About NewsBreak
NewsBreak is redefining the way users interact with local news and their communities. By bridging local users, local content creators, and local businesses, our mission is to foster safer, more vibrant, and authentically connected lives. Through robust collaborations with thousands of local publishers and businesses across the nation, NewsBreak is revolutionizing how a new wave of readers access and engage with essential, locally sourced content & information.
Since our inception in 2015, our trajectory has been nothing short of remarkable. We proudly stand as the nation’s premier local news app.
As a Series-C unicorn startup, our headquarter nestles in the tech hub of Mountain View, California, with other offices in New York City and Seattle. For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced product leader with a track record of building world-class products. As the Product Manager - Newsletter, you will lead the vision, strategy, and execution across the team. You will work with design and engineering partners to build the largest local News Newsletter in the US and bring it to the next level.
Responsibilities
- Own the roadmap of NewsBreak Newsletter product, the largest local News newsletter in the US. Continue to drive the growth of the product and increase values for users.
- Define and build the proper measurement of revenue and user experience, drive the effort to improve the overall ad revenue and user experience on Newsletter Ads
- Drive integration work with different partners from a technical perspective, including event tracking, user data matching, reporting, etc. Drive new features to empower partners and improve ops efficiency
- Collaborate closely with the NewsBreak App product team to build a unified user experience
- Design and launch innovative products that provide unique value to our subscribers and advertisers by leveraging NewsBreak's first-party data and unique user engagement
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the global NL advertising market and the needs of advertisers
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Ad Ops, Core Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to drive product implementation
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in product management or an equivalent role
- Experience in newsletter product management
- Strong analytical skills and ability to execute complex product launches
- Ability to act decisively in the face of ambiguity
- User-focused. Skilled at developing high quality product strategies & roadmaps
- Strong sense of logic and critical thinking skills; data-driven approach to problem-solving
- Strong sense of internet/technical products and curiosity for innovation
Preferred Qualities
- Experience working on content sourcing, content generation/summarization
- Experience working on other email products like email automation, email marketing, etc.
- Experience working on Advertising/Monetization, basic knowledge about Ad rendering, serving, tracking, etc.
- MBA and/or post graduate engineering/science degree
- Entrepreneurial spirit with a proven track record of leading through influence and delivering results in a fast-moving environment
Benefits
We offer competitive benefits package:
- Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family (0 cost for employee)
- Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- FSA and commuter benefits programs
- Team activity budget