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FOX Ad Sales is looking for an Associate, Strategic Initiatives. As the Associate, Strategic Initiative, you will be key in managing partnerships for Fox News, particularly with personal finance marketplace Credible. You will focus on the publication of personal finance content for Credible while working on separate partnerships that grow revenue. Due to the content production oversight of this role, it is vital that you have an editorial background and SEO expertise, preferably in business news/media.

In this role, you will also assist, manage, organize and facilitate tasks of existing revenue-generating partnerships while exploring and pursuing new ways to strengthen them. Additional responsibilities include analyzing metrics, market research, and presenting key takeaways/findings to internal stakeholders.

You should be a master multitasker who can work effectively and efficiently while managing multiple projects and supporting other cross-organization initiatives as needed. This cross-functional role will involve interfacing with multiple departments including, but not limited to, ad sales, editorial, product, business intelligence, finance, and legal.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the ideation, editing, and publishing of consumer finance content for the Credible partnership
• Assist in the management of stringer writers, including interfacing with them and utilizing editorial expertise to optimize content quality
• Maintain partnership discussions with Credible in order to facilitate growth, including analysis via new metrics, story performance, future story ideas, and promotions
• Use analytics platforms to understand real-time and historical data and trends to better inform decision-making on a daily basis and for the future of partnerships; consolidate KPI findings into presentations for key stakeholders
• Maintain and grow strategic partnerships with off-platform publishers and aggregators
• Monitor and research trends and opportunities in the digital landscape, and based on these trends, create strategies and recommendations to grow new partnerships and strengthen existing ones

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Minimum 3 to 5 years’ worth of digital experience (preferably in journalism or partnership management, marketing/advertising), including SEO expertise
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of analytics platforms (Ex: Adobe Analytics, Chartbeat, etc.)
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills, meticulous and consistent follow up
• Highly analytical, ability to interpret data, recognizing inflection points and key insights
• Exceptional understanding of digital landscape and ecosystem, key players, revenue models, etc.

ABOUT YOU

• Self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong and collaborative work ethic
• Critical thinker and creative problem solver
• Forward-thinking mentality with an interest in growth, growing revenue, and digital media

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• A Bachelor Degree