Senior Manager, Sales Marketing

Job Title

Senior Manager, Sales Marketing

People Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager to join our Lifestyle team, contributing to the category strategy for our Home/Household & Pet CPG / Automotive / Insurance / Growth vertical. In close partnership with the Lifestyle Sales team, you will manage the pre‑sale process and play a strategic role in driving revenue growth with advertising partners. This position reports to the Director, Marketing on the Home/Household & Pet CPG/Automotive/Insurance/Growth vertical.

This hybrid role, based in NYC, requires three days in the office each week.

• Lead proposal process: manage proactive and RFP responses, creating smart, strategic ideas for advertising partners
• Vertical strategy: collaborate across the People Inc. portfolio to create sellable opportunities for advertisers grounded in our brand’s most influential franchises and tentpoles
• Brand communication: lead internal conversations with People Inc. brands and verticals to communicate high‑value opportunities to the sales team on a regular basis
• Storytelling: bring ideas to life through well‑written and visually‑appealing proposals that represent our brands, capabilities, and ideas flawlessly
• Cross‑department communication: partner closely with Editorial, Content Strategy, Research, Account Strategy, and Design to ensure proposals effectively communicate our unique value proposition
• Sales partnership: develop strong relationships with the sales team to become experts on their business; provide support on client calls, as needed

• Proposal Development (80%)
• Presentation Development (20%)

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3‑5 years relevant experience at a digital publisher, with a focus in pre‑sales marketing; background in Home, Household & Pet CPG, Automotive, and Insurance verticals is a plus
• Excellent creative writing and storytelling skills with an ability to execute visually impactful presentations (fluent in Keynote and PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication skills, poised under pressure, and able to tailor messages for different audiences
• Understanding of digital advertising landscape, products, and trends; understanding of print and/or programmatic marketplace is a plus
• True self‑starter, proactive ideas, understands organizational goals, moves initiatives forward
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment

5% or less

People Inc. provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Accommodation requests can be made by emailing hr. The Company participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.

New York: $85,000.00 – $

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off, adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short‑term and long‑term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid holidays, and generous paid parental leave.

Additional voluntary benefits include pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.

Mid-Senior level

Full‑time

Marketing and Sales

Book and Periodical Publishing