Client Success Manager

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.  About the Role As Client Success Manager you will oversee customer success and retention for our advertising clients by providing best-in-class, daily account management. As a Client Success Manager you will act in an internal and client-facing role, and will be instrumental in making us the most effective media partner for our key clients and you will report directly to the Executive Director of Business Operations and Enablement. Responsibilities: Responsible for operationally supporting an important set of accounts through the full life-cycle of the business. Lead client contact and coordination with top-tier clients to ensure best-in-class, high-touch service. Develop relationships with advertising agencies and clients; become their go-to person, keeping clients positively engaged with The New York Times and our products. Manage and facilitate a smooth sales process from pre-sale through post-sale. Assist the Sales Director with renewals through life-cycle management of campaigns for our key set of clients. Ensure the timely creation and delivery of our best work to clients by collaborating across interdisciplinary teams in the department. Work with Sales and Business Operations teams on the assigned client accounts to ensure premium client partnership execution, by overseeing and leading the process of building and implementing client deals, receiving and managing client feedback, and tracking the changes with the sales and sales operations team. Help guide the development of new and current client partnerships, including the RFP (Requests for Proposal) process, using the full scope of NYT ad products that strategically address the advertiser's needs and campaign goals for both print and digital. Lead workflow of pre- and post-digital and print ad campaigns, working on behalf of sales with other departments such as Research, Ad Ops, Sales Development, Ad Products and the Content Studio to make sure projects stay on track, deadlines are met, and that people are communicating effectively. Manage client communications, create/own contact and status reports, and share feedback with the client and our teams. Lead non-pitch meetings to keep clients updated on performance, and address with speed any campaign issues in need of attention. Monitor the business of the account, including account financials, and account progress internally and with the client. Assist sales with pipeline accuracy of key accounts in Salesforce. ...