Title: Subscription Manager
Company: Kashmir Observer
Location: Bangalore/ Srinagar
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Newspaper
Deadline: March 31, 2020.
Company Description:
Kashmir Observer Online or kashmirobserver.net is the global face of the daily Kashmir Observer on the internet. However, Kashmir Observer Online has carved its own niche brand equity and is one of the highest-hit media websites about Kashmir. Apart from focusing on news from the Kashmir region and the South Asian sub-continent, it also provides many value-added and interactive features which are exclusive to the Online edition.
Besides providing readers with upto date breaking news, compelling content and insightful opinions KO Online covers current news, business, sports, community, tech, lifestyle and world news, as well as expert analysis and dynamic videos.
As the digital companion to Kashmir Observer newspaper, the KO Online is part of a portfolio that offers content through print, KO ePaper and a mobile app.
KO Online remains the main source of news and information for vast Kashmiri diaspora, intending tourists, business leaders, diplomats, journalists and all those interested in India-Pakistan affairs.
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:
. Lead the subscription drive of KO, primarily digital, across India and beyond.
Partner with institutions, hold events to drive subscriptions.
Be the central point of contact for all subscription-related activities of KO.
Build relationships with institutions and sell institutional subscriptions.
Ensure accuracy of subscriber data and solve subscriber complaints.
Requirements:
1) Ability to strategize subscription drives and execute them.
2) Motivated and self-driven to work in a newsroom.
3) Skills to build and maintain relationships.
The Bangalore office is a small shop and requires team players with a willingness to be flexible. This is a full-time job. Night, holiday, and weekend work may be required.
To Apply
Please send in a résumé, two writing samples, a detailed statement on your experience, two references (only names and contact information), and a cover letter to Shahid Ansari, Bangalore Bureau Chief, at [email protected] with the subject line “Subscription Manager – 2020” by March 31, 2020.