Rolling Stone: Associate Director, Account Management

Rolling Stone: Associate Director, Account Management

Rolling Stone is seeking an Account Management Associate Director to help drive strategic revenue growth across its cross-platform advertising portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of sales strategy, client partnership, and integrated media execution, serving as a key architect of high-impact programs across digital, print, social, experiential, and branded content. The Account Management Associate Director will collaborate closely with Sales leadership and cross-functional teams to design scalable, insight-led solutions that deliver against client objectives while advancing Rolling Stone’s broader revenue and margin goals.

The ideal candidate combines strong media fluency with business acumen; someone who understands how to translate brand ambition into thoughtful packaging, pricing strategy, and measurable performance outcomes. Success in this role requires a consultative mindset and sharp analytical instincts.

As PMC values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to clients, aligning Rolling Stone’s cross-platform capabilities with brand objectives and KPIs
• Partner with Sales to proactively identify revenue growth opportunities and expand integrated partnerships
• Translate RFPs into insight-driven, performance-oriented media strategies that balance creativity with commercial viability
• Lead development of integrated, cross-platform media plans and client-ready proposals that articulate audience value and measurable impact
• Maintain deep knowledge of Rolling Stone’s product ecosystem, pricing strategy, audience insights, and packaging frameworks
• Oversee full campaign lifecycle from pre-sale planning through post-sale analysis and optimization
• Interpret advertising P&Ls and margin dynamics to ensure pricing accuracy and commercial accountability
• Own client communication and cross-functional alignment across Sales, Marketing, Ad Ops, and Finance
• Continuously evolve reporting, measurement frameworks, and performance benchmarks to drive stronger campaign outcomes

Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years of digital planning, account management, or integrated media strategy experience at a digital publisher or media agency
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret advertising P&Ls, margin targets, and yield considerations
• Solid understanding of media math, performance KPIs, and inventory dynamics
• Expertise in cross-platform media planning (digital, social, branded content, print; experiential a plus)
• Ability to manage multiple high-visibility programs simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional communication skills with a consultative, client-facing presence

A good faith estimate of the salary range is $100k - $110k upon hire + bonus. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

PMC's comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC's dedication to consistently meeting employees’ needs, we have launched a new Flexible Vacation Policy.

At PMC, we believe working in a highly collaborative, office-first environment fosters real-time communication, spontaneous idea sharing, and stronger interpersonal relationships that drive innovation and team cohesion. PMC prioritizes in-person collaboration and does not offer remote-only roles.

About Rolling Stone:

Rolling Stone, the number one brand in music publishing, has been the leading voice of music and popular culture for 50 years.  The multi-media brand features the latest in music reviews, in-depth interviews, hard-hitting political commentary and award-winning journalism across many platforms including magazine, digital, mobile, social and event marketing. Rolling Stone provides “all the news that fits” to a global audience of approximately 60 million people every month and publishes over 100 pieces of content every day.