Forbes · New York
Marketingposted 6w ago
Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world. Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators. The Forbes brand reaches more than 140 million people monthly worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature ForbesLive events and 49 licensed local editions in 81 countries.
Forbes is seeking an entrepreneurial and strategic Vice President, Audience & Community Marketing to lead audience growth, community engagement, and commercial audience strategy across the ForbesLive portfolio. Reporting to the Group Vice President, ForbesLive, this executive will play a critical leadership role in shaping the continued growth of one of the industry's premier live event businesses. As Forbes expands globally and launches new event formats across its flagship franchises, this leader will develop and execute strategies that grow audiences, cultivate engaged communities, unlock new commercial opportunities, and create exceptional experiences across both B2B and B2C events. The Vice President will define the long-term audience and community growth strategy for the ForbesLive portfolio while serving as a key architect in developing and launching new event platforms, franchises, and growth initiatives that will shape the next chapter of ForbesLive. Working cross-functionally with ForbesLive, Sales, Sponsorship, Editorial, Product, Marketing, and other key teams, this executive will ensure every ForbesLive event attracts the right audience, delivers an exceptional attendee experience, creates meaningful value for partners, and contributes to the continued growth and profitability of the business.
The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial self-starter with a proven track record of building and scaling audiences for world-class conferences, executive summits, festivals, and consumer events. They combine strategic vision with operational excellence and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where innovation, collaboration, and execution are critical to success.
Location: This role is a hybrid role based in the New York Tri-State Area. Domestic and international travel is required to support the ForbesLive portfolio, client engagements, and strategic business initiatives.
Responsibilities:
Audience & Community Strategy
Audience Growth, Performance & Insights
Business Leadership & Commercial Growth
The Ideal candidate:
The annual base salary range for this role is $175,000 - $200,000
Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith. The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate. In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so. Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions. We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes. Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!
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This role may evolve over time. While this job description outlines the primary responsibilities, additional duties may be assigned as business needs change. Forbes aims to offer employees the flexibility they need in order to be successful. Some positions may require candidates to be based in a specific location for consideration while some roles may be fully remote (within the U.S.) if it aligns with the needs of the position. This position is only open to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, & Washington. Due to business operations and compliance requirements, we are unable to consider applicants based outside these states at this time.
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