Today we bring you our weekly sampler of cool youth media and marketing gigs. If your company has an open position in the youth media or marketing space, we encourage you to join the YPulse LinkedIn group, if you haven’t yet, and post there for focused career networking!
Global Social Media Platform Manager at Red Bull
Industry: Marketing, Online
Location: Salzberg, Austria
Description The Global Social Media Platform Manager is a high visibility, global role, and the ideal candidate has a proven track record of #winning at scale and is fluent in geek and marketing speak. This leader will be managing Red Bull’s existing social platforms including Red Bull Stash, Social Analytics, Red Bull Afterparty, and Red Bull Artograph (launching soon). The successful candidate will drive the adoption, usage, product development, and roll out of global platforms. A strong technology background, including technical project management, UI/UX work, and Web & mobile application design is required. Red Bull is looking for true thought leaders and innovators to help it stay at the top of the social media landscape. (More via Mashable)
Chief Operating Officer at Pencils of Promise
Industry: Non-Profit
Location: New York, NY
Description Pencils of Promise is looking for an energetic, professional, and forward-thinking Chief Operating Officer to help lead the organization on a day-to-day operational basis as the Executive Director builds large external partnerships that will drive major fundraising and marketing capabilities. Responsibilities include: helping dictate strategic priorities, direction and execution for the organization; inspiring, leading, hiring, and training senior staff members to oversee various silos; supporting fundraising efforts in offline and online capacities; interfacing with the Executive Director to guide vision and marketing of the organization; leading ideation and execution of annual campaigns; working with the Chief Financial Officer to determine annual budgets and work towards financial and strategic goals; participating in thought-leadership to position Pencils of Promise as a future leader in global education space; and speaking at conferences and various engagements. (More via Pencils of Promise)
VP, Creative Director at Current
Industry: Television
Location: New York, NY
Description The Vice President, Creative Director oversees the branding, positioning, and creative direction of the Creative Services Department for Current’s television shows, websites, ad sales marketing, and affiliate marketing. Responsibilities include: overseeing creative direction of all daily on-air promotion, launch, and image campaigns including graphic design for promos and show packaging; daily management of creative deliverables from internal and external vendors, ensuring creative integrity and accuracy; supervising an internal staff of writers/producers/editors, graphic designers, and promo scheduling and operations personnel as well as external creative agencies; pushing creative boundaries of traditional promotion and establishing creative standards that result in building the Current brand and solidifying its relationship with viewers, and guiding the development of the entire creative team. More via Current)
Publicity Manager/Senior Publicist at Penguin Young Readers Group
Industry: Marketing, Publishing
Location: New York, NY
Description Penguin Young Readers Group is seeking a creative, deadline driven, and detail oriented individual to join its Marketing Department. This position will be responsible for creating and executing major publicity campaigns for high profile authors. Specific responsibilities include pitching to national and regional TV, print, radio, and online media; writing press releases, pitch letters, author biographies, and other publicity materials; arranging and attending author appearances and book signing tours; creating targeted mailing lists and assisting with publicity database maintenance; and cultivating and maintaining strong media and author relationships. (More via Bookjobs)
College-Bound Marketing Manager at Sourcebooks
Industry: Marketing, Publishing
Location: Naperville, IL
Description Sourcebooks is seeking a College-Bound Marketing Manager to join a fast-paced, results-oriented sales and marketing team. This position is responsible for marketing Sourcebooks college-bound educational books and digital products to high schools, colleges, universities, and consumers. Responsibilities include direct marketing to high school guidance counselors, college admissions counselors, student life and residence life directors, parents, and students; developing high-impact marketing and sales materials; marketing the launch of a new, highly-innovative college program, and more. (More via SocialTimes)
Editor at J-14 Magazine
Industry: Publishing
Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Description Suffering from Bieber Fever? Obsessing over “The Hunger Games?” If you love and crave all things teen pop culture, then J-14Â is looking for you to join its editorial team. J-14 Magazine, the top-selling teen entertainment magazine on newsstands, seeks a candidate who is passionate about teen movies, music, and television with possible opportunities in beauty, fashion, and real-life features. Bonus points if you’re a social networking geek who adores Twittering and Facebooking. Ideal candidates will have strong feature writing skills, a keen eye for copy editing details, and enthusiasm for the market. (More via Mediabistro, reg required)
