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In Phoenix, Phoenix New Times is more than an iconic print newspaper or must-read website. It’s the place people go to find out what’s happening and how they can be a part of it – and where hundreds of local businesses have forged strategic marketing partnerships by leveraging our reach, relationships and digital marketing division, V Digital Services. Whether on social media, mobile devices, laptops, at our live events or via our industry leading SEO services, readers, advertisers and agency clients alike know they can count on us to help them thrive in the Valley of the Sun.
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Our Mission

is to be the VOICE of our communities, clients and partners by using our multimedia platforms to communicate, inform and connect brands to audiences.

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe every team member, reader, customer and partner should have a VOICE and be heard. Our differences are a reflection of the communities we serve and we are committed to creating an environment of inclusion, diversity, empowerment and equality. We are at our best when all our team members are respected and included regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation and national origin.

Our Values

At Voice Media Group, we’re driven by our core values: using innovation, integrity, collaboration and transparency to power partnerships and progress.

How We Work

Editorial

New Times has been Phoenix's leading independent news source since 1970. Every day we publish original reporting and compelling writing on local news, restaurants, music, arts and culture, providing a vital resource for readers who want to understand and engage with their community.

Sales

Our Sales Department develops and maintains relationships with a multitude of businesses. This department is well educated in all elements of media including but not limited to print, online, mobile, email, events, social media, SEO, programmatic, and more.

Marketing

Our Marketing Department plays a pivotal role in promoting Phoenix New Times and our products and services through signature events, email subscriptions, social media, managing New Times brand ambassadors and more.

Production

Our Production Department is filled with creative and talented individuals. This department handles the design and layout of our weekly print issue, as well as design of various web elements.

What We Offer

We take pride in providing a work environment that takes care of our team, supports their health and financial well-being, and balances work goals with life goals.

Our Benefits

We offer an array of competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, AD&D, supplemental accidental, life insurance, flex spending accounts - health/medical reimbursement and dependent care, and employee assistance programs.

Holidays & Vacation

Paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and newborn and adoption leave. We reward loyalty with additional vacation – stay for 4 years and earn up to 4 weeks paid vacation.

Wellness & Connection

Home and auto program, legal services plan, pet insurance, employee referral program, employee recognition program, trip reduction program and incentives.

Towards Your Future

401(k) Retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program and more!

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Culture + People

Looking for an energized and engaged workspace – along with the opportunity to have a little fun? Phoenix New Times is a place where innovative and ambitious spirits thrive and creative minds flourish. Our commitment to professional excellence and personal growth in a mindful and supportive environment make us a natural destination for people who love Phoenix as much as we do and want to make a difference.

  • Marketing Specialist

    Phoenix | Marketing
    We are looking for an enthusiastic Marketing Specialist to join our corporate marketing team and assist in designing and refining marketing strategies and activities in order to develop and maintain awareness of the brand, maximize revenues and drive traffic.

    You will focus on creating, implementing, tracking and optimizing our digital and traditional marketing campaigns across various marketing channels and brands.

    To be successful as a marketing specialist, you must be highly self-motivated, proactive, and have a working knowledge of current marketing tools and strategies in order to execute successful marketing campaigns.
    Responsibilities:
    ● Support the marketing team with marketing activities by demonstrating expertise in various areas, including optimization, advertising, social media, direct marketing, and email marketing.
    ● Assist with organizing, managing, and attending trade shows and events to promote our company and its products/services.
    ● Assist with the analysis of marketing data, including campaign results, conversion rates, traffic, etc, in order to improve future marketing strategies and campaigns.
    ● Oversee production and dissemination of marketing collateral, across multiple marketing channels.
    ● Audit social media for brand alignment and reach maximization.
    ● Assist with planning and executing initiatives to reach target audiences through appropriate channels (social media, email, paid media, etc.).
    ● Conduct necessary market research to stay up to date with markets and trends relevant to the brands for ensuring market competitiveness, and campaign and promotion relevancy.
    ● Maintain awareness on best practice marketing techniques/tools to achieve successful campaigns and promotions.
    ● Performing other duties when needed.
    Requirements:
    ● Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or a related field.
    ● 3 or more years of marketing experience (digital and traditional) in a corporate, or agency environment.
    ● Experience using marketing data analytics and tools.
    ● Outstanding communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and presentation skills.
    ● Excellent multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
    ● Experience working with, or exposure to, marketing software (Adobe, Canva, Marketing Automation, ESP, CRM, etc) and applications (Web Analytics, Google AdWords, etc) preferred.
    ● Experience in copywriting and graphic design.
    ● Creative and analytical thinking for problem-solving.
    ● Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
    ● Detail-oriented.

