About the Company

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., is a global multi-brand media and marketing company that educates, entertains and connects audiences around the world. With offices in 44 countries, it markets books, magazines, and educational, music and video products that reach a customer base of 100 million households in 78 countries. It publishes 94 magazines, including 50 editions of Reader’s Digest, the world’s largest-circulation magazine, operates 65 branded websites generating 22 million unique visitors per month, and sells approximately 68 million books, music and video products across the world each year. Its global headquarters are in Pleasantville, N.Y.

Position Title: Promotions Manager

Location: New York, NY, US

Job Description:
Looking for a smart, creative, hard-working “idea person” to join our team as Promotions Manager. The ideal candidate will be able to work with our nationwide advertising sales staff to find solutions-based ways to grow advertising revenue. Responsibilities include:
• Idea generation and proposal writing for a variety of categories
• Conception and development of new programs and partnerships
• Coordination and execution of special projects and promotions in a detailed manner
• Development of sell sheets and other sales collateral to effectively communicate program concept and requirements
• Participation in sales calls and meetings to bring programs and ideas to life for advertisers
• Maintaining marketing tools and status reports
• Overseeing junior members of the staff with regard to proposal creation and program execution
The position reports to the Executive Director, Marketing.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for food and entertaining and be interested in gaining both traditional and digital marketing experience.
Required Experience:
• Creative writer with ability to correct, rewrite and revise one’s own work and the work of others to create a compelling and persuasive final product
• Strong editing skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Extremely comfortable in a deadline oriented role
• Ability to work independently on project, while effectively communicating and managing up
• Ability to effectively communicate with the sales team and clients, as well as with managers and colleagues
• Familiarity and use of research (MRI, VISTA, etc), partnerships, promotions and more to effectively engage advertisers in a particular category
• Team player with a “can-do” attitude
• Strategic thinker with both energy and passion for the brand
• Ability to work effectively with sales, marketing, clients, art, corporate, and vendors in a collaborative way
Reader’s Digest offers excellent benefits and professional growth opportunities. Since each of our individual businesses has its own unique set of policies, features and benefits, we encourage you to visit the company website for the position of interest.

To apply to this opportunity, please visit our career website: www.rd.com/careers and reference job posting number 4477.

Reader’s Digest is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.