Sr. Director, Reader Revenue Growth & Acquisition

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$190K/yr – $220K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive growth strategy for reader revenue and recurring donations across acquisition, activation, and retention.

  • Own end-to-end growth that scales subscriptions, conversions, and donor retention across on-site and paid channels.
  • Must-have: 10+ years guiding subscription or donations revenue growth with P&L ownership.
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership with product, engineering, and editorial to align growth with newsroom priorities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead scalable growth strategies and systems across acquisition, conversion, and retention
  • Coordinate with teams to execute marketing campaigns and product-led growth initiatives across on-site and off-site experiences
  • Conduct data analysis to understand user behavior, cohort performance, and market trends
  • Drive acquisition and retention of high-intent users across on-site experiences, owned channels (registration, newsletters, app), and paid media
  • Identify and test growth levers, analyze results, and scale successful initiatives
  • Partner with product, engineering, and editorial teams to optimize registration flows, reg walls, on-site acquisition modules, and other conversion experiences
  • Partner closely with editorial and audience teams to align growth systems with newsroom priorities
  • Shape and own the lifecycle and retention strategies that increase return frequency, engagement depth, and recurring donor conversion
  • Improve our capabilities and operational processes to enable faster growth and ensure quality of our user experience and system
  • Apply financial acumen; able to align strategy and initiatives to business outcomes

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience leading subscription or donations revenue growth, including ownership of revenue strategy and/or P&L performance in a fast-growing consumer business
  • Direct experience building, scaling, or operating a reader-revenue or donations business within a media or mission-driven organization
  • Demonstrated expertise in the dynamics of digital subscription or recurring B2C revenue
  • Experience with donor tools and systems, lifecycle stewardship, and retention tactics that drive recurring contributions
  • Strong knowledge of digital marketing channels and strategies
  • Proficiency in data analysis and performance metrics
  • Excellent project management skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Experience with A/B testing, funnel optimization, and user engagement strategies
  • Strong decision-making skills based on data-driven insights
  • The ability to communicate clearly and regularly with teams, stakeholders, and executives to align on progress, challenges, and opportunities

    Benefits

    • Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
    • Retirement benefits
    • Company paid life insurance
    • Paid vacation and sick days
    • Paid parental leave for any new parent
    • Mental well-being resources
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    New York, New York, USA
    4.3K employees (2,728 in marketing)
    98% recommend to a friend
    97% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    1.3M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    30.8%
    Direct
    57.1%
    Referral
    7.4%
    Social
    3.8%
    Paid
    0.7%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~4.3K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    1,968 (45% of company)

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $750K
    Last Raise
    $750K
    Grant, 2 years ago

    Funding History

    • Apr 2024
      Grant
    • May 2021
      Grant • $750K

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