The Executive Director, Creative Services reports to Associate Publisher/Marketing and oversees the planning, creation, and execution of all marketing initiatives designed to generate advertising revenue across the Harper’s BAZAAR franchise: Harper’s BAZAAR magazine, BAZAAR.com, and ShopBAZAAR. The ideal candidate is highly organized, energetic, a team player and has a passion for strategic planning and visionary brand development. This candidate must be able to manage a fast-paced department, juggle multiple jobs with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities Include:
· Day-to-day supervision of 3 direct reports: Design Director, Research Director, and Special Projects Manager

· Manage the creative development, packaging and execution of general/client presentations, client/category sales materials, issue promotions, program sell sheets, and more

· Oversight of primary and syndicated research to develop strategic print, digital and integrated marketing presentations to overcome objections, position the brand, and highlight competitive strengths in the marketplace

· Oversight of the creation of promotional videos, websites, email blasts, native advertising, advertorials, social media and consumer marketing collateral

· Additional responsibilities are overall brand maintenance and quality control of marketing collateral

· Work with AP/Marketing on the creation and implementation of yearly marketing plan as well as development of key branding/positioning initiatives

· Misc.: Accompany sales team on calls, manage marketing budget, etc.?

Qualifications:
· Minimum 10+ years’ experience in magazine sales/marketing and minimum 3+ years’ digital media marketing experience (experience in Fashion/beauty category a plus)

· Strong project management and leadership skills, with a collaborative approach to partnership with the sales team

· Strong motivator with ability to conceptualize unique platforms on his/her feet

· Exceptional writing and presentation skills

· Have a keen understanding of syndicated research to develop strategic print, marketing presentations

· Organization, creativity and ability to communicate clearly with sales staff, team members, advertising clients and vendors, and the ability to juggle many things at once

· Strong supervisory skills (maximizing staff productivity and morale), with the ability to maintain personal productivity while managing staff

· Fluency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint; conversant in new technology (especially social media)

· Extremely creative and innovative with a penchant for generating new ideas

Email Resumes to: wlauria@hearst.com

Indianapolis Monthly, and since that time the company has grown to become the country’s leading publisher of city and regional magazines.

Building on the expertise of the management team at Indianapolis Monthly, Emmis Publishing has since acquired Atlanta, Texas Monthly, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and Orange Coast magazines.

Texas Monthly has chronicled Texas politics, lifestyle, food, and arts since 1973. Winner of 13 National Magazine Awards, the publishing industry’s highest honor, Texas Monthly embodies the gold standard of print journalism. Its growing digital portfolio encompasses texasmonthly.com, tmbbq.com, a highly engaged social media community, and interactive apps. The annual sold-out TMBBQ Fest is the capstone to a slate of year-round events that Texas Monthly conducts, ranging from editorial panels, to signature chef dinners, BBQ events, custom client programs and more. The Texas Monthly brand covers a lot of territory—just like the state—and reaches affluent Texans in every population center from the panhandle to the Rio Grande.

Job Overview:
Texas Monthly is seeking a creative, resourceful, and detail-oriented individual who will be responsible for developing and executing signature events that drive revenue and engage and build relationships with consumers, advertisers, and clients. The position works cross-functionally across multiple departments in the company including sales, editorial, audience development and public relations.

To be a successful member of the Texas Monthly marketing team, the candidate must be a highly organized, self-directed event marketing professional with strong hands-on experience planning and executing events in a variety of formats.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Manage and execute Texas Monthly’s signature events including but not limited toTMBBQ franchise programs including TMBBQ Fest, Behind the Pit Dinners, Road Trips, and TMBBQ Pop-Ups
• Work with the creative services department on the creation of event-related sales materials and creative elements (i.e. sponsorship packages, sales sheets, email blasts, banner ads, social media creative, on-site collateral)
• Collaborate with sales reps to identify prospective sponsors, attend client/agency calls and meetings with sales staff to present event and sponsorship opportunities
• Manage and reconcile event budgets
• Manage vendor relationships; negotiate rates
• Establish production and promotional timelines; ensure all deadlines are met
• Work closely with internal business or audience development teams to establish, meet and measure the marketing and business objectives of events
• Coordinate creative brainstorms across departments to concept opportunistic custom events

Successful candidate will possess the following skills/abilities:
• Superior organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Strong relationship building/networking skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to quickly and efficiently troubleshoot during planning process and on-site at events
• Strong creative skills and ability to develop compelling revenue driven programs

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 4 years event planning and execution experience required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in Microsoft Office applications
• Established relationships with statewide event venues and vendors preferred

Travel:
Some overnight travel and evening and weekend event management required

Application Process:
If you are a qualified candidate and interested in this position we encourage you to apply. The preferred method is to submit a cover letter, resume and application online within the Careers tab at www.emmis.com.

NO PHONE CALLS OR WALK-INS ACCEPTED.

EMMIS Communications (NASDAQ: EMMS) is a diversified media corporation with award-winning radio broadcasting and magazine publishing operations in markets across the country. EMMIS is as well known for its creative culture as for its operations. Our people are aggressive, knowledgeable and deeply committed to each of the communities in which we operate. Because employees are the key to our success, EMMIS offers strong benefits and incentives, including health, dental and life insurance and a 401(k) contribution plan. For more information about EMMIS, visit our website at www.emmis.com.

EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS/TEXAS MONTHLY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER