Associate Manager, Commerce

Responsibilities

• Support the development of commerce segments, seasonal content, product features, and integrated brand opportunities.
• Research and identify relevant products, brands, retailers, and emerging trends for potential editorial and partnership opportunities.
• Conduct brand outreach and maintain ongoing communication with brand representatives, agencies, and public relations contacts.
• Help coordinate product samples, product information, pricing, links, assets, approvals, and other materials needed for segments and commerce content.
• Manage project timelines, requests, feedback, deliverables, and follow-up across multiple initiatives.
• Coordinate with editorial, production, digital, social, sales, legal, marketing, and affiliate teams to support seamless execution.
• Assist with the development of pitches, presentations, segment briefs, talking points, and integration ideas.
• Support on-air, digital, social, streaming, and affiliate commerce opportunities.
• Help prepare products and materials for on-air appearances, shoots, demos, and live or taped segments.
• Track brand participation, campaign details, content needs, deadlines, and post-segment follow-up.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in commerce, brand partnerships, media, public relations, production, marketing, editorial, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of brands, products, consumer trends, and content development.
• Excellent communication, writing, organization, and project-management skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with brands, agencies, internal teams, and external partners.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow projects through from concept to completion.
• Comfortable working with product samples, digital assets, spreadsheets, presentations, and project-tracking tools.
• Ability to think creatively while also managing the operational details required to execute a successful segment or partnership.
• Experience with broadcast, digital media, affiliate content, social media, or on-air integrations is a plus.
• Must be comfortable working in person in New York City and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.