
Account Manager
Rolling Stone
New York, NYThis is a Full Time Job
Rolling Stone: Account Manager
Rolling Stone is seeking an Account Manager to join our New York-based revenue team, reporting to the Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Operations. This new role will serve as a critical link between Sales, Marketing, Revenue Operations, Ad Operations, Program Execution, and our advertising partners.
The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented, and client-focused media professional who can manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The Account Manager will support the full lifecycle of advertising partnerships—from RFP response and media planning through campaign execution, reporting, and wrap-up—while serving as primary day-to-day contact for active New York territory clients.
Rolling Stone values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture.
Key Responsibilities
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for a book of clients, providing proactive communication, campaign updates, reporting, and deliverable tracking.
• Partner with Sales to manage RFPs, develop strategic media plans, and create solutions aligned with client objectives, KPIs, budgets, and buying behaviors.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate sold concepts into actionable campaign plans with clearly documented deliverables, timelines, budgets, contractual commitments, and measurement requirements.
• Manage campaign kickoffs, internal handoffs, status updates, pacing, and performance—proactively identifying risks and coordinating solutions across teams.
• Use campaign data and insights to develop client-facing wrap reports and identify optimization, renewal, upsell, and incremental revenue opportunities.
• Maintain accurate campaign information across internal systems, support billing reconciliation, and help establish scalable account management processes and best practices.
Required Qualifications
• At least 2 years of experience in account management, client services, media planning, sales planning, or a related digital advertising role, preferably at a publisher, media company, or agency.
• Strong understanding of the digital media campaign lifecycle, from RFP and media planning through launch, optimization, reporting, and billing.
• Proven ability to manage multiple campaigns, deadlines, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex campaign details into clear, client-friendly updates.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with exceptional attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach.
• Collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment; proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace required, with experience in Salesforce, Prisma, Google Ad Manager, Google Analytics, and comScore preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working at a digital media company, premium publisher, or music and entertainment brand
• Familiarity with integrated advertising programs spanning digital media, branded content, social, video, print, and experiential activations
• Experience managing both agency and direct client relationships
• Understanding of digital campaign performance metrics, reporting, optimization, and brand lift measurement
• Track record of contributing to successful campaign renewals, upsells, and incremental revenue opportunities
• Interest in music, entertainment, culture, and the Rolling Stone brand
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Salary/Benefits
$68,000 - $78,000 /year USD
Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role.
Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match
Perks
• Company discounts
• Pet insurance
• Home & auto insurance
• Mortgage discounts
• Savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials
• Flexible vacation policy
Additional Information
Rolling Stone, the number one brand in music publishing, has been the leading voice of music and popular culture for 50 years, featuring the latest in music reviews, in-depth interviews, political commentary, and award-winning journalism across various platforms including magazine, digital, mobile, social, and event marketing. The brand reaches a global audience of approximately 60 million people every month and publishes over 100 pieces of content daily. Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company, recognized as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States and North America, attracting a passionate monthly audience of more than 500 million people. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media, owning over 300 live events and reaching audiences across all screens. Its portfolio includes iconic media brands such as Variety, The Verge, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, and many others, as well as live events like the Golden Globes and the Academy of Country Music Awards. PMC and its subsidiaries are co-headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with additional offices in 14 countries worldwide.