    Why Us? Besides the competitive salary and benefits packages, V Digital Services is truly a family. We hire the best and brightest--our people are smart, driven, and passionate. We learn from each other, we respect each other, we push each other and we get better because of each other. We put our people first. This is a place where you will be welcomed, challenged respectfully, and you will ultimately learn more here than you've learned at any previous job you've had before. Let's grow together.

    Interested candidates please send your resume to: [email protected]

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workplace.







  • Marketing Automation Specialist

    Phoenix | Marketing
    Voice Media Group is seeking a growth-minded Marketing Automation Specialist with a proven ability to develop and execute best-in-class multi-channel, integrated marketing campaigns.

    As a Marketing Automation Specialist, you will be responsible for creating, managing and executing marketing automation campaigns while fully leveraging the platforms capabilities. Working closely with designers, developers, and project managers this role will implement all programmatic and operational initiatives through the marketing automation platform.

    Roles and Responsibilities

    ● Responsible for email marketing program development and execution, including segmentation, testing, and deployment, and continually evaluate these for improvements.
    ● Assist in strategy, content and development of campaign assets, including landing pages and email messaging and templates.
    ● Understand and evaluate campaign metrics and distribute campaign performance to the applicable teams and departments.
    ● Work with management to define KPIs, create reporting, analyze campaign performance. Create recommendations to
    improve campaigns continuously.
    ● Proactively research and implement the latest best practices, strategies, and industry standards.
    ● Plan and perform A/B testing to define and execute enhancements to productivity, conversion rates, programs/campaign ROI, and sales growth.
    ● Support essential marketing operations initiatives in Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) and Salesforce such as managing the lead lifecycle, lead scoring, lead nurturing, segmentation, and data cleansing

    Requirements
    ● 2+ years’ experience in B2B demand generation in a technology product and/or services company.
    ● Expert knowledge of database management concepts and best practices.
    ● Strong working knowledge of Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) and Hubspot, as well as proficiency with customer relationship management (CRM) software.
    ● Must have superior communication skills, both written and verbal.
    ● Must be highly organized and self-motivated with a sense of urgency.
    ● Strong independent project management skills.
    ● Capable of handling multiple tasks with competing priorities under minimal supervision.
    ● Able to think critically and exercise independent judgment and discretion.
    ● Excellent attention to detail.
    ● Bachelor's Degree in business, marketing, communication or equivalent experience desirable

    Skills
    ● Testing
    ● Analytical
    ● Communication Skills
    ● Project Management
    ● Multitasker
    ● HTML knowledge/proficiency

    We offer great benefits such as Medical, HSA, FSA, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability and 401K plan + match. We provide paid vacation and sick time in addition to other optional benefits including Legal Plan Services, Pet Insurance and Auto/Home Insurance.

    Interested candidates please send your resume to: [email protected]

    Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for any employer.


    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workplace.



  • Staff Writer

    Phoenix | Editorial
    Phoenix New Times is looking for a versatile news reporter to tell important, hard-hitting, timely and engaging stories about the fifth-largest city in the country and a state capitol where local politics often plays out on the national stage. You’ll join a small but scrappy newsroom that’s been telling the stories of a diverse and booming region since 1970. We value ambitious reporting, well-crafted prose, an engaging voice and savvy use of social media.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Your stories will range from breaking news and trending topics that need to be written quickly to enterprise, investigative or feature stories that could take a week or more to report. You’ll also produce helpful guides to local and regional events and issues.

    • Work with the newsroom to tell these stories in a variety of formats, including traditional articles online and in our weekly print issue, videos, photo essays and through social media.

    • Use social media to find trending topics to cover, discover sources and promote your work.

    • Attend public meetings, town halls, political rallies and other events outside the office to find sources, stories and people impacted by the decisions made by elected officials and government agencies. The position sometimes requires evening and weekend work.

    • Collaborate with other parts of the newsroom, our social media and product teams, and occasionally with reporters and editors in our newsrooms in Denver, Dallas and Miami.

