ID: 52364

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