Brand & Experiences Strategy Lead — Growth & Ops

News Corporation; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Education Benefits

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, Strategy & Operations – Brand & Experiences in Midtown Manhattan, working in the office three days a week. You will drive strategic and operational initiatives across the Dow Jones Events portfolio, collaborating with strategy, sales, production, and other teams to translate priorities into actionable plans.

The role emphasizes building executive-level presentations, conducting competitive research, and developing business cases for new events and partnerships,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in product/portfolio strategy, commercial strategy, business operations, or product marketing.
• Experience translating research and stakeholder input into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Strong project/program management experience with cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic projects that grow and evolve the Dow Jones Events portfolio.
• Support product strategy across new and existing event franchises.
• Develop proposals, briefs, and business cases for new events and partnerships.
• Review competitor events to identify trends and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales, Strategy, Production, Finance and others to develop event concepts.
• Pressure-test ideas against priorities, audience, commercial potential, and portfolio fit.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and background materials for stakeholders.
• Produce progress reports, ROI, risks, and recommendations.
• Identify process improvements to enable a more efficient operating model.
• Project-manage timelines, briefs, trackers, and cross-functional work streams.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive presentations

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

7+ years experience in product/portfolio strategy or related fields

Job description

Dow Jones is seeking a Manager, Strategy & Operations – Brand & Experiences in Midtown Manhattan, working in the office three days a week. You will drive strategic and operational initiatives across the Dow Jones Events portfolio, collaborating with strategy, sales, production, and other teams to translate priorities into actionable plans.

The role emphasizes building executive-level presentations, conducting competitive research, and developing business cases for new events and partnerships,