American City Business Journals
Leadership:
Employee Management & Development:
Products, Events & Content:
Profit - Managing for Results
- Provide solid leadership of the organization with an eye for opportunities within a highly competitive business environment.
- Set and execute a concise and effective local strategic plan.
- Lead management efforts that include strong communication of, and adherence to, ACBJ initiatives, local purpose and vision.
- Own and lead local business news and B2B community events.
Employee Management & Development:
- Attract, retain and motivate top talent.
- Create a working environment that embraces change and empowers and encourages innovation.
- Encourage and create opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- Manage managers and employees to ensure adherence to ACBJ policies.
Products, Events & Content:
- Develop and enhance digital products to grow revenue and strengthen the marketplace presence.
- Develop business-driven, multi-platform, high-quality editorial products that grow audience and engagement.
- Produce original and exciting events to expand the brand and reach of the PBN.
- Ensure audience development and subscriber retention strategies are active and aligned with ACBJ and PBN priorities.
- Build sustainable value propositions for subscriptions and advertising revenue.
- Build strategic partnerships that improve the PBN position in the community and drive results.
Profit - Managing for Results
- Ensure the achievement of financial objectives, including revenue, expense and operating profit.
- Develop and maintain reporting systems to ensure timely and accurate forecasting and reporting.
- Meet or exceed yearly and monthly revenue, profit, audience, event and readership goals.
- Manage a strategic planning process to achieve revenue and profit budgets by product type, while also developing new revenue opportunities.
- Develop an annual expense budget; consistently finish each month at, or under, budget.
- 5+ years with demonstrated success in a top leadership role.
- Digital media sales experience preferred.
- A strong track record of consistent revenue growth.
- An understanding of the changing media landscape and ability to develop strategies to address market and consumer change.
- Effective time management skills.
- The ability to exceed expectations in a results-oriented environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- BA/BS degree preferred.
- Experience in MS Office, Excel and SalesForce.