Apple

Manager, Apple News Account Management

Apple$120K — $160K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in digital advertising account management, in premium content or digital media
  • 2+ years of experience leading account management teams or demonstrated readiness for management
  • Proven end-to-end management of high-tier accounts, including complex campaigns
  • Deep knowledge of media planning, ad operations, and campaign workflows
  • Strong relationships with media agencies and brand marketers
  • Exceptional organizational skills to manage team and personal accounts

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of Account Managers while managing personal strategic accounts
  • Oversee full-funnel campaign management from initial pitches to post-sale analysis
  • Ensure the team delivers best-in-class service to clients and agency partners
  • Coach Account Managers through complex client situations and renewals
  • Build and maintain senior-level relationships with clients and agencies
  • Identify areas for campaign optimization and upsell opportunities
  • Foster a proactive and solutions-oriented environment within the team

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with top-tier performance advertisers and global brands
  • Collaborative environment with a focus on mentorship and team development
  • Access to resources and systems like OperativeOne and Salesforce for streamlined campaign management
  • Involvement in the innovative Apple News platform and its editorial values
  • Engagement in a fast-paced, dynamic advertising landscape with a focus on excellence
Full Job Description
Description

We're looking for a strategic and operationally excellent leader to serve as a player-coach on our Apple News Account Management team. In this dual-capacity role, you will manage and develop a small team of Account Managers while personally owning a portfolio of high-tier strategic accounts - spanning top-spending performance advertisers and global brand campaigns. This role spans full-funnel campaign management, from partnering with Client Partners on initial pitch through post-sale analysis, while also setting the standard for how the team delivers best-in-class service to clients and agency partners. The ideal candidate brings deep managed service and direct IO digital advertising account management experience, strong agency and client relationships, and the leadership presence to coach an Account Manager through a complex renewal conversation as confidently as they navigate one themselves.

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of experience in digital advertising account management, within a premium content, publisher, or digital media environment

2+ years of people management experience, leading and developing account managers or campaign management teams - or a seasoned senior AM with demonstrated leadership, mentorship, and readiness to step into management

Proven experience personally managing high-tier or strategic accounts end-to-end, including complex multi-stakeholder campaigns across global brand and performance advertisers

Deep familiarity with media planning, ad operations, and campaign management workflows - including proficiency with systems such as OperativeOne, Freewheel, Salesforce, or equivalent

Strong track record of building trusted senior-level relationships with media agencies and brand marketers

Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage both a team's book of business and a personal account portfolio simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in Apple News, digital publishing, or editorial-driven advertising environments

Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to use campaign data to drive optimizations, upsell recommendations, and renewal strategy

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to navigate sensitive client situations and influence across internal and external stakeholders

Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a track record of identifying and resolving unstructured problems before they escalate

Experience working across deal structuring, pricing frameworks, and advertiser commitment tracking (upfronts, contractual obligations, etc.)

Track record of developing talent and elevating team performance in fast-paced, matrixed organizations

Genuine passion for Apple's brand, editorial values, and commitment to upholding the standards that define the Apple News experience

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
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Revenue
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