Senior Manager, Editorial Advertising Operations

Senior Manager, Editorial Advertising Operations Job Description

As the Senior Manager, Editorial Advertising Operations, you will be responsible for packaging, operationalizing, and executing digital editorial sponsorship offerings on behalf of our advertising partners across iconic brands like Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, All recipes, People, and more. In collaboration with the Brand Marketing, Account Strategy, and Editorial teams, you’ll work across advertiser categories and content spanning video, social, audio, and on-site.

This position reports directly to the Director, Editorial Advertising Operations within the Edit Solutions team.

In-office Expectations:
This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.

Edit Solutions is a centralized, brand-aligned team that supports the packaging, operationalization, and execution of sold digital editorial sponsor ships across People Inc.'s Lifestyle and Entertainment portfolio. We partner closely with Brand Marketing, Editorial, Video, Social, Sales, and Client Services to translate sold programs into scalable plans, build the infrastructure required for execution, and deliver clear launch guidance across on-site and off-platform channels.

Fast-paced, collaborative, and solutions-oriented, our team plays a critical role in protecting revenue, enabling cross-functional execution, and helping editorial sponsor ships come to life across as many as 28 brands.

• Partner with Brand Marketing, Account Strategy and Editorial teams to:
• Develop new packages and refine existing offerings
• Define and document editorial packaging details, with a focus on post-sale efficiency
• Act as the main point of contact for these teams during the pitch phase to vet opportunities
• Maintain knowledge of site capabilities, advertiser expectations, and disclosure requirements
• Ensure efficient hand-offs of sold editorial packages to the assigned post-sale project manager and assist throughout the lifecycle of the campaign as needed
• Maintain working knowledge of standard digital ad solutions and organizational policies
• Identify and develop solutions for process gaps and inefficiencies, with an eye toward scalability
• Project manage campaigns from sale through launch:
• Assess contractual obligations and translate them into launch deliverables
• Coordinate across multiple internal teams (Editorial, Video, Social, Account Strategy, and Sales) to ensure flawless execution of sold editorial sponsor ships

• BA/BS degree, preferably in Marketing, Advertising, Business or a related field, or combined relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in sales, digital media, marketing, product management, or project coordination
• Experience developing and managing production timelines to facilitate work across multiple teams.
• Experience in the use of collaboration software, such as Airtable, preferred but not required.
• High attention to detail with consistent follow-through.
• Be able to think strategically and act tactically. Willing to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done to solve problems independently and creatively.

It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In addition, the Company will provide reasonable…