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At Crooked, we believe the answer to a rising authoritarian movement is a democratic movement powerful enough to fight it and (fingers crossed) defeat it. That means using all the tools at our disposal as a media company to help build a massive, diverse coalition united behind a core set of democratic values: freedom, equality, compassion, and the rule of law.

Job Summary:

Crooked Media is hiring a Sr. Manager, Marketingin the Marketing department, reporting to the VP, Marketing. This positionwill lead marketing and PR efforts for the Crooked Media content slate and the Crooked brand. You’ll work with cross functional partners agencies to bring your campaigns to life in order to drive demand and audience to the Crooked network and make our brand more famous. You’ll manage one direct report, with the potential to grow your team. For the following strategic priorities, you may collaborate with external partners, managing resources and their integration into projects and the organization.

This role is based out of our Los Angeles, and follows a hybrid schedule based on the job’s needs. We are ideally looking for Los Angeles-based candidates or candidates willing to relocate before the start date.

How You’ll Spend Your Time:

Overseeing marketing for Crooked content, including new show launches

• New Show Launches- Manage team to drive go-to-market strategy for new Crooked shows, thinking outside the box to create best-in-class creative marketing campaigns that deliver on business and revenue goals. Work collaboratively across Crooked teams & external partners to lead planning, strategy, project management & execution of campaigns.
• Crooked Content Slate - Oversee network and external marketing campaigns for Crooked’s full content slate, including but not limited to podcasts, digital series, and Crooked’s creator program. Lead strategy that both attracts new audiences and keeps existing audiences engaged. Lead cross-functional teams to achieve business goals (including oversight of a direct report on campaign strategy, positioning & tactics) managing day-to-day promo integrations across podcasts & digital channels.
• Stakeholder management & collaboration: Represent Crooked as the primary point of contact for Marketing campaigns both internally & externally, leading host & partner relations and presentations, regularly updating Crooked stakeholders on progress, and maintaining clear lines of comms across the company (including content, social, revenue, community & events teams)
• Oversee promotional efforts for distribution partnerships - Work with external partners to drive audience and awareness across partner programming (ex: Crooked on MS NOW, SANEtv)

Brand & Talent Comms Planning

• Support the VP of Marketing in leading comms & PR planning for Crooked brand & content slate, crafting compelling narratives and pitches to make the brand, content & hosts more famous.
• Develop narratives & positioning for Crooked’s brand, new content launches, hosts, and existing slate to drive awareness and affinity for Crooked and it’s talent via press & earned media
• Work in close collaboration with Crooked’s PR team, managing comms and team progress, communicating company needs & pushing outside the box thinking & rapid response pitches to capitalize on the news cycle

What You’ll Bring To The Table:

• 5+ years of experience in marketing and/or digital media
• A personable people manager - 2-3 years of experience managing people; you’re a natural teacher, coach your direct reports through their deliverables, and hold them to standards of excellence. Model accountability and ownership over your responsibilities and projects.
• Experience balancing budgets and using audience insights & data to inform your work, ensuring all efforts ladder up to business goals and ROI for the company
• Experience working on ad creative across digital mediums (audio, video, social)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience & ability to manage & foster relationships with creators, agents & managers
• Familiarity with Google Drive (including Sheets, Slides and more) and Microsoft Office. Comfort using and/or learning reporting tools like Google Analytics, Shopify, Sprout Social, Mailchimp, Megaphone, etc
• Media landscape knowledge -A strong understanding of audio marketing (ad formats, audio feed specifications), digital advertising (mobile, influencer, paid social, display) and traditional (OOH, TV, press) channels
• Agility -Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously while reacting quickly, dynamically, and strategically
• Highly organized and entrepreneurial in spirit
• Passion for Crooked’s content and mission is a must!

This job description provides a summary of how you’ll spend your time but is not exhaustive, so other duties may be assigned over time.

Pay and Perks

This position is covered under the Writers Guild of America East Collective Bargaining Agreement and the salary for this role is $125,000.
In addition to your salary, we also offer full-time employees excellent benefits, including:

• Generous vacation and paid leave including, sick, bereavement, pregnancy loss, and disability leaves
• 20 weeks of paid parental leave
• Commuter reimbursement or paid parking
• Communications stipend
• Did we also mention our offices are closed at the end of the year?

About Us

We welcome everyone—as an inclusive workplace, we invite all our employees to bring their authentic, whole selves to work. Our mission and intent is to encourage people from every nation, race/ethnicity, belief, gender, gender identity, sexual identity, disability, and culture to feel respected and valued for their unique contributions to our company.

We approach our work courageously, adapt and improve constantly, and celebrate the wins big and small. We cultivate a culture of creativity and expression at Crooked Media. We hire the best talent, ensure they have the tools and training they need, and set them free. If you have a high degree of ownership and are driven to excel, you’ll fit right in.

That’s it. End of mission.

At Crooked, we believe the answer to a rising authoritarian movement is a democratic movement powerful enough to fight it and (fingers crossed) defeat it.
That means using all the tools at our disposal as a media company to help build a massive, diverse coalition united behind a core set of democratic values: freedom, equality, compassion, and the rule of law.

Creative in how we tell stories and share ideas
Innovative in how we reach people and grow the business
Inclusive in what we make and how we work together: respectful, accountable, and open-minded
Hopeful in seeking a more progressive and just society

We believe a diverse staff helps us reach the wide swath of people we aim to connect with so that we can build a massive coalition who believes in democratic values. We welcome people from all walks of life that span gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, those with disabilities, and people who are neurodiverse. Crooked encourages interested candidates to apply for whatever role they qualify for. Our culture emphasizes that each individual should feel respected and valued for their unique contributions to our company.

We believe in caring for our full-time employees in a holistic manner, and we aim to offer a rich and progressive package upon joining. Here’s what we currently offer:

We offer competitive pay based on the market, and select employees are eligible for commission or bonus pay. We also provide a 100% match on all contributions up to 4% of annual salaries.

We’ve got you covered – literally. Our medical, dental, and vision plans come with 100% company-paid premiums for employees on the majority of plans, as well as generous – contributions towards dependent premiums, including non- married and/or same-sex partners, and children (bio, step and foster). We also offer flexible spending accounts for those just-in-case moments, and employer-paid life insurance.

We’re big fans of time off and offer generous vacation and sick time including 14 paid holidays, and paid “Summer Days”. We cover various paid leaves, including jury duty, bereavement, pregnancy loss and disability leaves. No matter how your family grows, we provide 20 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents (birth, non-birth, foster, or adoption). And to close out the year, we have an annual Quiet Period where we shutdown for 2 weeks.

Our employees receive monthly communications stipends, paid parking or public transportation reimbursements, and Per Diem for anyone hitting the road for our tour shows. For any out-of-state candidates, we offer relocation bonuses to help ease the stress of moving. We also support giving back through company donation matches to eligible 501(c)(3) organizations. And of course, team members receive company merch—because everyone here is a Friend of the Pod!

We’re all about helping our employees continue to achieve excellence in their professional journeys and to support that, we provide professional development stipends, employee resource groups, management training, and aim to cultivate a company culture of open feedback and honest communication.

We host monthly All-Hands, volunteer opportunities, celebrate heritage months, employee events and celebrations, and encourage employees to attend our many live recordings and shows throughout the year.

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