Job Description:
Director of Barron’s Group Subscription Strategy, Dow Jones
The Marketing team is responsible for growing the subscriber base of Dow Jones products globally, across WSJ, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Investor’s Business Daily. Within the Marketing org, this role sits in the Subscription Strategy team, who set plans and priorities for each line of business and the key strategic focus areas, and are responsible for delivering on circulation volume and revenue targets.
Reports to:
VP of Barron’s and Bundle Subscription Strategy
Role Overview
This role is responsible for helping define the marketing and strategic programs associated with Barron’s group (primarily Barron’s and MarketWatch) subscriptions, and for driving their ultimate performance against goals. Ensuring that Barron’s Group (BG) strategy is translated into cohesive and impactful programs and projects means leveraging the full marketing org to promote these products, but also wider Dow Jones departments. The role will partner with many teams within marketing (brand and performance marketing, paid media, data science and analytics), as well as outside of marketing (customer service, product, technology, finance, legal, operations, customer insight, enterprise sales and editorial) to ensure all areas of the business are aligned and working toward the same strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Design and build marketing programs and campaigns that deliver BG growth, including inserting bundles in wider Dow Jones programs
- Input into the broader strategy behind the BG product vision and growth plan
- Serve as the day-to-day planning partner for the functional experts who are responsible for driving direct BG acquisition, engagement and retention globally
- Help define unique BG audience segments and use customer intelligence to drive growth. Be a champion for this defined customer cohort across the company
- Attend and set regular meetings with marketing and non-marketing teams to ensure all are delivering on agreed plans that drive strategic goals for BG
- Work with data and insight to define unique business cases and investment requests that support BG growth
- Manage strategic initiatives for cross-functional groups to ensure timely, on-budget execution
- Lead execution plans with strategic marketing partners advertising sales teams that mutually benefit advertising and bundle subscriptions.
- Understand the competitive landscape to identify market opportunities and risks.
What do you need from me?
- 12+ years of experience in a commercial role within a subscription or comparable e-commerce business. Having worked in media or publishing sectors is a plus
- Experience planning, supporting and helping build businesses with volume and revenue targets
- Ability to work effectively in a matrixed company model
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to manage workload effectively in a fast paced environment
- Lead with a growth mindset
- Use data effectively to make decisions
- Ability to see the big picture and impact holistically and turn individual tactics into programs of work.
- Ability to look ahead to understand how market trends will impact the business and pivot accordingly.
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Business Area: CMO – MARKETING
Job Category: Marketing & Product Management
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Pay Range: $100,000 – $250,000
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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.
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Req ID: 38658