Senior Manager, Marketing Partnerships

Job Category: Digital Marketing Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: New York - NY

TIME

TIME is a global media brand built on decades of unparalleled trust and authority. Having celebrated our centennial this year, we continue to evolve as a brand at a juncture of innovation and transformation.

Our core purpose is to tell stories to a global audience across our unique platforms. We are looking for changemakers from all backgrounds and walks-of-life, who embody TIME’s core values as well as our mission of informing, connecting, and engaging the world.

If you’re ready to take your next step with a 100+ year-old startup, read more about this opportunity below. Keep scrolling for additional information about TIME.

The Role:

The Senior Manager, Marketing Partnerships is a key leader within TIME’s pre-sales organization, responsible for shaping and packaging revenue-driving marketing solutions across TIME’s full portfolio.

This role owns the end-to-end pre-sales process for strategic opportunities, leading proposal strategy from intake through final delivery. As a strategic partner to Sales and Marketing leadership, the Senior Manager develops compelling, insight-driven narratives that align client objectives with TIME’s unique value proposition and drive meaningful revenue growth.

Working cross-functionally with Sales, Editorial, Branded Content, Events, Research & Insights, Design, Marketing Operations, Customer Success, and Account Management, this role delivers best-in-class proposals for proactive pitches, RFPs, RFIs, and core sales materials.

Responsibilities

Pre-Sales Strategy & Leadership

  • Own pre-sales strategy for complex and multi-stakeholder opportunities, including proactive pitches, RFPs, RFIs, and general sales materials.
  • Lead internal kickoffs to define objectives, budgets, KPIs, timelines, and strategic approach.
  • Partner closely with Sales as a strategic pre-sale lead, joining select client conversations, pressure-testing briefs, and translating feedback into differentiated solutions.

Proposal Development & Go-To-Market Materials

  • Develop integrated proposal decks and proactive opportunities that clearly articulate how TIME solves client business challenges.
  • Lead idea generation and cross-functional brainstorms to create compelling, multi-channel programs.
  • Coordinate and vet inputs across stakeholders to ensure proposals are accurate, feasible, and aligned with revenue and margin goals.
  • Build and oversee core sales materials, including:
    • General capabilities and one-sheets
    • RFP/RFI responses and proposal decks
    • Category narratives, case studies, and vertical positioning
  • Identify and package new go-to-market opportunities tied to TIME franchises, tentpoles, and cultural moments.
  • Translate complex media, content, data, and measurement solutions into clear, client-ready storytelling.
  • Partner with senior stakeholders to confirm feasibility, delivery approach, and post-sale resourcing as needed.

Product Expertise, Insights & Enablement

  • Maintain deep expertise across TIME’s advertising products, branded content, events, franchises, and audience and measurement capabilities.
  • Integrate audience insights, performance proof points, and case studies into proposals.
  • Scale and streamline sales materials by maintaining an organized library, reducing duplication, and ensuring narrative and visual consistency.
  • Stay current on industry trends, competitors, and category dynamics to keep proposals differentiated and relevant.

Teamwork & Ways of Working

  • Model best-in-class pre-sales practices, including clear communication, structured timelines, and proactive stakeholder management.
  • Contribute to process improvements that increase efficiency, quality, and predictability as volume grows.

Qualifications

  • Proven pre-sales experience developing integrated proposals for proactive pitches, RFPs, RFIs, and sales collateral.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with experience coordinating across Sales, Editorial, Events, Creative, Operations, and Customer Success.
  • Ability to translate creative and editorial ideas into structured, sellable programs.
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Deep knowledge of media platforms and ad products across digital, social, video, print, and events.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a strong client-facing narrative voice.
  • Strong visual and design instincts, with experience building high-quality presentations in Google Slides or PowerPoint.
  • 7+ years of marketing experience at a digital-first publisher, media company, or agency.

This position is not represented by the NewsGuild of New York.

Location:

This is a hybrid role. Eligible candidates for the role must be within a commutable distance of TIME’s New York City office upon hire and may be expected to be physically present as needed (typically 3 days/week).

More About TIME:

Total Rewards:

At TIME we believe our people are our greatest resource and taking care of our people is of the utmost importance. For that reason we offer competitive compensation and a full slate of benefits that start on your first day:

  • Medical, vision, dental insurance
  • Over 4 weeks of paid time off, in addition to paid company holidays (plus a culture that supports and encourages time to actually be taken!)
  • 401k with a generous company match
  • 12+ weeks paid parental leave
  • Mentorship and community engagement experiences
  • Free print subscription to TIME Magazine
  • Salary range for this position: $105,000 – $120,000 based on experience
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