What youll do:
Partnership Influence and Integration with Media Partners:
- Actively engage with both potential and existing media partners to foster successful integration
- Convince and influence media partners to ensure mutual benefits, alignment with companys business objectives, and long-term partnerships.
- Continuously nurture and maintain strong relationships with existing media partners to maximize value.
Pipeline Development:
- Strategically manage and expand the partnership pipeline, identifying new media partners that align with companys business goals.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships that contribute to the overall growth and success of company.
Competition Monitoring:
- Regularly monitor competitors activities and analyze market trends to stay ahead of the curve.
- Provide insights on emerging trends and competitive landscape to inform business strategy.
Vendor Management:
- Oversee daily and monthly reconciliation of press releases with all paid media partners.
- Issue monthly purchase orders (POs) post-reconciliation and ensure timely payments to maintain strong partner relationships.
- Collaborate with the finance team to ensure smooth transaction flow and resolve any payment issues efficiently.
Media Coverage Assurance:
- Ensure that the minimum guaranteed media postings are achieved for clients by monitoring news track reports post-dissemination.
- Conduct follow-up checks on media partner inclusion, and address discrepancies immediately.
- Address client concerns regarding coverage and work to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Media Partner Health Check and Issue Resolution:
- Perform regular health checks of media partners to ensure that their landing pages are functional, and content is visible.
- Verify the seamless delivery of press release feeds to ensure optimal partner engagement.
- Proactively identify and resolve any technical or operational issues with media partners.
Technical Integration:
- Oversee the technical integration of media partners into the Content Management System (CMS).
- Work closely with media partners to ensure their integration on our feed, enabling smooth delivery of press releases to their websites.
- Collaborate with internal teams and partners to ensure technical requirements are met.
Experience that contributes to success:
- 3-5 years in media partnerships, alliance management, or related fields.
- Familiarity with CMS, feed integration, and media systems.
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage and influence both internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience managing multiple partnerships and projects simultaneously with an emphasis on detail and deadlines.
- Ability to monitor market trends and competitor activities, analyze data, and derive actionable insights.
- Experience in managing vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and financial reconciliation.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, especially related to media feed delivery, technical integration, and client concerns
