Job Description

Job Description

The New York Times Licensing Division is the primary content licensing unit of The New York Times. We are seeking a project manager to support the editorial director in deepening The Timess relationship with readers and amplifying Times journalism through traditional and non-traditional book publishing.

The ideal candidate will be a creative, independent problem solver who is comfortable helping develop a new and evolving role and working across a variety of disciplines. They will display excellent analytical and problem solving-skills and consistently demonstrate initiative. They will also work closely with management to provide updates on timelines, deliverables, and results; offer recommendations; and represent the departments interests in internal and external meetings. Crucially, a successful candidate will embody the core values of The New York Times: independence, integrity, curiosity, respect, collaboration and excellence.

Responsibilities

* Creating and managing timelines for dozens of Times-involved books with immediate, short-term, medium-term and long-term deliverables

* Extracting data from and organizing materials related to current and past projects

* Communicating expectations about and coordinating delivery of advertising and marketing materials

* Coordinating schedules of various internal and external stakeholders and planning/managing meetings

* Identifying and communicating trends in qualitative and quantitative project results

* Tracking and summarizing relevant news and trends from the publishing industry

* Supporting journalists and departments working on Times-involved books

* Collaborating closely with colleagues in Corporate Communications, Events, Marketing, Advertising, the Employee Resource Groups and beyond to build awareness about and excitement around our book program and to identify and execute on opportunities for distribution

* Fielding, organizing and prioritizing pitches from external publishers

* Conducting competitive research from editorial and business perspectives

* Providing administrative support as necessary

* Contributing to a positive, collaborative work environment

Requirements

* A passion for advancing The Timess mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

* An innovative spirit

* A rigorous approach to advancing long-term goals while addressing short-term needs

* The ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels across the organization

* A proven record of professional collaboration

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

* A commitment to precision and an orientation toward details

* Fluency in the suite of Google applications, especially Sheets, or comparable software

* Experience with other productivity tools, such as Airtable, Trello, Todoist, etc.

* An understanding of how professional newsrooms operate and/or experience in book publishing or related fields would be a plus

Key Relationships

* Work closely with the Editorial Director on overall strategy

* Work closely with finance on budgeting and forecasting to ensuring timely reporting of monthly/quarterly/annual goals

Job Segments: Licensing, Book Development, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships

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