Senior Manager, News Ads Accounts

Apple, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 171,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a strategic and hands-on Manager for Apple News Ads Account Management in New York City to lead a small team while personally managing a portfolio of high-tier advertisers. You will own campaigns end-to-end from pre-sale through post-sale analysis and drive renewal strategies with agency partners.

The role requires deep experience in managed services for digital advertising, and the capability to coach and enable a team through complex renewals and cross-functional

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in digital advertising account management.
• 2+ years of people management experience.
• Proven experience personally managing high-tier or strategic accounts end-to-end.
• Deep familiarity with media planning, ad operations, and campaign management workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Account Managers with clear performance expectations.
• Own and manage a portfolio of high-tier strategic accounts across the full campaign lifecycle.
• Partner with Client Partners on advertiser goals, RFP responses, media planning, and inventory optimization.
• Build media plans using internal tools and translate pitch to execution.
• Oversee deal desk processes, IO routing, and compliance with advertising standards.
• Serve as escalation point for complex client issues and cross-functional coordination.
• Collaborate with CampaignOps, EditOps, Finance, Legal, and Product to ensure accurate campaign setup and delivery.
• Monitor in-flight campaign pacing and performance, surface optimization and upsell opportunities.
• Analyze spending trends to inform renewal strategy and account planning.
• Drive post-campaign wrap-up reporting with clear client-facing narratives.
• Represent Account Management in cross-functional forums and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Digital advertising account management

People management

Senior account ownership

Client relationships

Strategic account management

Campaign optimization

Tools

OperativeOne

Freewheel

Salesforce

Job description

Apple is seeking a strategic and hands-on Manager for Apple News Ads Account Management in New York City to lead a small team while personally managing a portfolio of high-tier advertisers. You will own campaigns end-to-end from pre-sale through post-sale analysis and drive renewal strategies with agency partners.

The role requires deep experience in managed services for digital advertising, and the capability to coach and enable a team through complex renewals and cross-functional