Media Strategist and Contract Specialist

Media Strategist and Contract Specialist

Haymarket Media, Inc. is seeking a Media Strategist and Contract Specialist to join the Business Media Operations team. This position is located in our New York office, with three days on-site (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and a team flex day) and two days remote.

Job Overview:

The Media Strategist and Contract Specialist plays a pivotal role within the Operations team supporting our business media brands with pre-sales functions across print, digital, events and custom products. The position requires a keen eye for detail with the ability to multitask, communicate effectively and problem solve. This role requires regular communication with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including sales, ad ops, marketing, finance, clients and senior management.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of all products, inventory, and pricing

• Manage inventory and audience count requests, maintaining an accurate accounting of availability and innovating more efficient ways of tracking inventory

• Liaise with internal teams on production schedules and timelines for contracts

• Process new clients alongside the billing department

• Draft and finalize client contracts/IOs

• Obtain approvals for out of scope sales before they are provided to reps/clients via PDF and/or Docusign

• Liaise with sales reps and legal team to process client contract redlines in a timely manner

• Manage the process of creating sales materials including media kits, sell sheets and specsheets at least annually for all relevant brands and products

• Assist sales reps and audience development with barter agreements

• Prepare central sales deck for sales to pull from for client presentations

• Assist in strategizing and completing RFPs

• Develop knowledge of internal processes as they relate to Custom, Content Hub, AdOps, Marketing to enhance cross-departmental collaboration

• Help with team projects and other assignments as needed

Skills and Requirements:

• An interest in supporting and facilitating sales and the sales process

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Great organizational skills 

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Experience in Salesforce, Google Suite and Microsoft office Suite

• 2-3 years of experience

What We Offer:

• A competitive compensation package

• The salary range for this position is $50,000–$60,000. Compensation will be commensurate with experience, skill level, functional and/or industry knowledge, education level, certifications, as well as other qualifications.

• Paid annual vacation, holiday and sick time off

• Comprehensive health plans including medical, dental and vision

• Competitive 401(k) investment options and generous company matching program

• Life insurance

• Commuter benefits

• Employee referral awards

• Tuition reimbursement

• Work from anywhere option to ensure work life balance 

• Training opportunities through industry-recognized programs

• A creative and passionate workplace and a fun, collaborative team environment

• Three Week “Work from Anywhere” benefit, to ensure work life balance

About Haymarket:

Haymarket has its heart and soul in publishing and media. Since the company was founded half a century ago, Haymarket has always prided itself on being a highly creative business, with an unrelenting focus on the quality of the products and the people. The philosophy has always been quite simple: only by having the highest quality individuals can you produce the highest quality products, combining the best in content, design, production and customer services. Globalization is opening up the world further and provides many opportunities for growth. Haymarket has offices around the world and many of the titles are now truly global brands. Haymarket serves a broad spread of business markets, from marketing to medicine to technology along with exhibitions and live events. Predicting the shape of the business in 3, 5, or 10 years is almost impossible; and the unpredictability is part of the appeal. Haymarket aims to be the perfect company to work with or for – we have the processes and attitude that ensure quality and consistency, and an entrepreneurial spirit that makes every day rewarding.

An equal opportunity employer, Haymarket Media does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected category recognized by state, federal, or local laws.

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Salary : $50,000 - $60,000