Marketing Lead, NewsBreak

Monetization

$125-175k

SQL
Amplitude
Senior level
New York

4 days a week in office

NewsBreak

Local breaking news app

Open for applications

NewsBreak

Local breaking news app

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Open for applications

$125-175k

SQL
Amplitude
Senior level
New York

4 days a week in office

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Company mission

To connect and empower local users, local content creators, and local businesses at scale, with the goal of helping people everywhere live safer, more vibrant, more truly connected lives.

Role

Who you are

  • If you're ready to dive into a fast-paced environment and contribute to the rapid expansion of a leading digital media platform, this is the position for you. Join us at NewsBreak and help us build the future of monetization
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in ad tech or digital marketing
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
  • Proven track record in managing marketing teams and launching successful products
  • Proficiency with tools like SQL, Amplitude, MODE, and project management software
  • Deep understanding of digital marketing channels (SEO, SEM, email marketing, social media)
  • Exceptional copywriting and content creation skills
  • Experience with UX principles to enhance user engagement
  • Ability to build and nurture online communities and manage B2B partnerships
  • Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit, comfortable with ambiguity and taking initiative

Desirable

  • Prior experience with NewsBreak Ad Manager or similar ad platforms
  • Strong background in onboarding, paid conversion, retention, and referral growth in a similar industry
  • Understanding of the mechanisms behind virality in content and campaigns
  • Proven experience in creating and nurturing online communities

What the job involves

  • Are you ready to join a dynamic and innovative team at NewsBreak? As a Marketing Lead on our Monetization Team, you'll have the chance to shape and execute impactful marketing strategies in a role bursting with new opportunities and green space
  • You will collaborate with some of the brightest minds in engineering and product, focusing primarily on product and growth marketing within the NewsBreak Ad Manager
  • However, the scope of your work will extend across exciting new initiatives within the monetization team, including new revenue streams, supply channels, placements, and more
  • This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to hit the ground running and make a significant impact quickly. NewsBreak is a unique company with a massive user base and world-class talent in product and engineering. We offer a fertile ground for ambitious individuals to leverage their skills and drive substantial growth
  • In this role, you'll monitor platform metrics, identify marketing opportunities, and implement strategies to positively impact business metrics. Your work will span across advertiser growth, the advertiser product lifecycle, B2B partnerships, and more
  • Product and Growth Marketing: Develop and execute integrated marketing strategies to drive user acquisition, product adoption, and retention. Collaborate closely with product, sales, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and successful implementation
  • Performance Metrics: Monitor and analyze key performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and optimization. Design, implement, and analyze A/B tests to refine marketing efforts
  • Community Building: Develop strategies to foster and grow a community of engaged users and advertisers. Create and disseminate high-quality content, including case studies, white papers, blogs, and videos
  • Campaign Management: Lead the execution of promotional and lifecycle email marketing campaigns to improve advertiser engagement and retention. Innovate with growth hacking and guerrilla marketing strategies to create buzz and attract new advertisers
  • Market Research and Insights: Conduct market research to identify new opportunities and trends. Use data to inform strategic decisions and optimize campaign performance
  • Press Releases: Draft, review, and distribute press releases to announce significant company milestones, product launches, and partnerships. Coordinate with media outlets to ensure coverage and amplify the reach of announcements
  • Partnership Collaboration: Build and maintain relationships with synergistic partners across affiliate networks, tracking platforms, agency partners, and more. Leverage these partnerships to enhance marketing efforts and drive growth

Our take

News aggregation apps often focus on big global stories, but local news can easily get buried. NewsBreak exists to change this situation, using an AI-powered aggregator to connect readers with content creators who report on matters a little closer to home.

NewsBreak stands out with its focus on local news, which is beneficial for users who are looking for more relevant content than can be served by national and global publishers, and with smaller scale press companies which have been suffering financially for decades.

This focus seems to have paid off: NewsBreak has over 50 million users across the US and its app has topped the US Apple App Store and Google Play repeatedly. If uptake continues as it has to date, the company stands to grow substantially while helping reinvigorate a struggling and vital industry.

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Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

10% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Jan 2021

$115m

SERIES C

Sep 2019

$14.8m

SERIES B

Total funding: $139.8m

Company benefits

  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
  • Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • FSA and commuter benefit programs
  • Team activity budget

Company values

  • Results matter
  • Growth mindset
  • Strive for excellence
  • Fight as one
  • User obsession
  • Strategic, long-term thinking

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Having undertaken a PhD at the University at Buffalo, Jeff spent over 7 years at Yahoo!, prior to founding Yidianzixun, where he worked as CEO. He left this role in April 2015 to found NewsBreak, serving as CEO since.

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