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!
Director, Urban Digital Marketing at Sony Music Group
Industry: Marketing, Music
Location: New York, NY
Description: The successful candidate will oversee and direct all aspects of day-to-day project management with a strong emphasis on marketing urban repertoire. Responsible for creating and executing top-down, best of breed marketing and promotional plans across all areas of online including portals and distribution partners, artist website, social media, new technology, CRM, SEM/SEO, third-party lifestyle, and e-commerce. He or she is responsible for nurturing and leveraging relationships with the artists and their management teams to drive return on investment. The Director is also required to set goals and manage campaigns in an effort to optimize reach and revenue and is responsible for managing and interpreting departmental reports and partner data. (More via Mashable)
Vice President at E! Online
Industry: Online
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Description: The Vice President is responsible for all day-to-day aspects of this leading entertainment news and information website. This position oversees strategy and execution across areas including editorial, product development, design, technology, and site marketing. The successful candidate will also be part of a team leading the charge to grow the E! Online brand across multiple digital platforms while ensuring to create experiences that drive network tune-in and engagement. (More via NBC Universal, job number 2859BR)
Associate Director of Marketing at Hachette Book Group
Industry: Marketing, Publishing
Location: New York, NY
Description: The Associate Director of Marketing will develop selling materials and execute marketing programs designed to promote Hachette Book Group’s children’s picture books and young adult novels to retail booksellers and consumer market. This person will also contribute to key departmental initiatives by managing advertising plans, overseeing key trade shows, planning solicitation mailings, and aiding in junior staff development. (More via Bookjobs)
Senior Editor, Animation Publishing at Disney
Industry: Publishing
Location: White Plains, NY
Description: Disney Publishing Worldwide seeks a Senior Editor, Animation Publishing to join the animation editorial team in developing and managing content development and licensee approvals. The ideal candidate is an experienced children’s book editor with strong project management and communication skills. This role involves extensive coordination and communication with Disney Publishing, studio contacts, and third-party publishers. Disney Publishing is a direct extension of the consumer’s experience with the company’s films, as well as a source of ongoing content and storytelling, and products must reflect and extend the authenticity of the films. (More via Mediabistro, reg required)
Social Media Manager at GlobalGrind.com
Industry: Marketing, Online
Location: New York, NY
Description: The ideal candidate for the position is a well-organized, multi-tasking social media junkie who has a rich and varied knowledge base in the worlds of hip hop and pop celebrities, as well as a keen understanding of all types of social media and a willingness to learn and explore new social media outlets. This is not a job for the faint of heart. Key responsibilities of the position include closely tracking and monitoring celebrities on Facebook/Twitter for breaking news and other compelling stories for the site, creating exciting tweets to build and engage followers and drive them to the site, and tracking trending topics on multiple outlets. You will be expected to reach out to other sites to develop relationships and explore new and exciting ways to interact with our followers/readers. (Via SocialTimes)
VP, Director of Marketing for a children’s media company
Industry: Marketing
Location: New York, NY
Description: The right candidate will be a classically trained marketer with a a proven track record of creating, executing, managing, and reporting in marketing campaigns for launching new products, driving customer acquisition and increasing customer retention, frequency and size of purchases; and a deep understanding of ways to improve the online consumer experience within an e-commerce environment. Key responsibilities include: developing an updated marketing plan that includes e-mail, social media, affiliate marketing, event marketing, an e-commerce platform, partnerships, and traditional direct channels; evaluating and optimizing the placement of existing offers and marketing initiatives; and developing, managing, and executing upon a cross-divisional, cross-media strategy that will optimize the lifetime value of their direct and indirect customers. (More via Mediabistro, reg required)
