Senior Director, Subscriptions & Lifecycle Strategy

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$160K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own the Hill Insider subscription growth from strategy to execution, leading P&L, lifecycle marketing, and cross-functional delivery across editorial, product, and revenue.

  • Own the growth targets and roadmap for subscription initiatives.
  • Align editorial, product, and marketing around shared subscription goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Subscription Business Ownership
  • Own the P&L and subscriber growth targets for The Hill Insider, with scope expanding to include other Nexstar subscription efforts over time
  • Set and track KPIs across the full subscriber funnel: acquisition, trial conversion, engagement, retention, and churn
  • Drive pricing, packaging, and offer strategy in partnership with revenue and product leadership
  • Develop the business case for new subscription initiatives, product expansions, and upsell opportunities
  • Product & Lifecycle Strategy
  • Use deep understanding of the user journey across both free and paid experiences to identify where subscription value is created, where it breaks down, and what interventions will move the needle
  • Partner with product and editorial to develop subscription experiences, member benefits, and upsell paths grounded in how users behave
  • Own the strategic roadmap for lifecycle marketing: onboarding, engagement, churn intervention, renewal, and win-back
  • Translate subscriber behavior and data into product decisions, connecting what users do to what the product should become

Requirements

  • 8+ years in subscription growth, digital product, or lifecycle strategy
  • Demonstrated track record of owning subscription growth targets in a consumer-facing digital product, ideally from an early or growth stage
  • Fluency in subscription metrics: MRR, churn, LTV, trial conversion, cohort retention
  • Strong product instincts with the ability to read user behavior and translate it into product and lifecycle decisions
  • Proven ability to influence and drive results in a matrixed organization without full organizational control
  • Hands-on operator comfortable moving between strategy and execution without losing sight of either
  • Familiarity with MarTech and subscription infrastructure: CDP, ESP, billing platforms
  • Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree a plus

Preferred

  • Advanced degree a plus
  • Media industry experience preferred, political or news media a plus
  • Familiarity with MarTech and subscription infrastructure: CDP, ESP, billing platforms

Benefits

  • Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more.   Part time employees are eligible for 401(k) and any local/state leave plans.  Union positions are subject to the benefits outlined in their Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 316,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with more than 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All Americans,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property.

Founded in 1996
Irving, Texas, USA
4.2K employees (1,818 in marketing)
29% recommend to a friend
27% CEO approval

Salaries

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$160K/yr – $180K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$2.5M
Last Raise
$2.5M
Post IPO Equity, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2017
    Post IPO Equity • $2.5M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
252.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29%
Direct
62.9%
Referral
6.4%
Social
1.5%
Paid
0.1%

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Current headcount: ~4.2K

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Senior Director, Subscriptions & Lifecycle Strategy

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. · District of Columbia, USA · On-site