Account Manager (Media Planning)

Food52 is a next-generation cooking and home company, named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, with a monthly reach of more than 25 million people. Food52 challenges the models of traditional media and retailers, combining content, commerce, and community around the belief that the kitchen is the heart of the home and that food is the center of a well‑lived life. Food52 inspires, informs, and supports its engaged community with recipes, videos, podcasts, events, and a curated selection of well designed, high‑quality products.

About the Role
We’re currently seeking a full‑time Account Manager to join our growing Brand Partnership Team in our New York office. This position will join an agile and fast‑paced cross‑departmental team tasked with driving performance and market results for our brand partners across display, video, social, newsletter, and events.

Key Responsibilities

Key participant in RFP brainstorms; work in tandem with Brand Strategy and Sales lead to craft strategic media plans and pitch decks in a timely and detail‑oriented manner

Supporting an end‑to‑end presale process, with strong project management skills

Compiling all marketing materials for all RFPs under $75k

Partner with Brand Strategy on GTM materials, seasonal pitch decks, and tentpole moment materials

Consult with cross‑functional teams to ensure all aspects of plans are strategically met and can be executed

Gathering all materials for client meetings, internal meetings, proactive outreach and client requests

Entering all media plans into agency templates and ensuring IOs are thoroughly checked and signed. Handling any IO revisions with legal/tech teams

Work in tandem with the Sales team on client correspondence throughout the pre‑sale process and help communicate feedback to internal stakeholders. This includes but is not limited to media plan revisions, specs, production timelines, benchmarks, required assets, etc.

Partner with Sales lead and Brand Strategy to transition sold campaigns with extreme detail to the Client Services Manager to ensure that no sold element slips through the cracks

Accompanying AE to client meetings, lunches, dinners and events to develop strong client relationships

Pulling industry articles on a weekly basis and evangelizing the most relevant to the Sales Team

Thoroughly understand and contribute to the development of ad product offerings, pricing and packaging, and maintaining profitable margins based on COGs

Qualifications and Requirements

Minimum of 3‑4 years’ experience in account management, media planning, or a similar digital role

Experience at a media publisher is a plus

Extremely detailed and organized

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Flexible and can deal effectively with changes in priorities or ambiguity

Comfortable with a fast‑paced, always‑on, start‑up environment

Understanding of digital brand advertising, and branded content

Success Metrics
The success of this role revolves around the following attributes:

Collaborative: You get things done cross‑functionally and believe it’s about the team, not the individual

Entrepreneurial: You have a passion for content‑driven advertising and are obsessed with innovating within the complex media landscape

High‑Energy: You’re infectiously optimistic and resilient, particularly in moments of change

Analytical: You are a critical thinker who loves to tell compelling stories through data and campaign analytics

Client‑First: You love working with and delivering for clients whether that be campaign optimizations, post‑campaign analytics, ad server quality and tag management

Meticulous: You’re detailed and thoughtful in your approach, understanding the little things can help drive the success of programs

Compensation
The compensation for this role is $85,000 to $100,000. The range provided is based on what we reasonably expect to pay for this job as of the time of posting. The actual salary offered will be determined based on multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job‑related knowledge, skills, geographical location, and other job‑related factors permitted by law.

EEO Statement
Food52 is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all team members. We evaluate candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics as required by law and as a matter of our company values.

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