Job Description

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A WORKPLACE THAT HAS...

Retirement Savings Matching Plan (RRSP). Plan for your future with us! \xf0\x9f\x92\xb8

Personal Spending Account \xf0\x9f\x92\xb0

Up to $500 to spend on anything related to physical, mental or financial well-being (in addition to your Health Care Spending Account)

Summer Hours \xf0\x9f\x8c\x9e

Start your weekend earlier during the summer months!

17 Paid Days Off (in addition to 13 Personal Days) \xf0\x9f\x8c\x85

This includes an extra day off during the month of your birthday \xf0\x9f\x8d\xb0- our gift to you!

An IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness, Solidarity) team \xe2\x9a\x96\xef\xb8\x8f

Weather is inclusive, we will be too. Our IDEAS team is committed to making this happen!

\xf0\x9f\x93\xa3HAVE WE GOT YOUR ATTENTION? WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Read about us ! (spoiler alert\xe2\x80\xa6 we are the home of The Weather Network )\xf0\x9f\x93\x8d

WHY WE NEED YOU? GLAD YOU ASKED...

As the Partnerships & Audience Development Specialist, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of content to partner channels and platforms - collaborating with internal teams as needed to ensure timely delivery and/or corrective measures. You will work cross-functionally with relevant internal teams to drive objectives such as expanding editorial and video distribution, growing off-platform audience, and maximizing digital monetization.

In this role, you will rely on outstanding relationship-building skills to support new partnership opportunities driving cross-functional collaboration for off-platform products. You will work with partners to meet mutual goals, leveraging exceptional oral and written skills.

You will also maintain quality standards and implement best practices across current and emerging platforms. This position will require close collaboration with internal teams in Video & Editorial and participation and leadership with external partners. Managing partner expectations against internal team deliverables is crucial to success.

WHAT\'S THE DAY TO DAY LIKE?

• Develop content and distribution strategies tailored to our off-platform audiences and channels such as Apple News, Microsoft News, Yahoo etc.
• Manage the portfolio of content distribution partnerships and budgets (targets), ensuring channels and relationships perform to expectation.
• Oversee the life cycle of each partnership, from onboarding to regular management and optimization.
• Manage internal cross-functional relationships (ie: Product, Sales) needed to maintain and grow content distribution.
• Oversee the tracking of performance and revenue metrics to draw actionable insights from data that will improve engagement and evolve editorial insights.
• Actively work with the Video & Editorial team to achieve performance objectives and ensure editorial guidelines are maintained across all platforms.
• Contribute to the scaling and streamlining of distribution operations by identifying solutions to optimize output and increase engagement.
• Keep up with industry news, algorithm changes, and trends across media, communicating relevant updates to the V&E team.
• Own the sales enablement process for off-platform sellable solutions, including the development of collateral alongside sales training and support.
• Manage a regular cadence of partner welfare update calls to ensure joint objectives are being met, identifying any future opportunities or obstacles to prepare with internal teams.
• Complete monthly financial tracking for Partnership, review with Partnerships Manager for possible optimization strategies.
• Participate in new projects and opportunities and ad hoc initiatives as needed.

WE ARE HOPING YOU HAVE:

• Minimum of 5 years\' experience in journalism, content distribution partnerships, or an equivalent client-facing role.
• Degree / Diploma in Communications/Journalism/Digital production or comparable experience.
• Excellent editorial judgment, including the ability to write, edit and curate news line-ups for digital platforms.
• Strong relationship-building and client-management skills.
• Deep knowledge of video and editorial ecosystems across digital channels and social platforms.
• Strong communication, writing and editing skills.
• Outstanding skills in optimizing headlines, images and captions.
• Experience researching and publishing on digital platforms and social platforms.
• Experience tracking insights and developing strategies based on analytics.
• Experience with content management systems (Contentful) and analytics tools (Brightcove/ JW Player, Google Analytics, Netsuite etc.).
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders simultaneously.
• Good knowledge of North American geography, meteorology and current affairs (we are a Weather company after all).
• French is an asset

YOU ARE MADE FOR THIS IF YOU...

• Ability to work effectively under 24/7 deadline pressure.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills - including verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Organized and meticulous about details - this one\'s a MUST!
• You are innovative and creative, with a desire to deliver the BEST product.
• A keen entrepreneurial spirit will help you embrace the growth objectives of Partnerships.
• Adept at working effectively in teams where members possess diverse skill sets, experiences, and work styles
• You\'re always up for a challenge!
• You have a positive can-do attitude and you like to have FUN at work!

DON\'T MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS? DON\'T WORRY\xe2\x80\xa6Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Pelmorex values and welcomes diverse experiences. While having \xe2\x80\x9cdesired\xe2\x80\x9d qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn\'t followed a traditional path, don\'t let that stop you from considering Pelmorex. We are always looking for people who will be a culture add (yup, that\'s right, we don\'t subscribe to culture fit, we want you to add to what we think is an amazing culture and work environment)

INTERESTED? IT GETS BETTER\xe2\x80\xa6.

• Wellness Program \xf0\x9f\x8f\x83\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbf Lunchtime virtual gym sessions? Count me in!
• Course Reimbursement Program \xf0\x9f\x93\x9a We want you to keep learning, so we can too
• Open and transparent communication, including bi-weekly All Hands Meetings with our CEO
• Pelmorex Learning Academy \xf0\x9f\x8f\xab includes offerings like French, Leadership (for people leaders and non-leaders alike), yoga, mindfulness
• Your mental health is important to us! \xf0\x9f\xa7\xa0 We partner with Inkblot for virtual counseling sessions
• Frequent employee pulse surveys \xf0\x9f\x93\x9d we value your feedback so we can continue to make Pelmorex a great place to work!
• Free online doctor visits \xf0\x9f\x91\xa9\xe2\x80\x8d\xe2\x9a\x95\xef\xb8\x8f with Maple Online Healthcare
• While we encourage 1:1 conversations, we recognize that not everyone is comfortable with speaking up \xf0\x9f\x97\xa3 We have an anonymous reporting platform (Speakfully) to ensure everyone\'s voice is heard

OUR PROMISE TO YOU...

We\'re highly focused on doing the right thing.

We\'ll discuss issues and timelines professionally, so you have the time you need to do the best work you can

You will see the result of your work pushed out to real users quickly

We\'re a team that enjoys learning new technologies and we\'re open to trying new things

We\'ll try our best not to bog you down with boring meetings

Through constant innovation and entrepreneurship, Pelmorex has grown to reach consumers around the globe, has become one of the largest weather information providers and has broken new ground in providing data solutions and insights to businesses. Through harnessing the value of weather, Pelmorex is driven to make the world smarter and safer for consumers and businesses. #youwanttoworkhere

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