Crain Communications is searching for a VP, Ad Revenue Strategy to lead revenue strategy to drive growth in advertising revenue across Crain's portfolio of B2B media brands including Ad Age, Automotive News, Crain's City Brands, Global Polymer Group, Modern Healthcare, and Pensions & Investments.

Core Responsibilities:

Advertising sales strategy and revenue:

• Collaborate with individual brand sales leadership to assess current and ongoing advertising products, pricing, etc.
• Develop and communicate a clear advertising revenue growth strategy aligned with organizational business goals.
• Oversee the development of sales strategies (in conjunction with brand and marketing leadership) to optimize customer acquisition and retention.
• Drive new business growth by building a lead gen and qualification strategy with sales and marketing.
• Own the first party data strategy for advertising, partnering with cross functional stakeholders to execute.
• Collaborate with Finance and sales team leaders to ensure sales commission plans incentivize appropriate behaviors.

Product and pricing:

• Use data and research to inform and improve pricing and digital product offerings that maximize customer value, and revenue.
• Partner with cross functional teams to build a product roadmap with associated ROI estimates.
• Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities to increase customer lifetime value.
• Identify potential strategic partnerships, alliances, and distribution channels to expand revenue streams.

Forecasting and reporting:

• Collaborate with senior leadership to set revenue targets and KPIs
• Define and monitor sales metrics, pipeline management and forecasting accuracy
• Establish and track key revenue performance metrics and financial targets

Other:

• Negotiate and manage partner agreements and relationships
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to team members
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture
• Develop and manage the departments budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation
• Monitor costs and see cost-savings opportunities

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business or related field; masters degree preferred
• 12+ years in a sales/advertising or related field
• Experience in a sales strategy consulting role
• Experience building an advertising strategy in a multi-brand environment, collaborating with marketing and sales teams across brands
• Experience working in a digital first media company or experience in working in a technology company

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a family owned and run company
• Experience in a PE or other expense conscious environment

This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:

The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000. This position will also be eligible for a sales commission plan.

The final salary offering will take into account a wide range of factors, including experience, accomplishments and location. The salary range provided should not be considered as a salary limit or cap. In addition to base salary, Crain also offers competitive benefits including retirement plan savings contributions and bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance.

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• An "in-office" role would require the employee to come into the office most days with occasional flexibility to work remotely if tasks can be performed elsewhere and if the manager approves.
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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions and meet the environmental and physical demands of the role.

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