What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager position at The Daily Beast?
About The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is a leading online news publisher dedicated to delivering high-quality journalism and engaging content to our audience. We work with top-tier advertisers to create meaningful and effective digital advertising campaigns that drive results.
Position Overview
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Account Manager to join our growing advertising team. This role will work across both pre-sale and post-sale functions, ensuring seamless execution of advertising campaigns. The ideal candidate has a background in media planning or account management, with 2-3 years of experience in the digital media industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with sales, ad operations, and marketing teams to develop media plans that align with client goals.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring excellent customer service and successful campaign execution.
- Manage the end-to-end campaign lifecycle, from proposal development and insertion order management to launch, optimization, and post-campaign analysis.
- Utilize Google Ad Manager, Campaign Manager 360, Permutive, and DoubleVerify to track and optimize campaign performance.
- Build media plans, performance reports, and campaign recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Work closely with ad operations and analytics teams to ensure proper campaign implementation and troubleshoot any delivery issues.
- Analyze campaign performance metrics and provide strategic insights to improve future activations.
- Maintain strong relationships with agency and brand partners, ensuring repeat business and client satisfaction.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- 2-3 years of experience in digital media planning, account management, or client services.
- Strong understanding of digital advertising, including programmatic, direct-sold, and branded content campaigns.
- Experience working with Google Ad Manager, Permutive, and Boostr is a plus.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly.
- Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to campaign management.
- Ability to multitask and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and project management skills.
- A passion for digital media, advertising, and the evolving publishing landscape.
Why Join Us?
- Work with a dynamic and innovative team at a top online news publisher.
- Opportunity to grow and develop within the digital media space.
- Competitive salary, benefits, and a supportive work environment.
- Exposure to high-profile clients and campaigns.
If you are passionate about digital media and client success, we’d love to hear from you!
The pay range for this full-time position is $60,000- $70,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and other factors. The Daily Beast is a globally recognized publication at IAC with our headquarters in New York City.
Additional Information
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Don’t meet every single requirement listed here? We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re interested in joining the Beast but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with this job description, we encourage you to give it a shot all the same.
Salary : $60,000 - $70,000
