Lee Enterprises is seeking an ambitious, creative, and organized Promotions Project Manager to join our team. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about driving results and audience engagement.
About the Role
The Promotions Project Manager will join the Lee Promotions team, which provides creative event and online promotion solutions for local publications across Lee Enterprises. This role is essential for our "City Wide Ballots" program, which helps over 70 publications increase audience engagement and create new revenue opportunities. You'll be the first point of contact for local market leaders and a key partner in ensuring the program's success.
Key Responsibilities
- Program Management & Strategy: Lead the strategy and coordination of the City Wide Ballots program roll-out.
- Relationship Building: Establish and maintain positive relationships with local publishers, ad directors, and sales teams.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Analyze sales data, market research, and program results to create actionable plans and custom strategies.
- Project Execution: Develop project plans, build timelines, and maintain deadlines to ensure smooth execution.
- Collaboration: Partner with market leaders, strategists, and the design team to ensure program success and creative consistency.
- Communication: Lead weekly program calls to troubleshoot, brainstorm, and provide updates to stakeholders.
- Knowledge Sharing: Routinely meet with other project managers to share successful ideas and best practices.
- Industry Expertise: Stay up to date on digital advertising best practices and trends.
Qualifications
- Proven work experience in sales, project management, or a similar role.
- A demonstrable track record of surpassing revenue goals.
- Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and superior presentation abilities for diverse audiences.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with platforms such as HubSpot, Teams, SharePoint, Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
To Succeed in This Role, You'll Need
- A passion for continuous learning and a curiosity to find new opportunities.
- The ability to adapt quickly and multitask efficiently.
- A strategic mindset with an eye for small details.
- A competitive spirit that thrives under pressure and a willingness to lead by example.
- The ability to motivate others and keep energy, enthusiasm, and creativity high.
Location: This is a remote, work-from-home position.
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