    • Build broad and diverse relationships so that sources, story ideas, research and reporting reflect the diverse communities of the Valley.

    • Be committed to accuracy and meeting deadlines.

    • Participate in our annual Best of Phoenix issue and other projects during the year.


    Who You Are

    • A journalist with a track record of crafting breaking stories on deadline with crisp writing and the ability to tell stories about people impacted by what you’re covering.

    • Demonstrable writing skills with the ability to report complex issues with simplified, accessible language.

    • Experience in reporting across a variety of topics, such as politics, public health, criminal justice, cannabis, government, labor and the environment.

    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

    • A highly-organized, resourceful and proactive self-starter.

    • Experience with open records requests.

    • Fluency in Spanish is a plus, as is experience in a marginalized community.


    Benefits

    • Compensation range of $42,000 to $50,000, depending on experience.

    • 401(k) with company match.

    • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.

    • 10 paid holidays, 14 days of paid time off, 5 paid sick days per year.

    • Hybrid work policy based in our central Phoenix office.

    • This is a union position.


    To Apply

    We’re committed to building an inclusive newsroom that reflects the people and communities we serve across the Valley. We encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and people with disabilities.

    Think you’ve got what it takes? Email a cover letter, resume and links to three to five clips that show your skills and range to [email protected]. Please put News Reporter in the subject line.

    We know there are great candidates who won’t check all of these boxes, and we also know you might bring important skills that we haven’t considered. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.
  • Wordpress Web Developer

    Phoenix | Business
    V Digital Services is looking for a Wordpress Web developer with a proven track record for building and maintaining multiple Wordpress websites.

    This role is based in Phoenix, AZ. You must reside in the Phoenix metro area. We currently work a hybrid schedule.

    Requirements:
    • Minimum 3 years experience with WordPress development
    • Proficient in HTML/CSS, ACF, child theme development, custom plugin integrations, responsive design
    • Familiarity with cpanel, Javascript, PHP, APIs, custom post types
    • Experience working within a team setting
    • Strong time management and multitasking skills in both office and remote work environments
    • Solid troubleshooting, bug tracking, and quality assurance methodologies

    Extra attention will be given to individuals with Shopify experience.

    We offer a competitive salary and benefits that include medical, dental, vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k) savings plan, Flex spending account, paid holidays, and paid time off. We are conveniently located downtown off the light rail, and you can enjoy a casual work environment!

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

    Job Type: Full-time
    Salary: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
    Benefits:
    • 401(k)
    • 401(k) matching
    • Dental insurance
    • Employee assistance program
    • Health insurance
    • Life insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Referral program
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Vision insurance


    Interested candidates please email your resume to: [email protected]

  • Social Media Marketing Specialist

    Phoenix | Marketing
    The Phoenix New Times is looking for an experienced and driven Social Media Specialist to develop, launch and maintain effective social media campaigns for multiple Phoenix New Times clients.

    This individual will be responsible to deliver strategic and engaging content across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile and Pinterest, respond to inbound messages in a timely manner on client’s behalf, develop and execute social ad campaigns, and be proficient in social advertising with the ability to make recommendations for best use of this media in support of client objectives.

    Responsibilities
    ● Build and execute social media strategy to align with client’s business goals
    ● Set up and optimize company pages within each social media platform to increase the visibility of the company’s social content
    ● Develop, design, edit, and publish social media content calendars with custom text, images, videos & gifs for a variety of clients on multiple social channels.
    ● Respond to comments, reviews, and questions on all platforms in a timely manner.
    ● Use analytics tools to develop monthly reports.
    ● Analyze social metrics and develop actionable feedback to continue achieving clients’ social media goals.
    ● Identify new opportunities to drive results and improve performance
    ● Contribute to new business efforts including research and audits.
    ● Build and maintain solid, trusting relationships for long-term client success.
    ● Stay up-to-date with current technologies and trends in social media, design tools and technologies.

    Requirements
    ● Proven work experience in social media marketing or as a digital media specialist including posting and responding on behalf of multiple clients or brands on Social Media.
    ● Proficient in Canva, Google Suite, and Social Media Scheduling Platforms
    ● Excellent writing, editing (photo/video/text) and communication skills
    ● Proficient in social media reporting and analytics.
    ● Ability to understand business needs and align strategies to reach business goals.
    ● Positive attitude, detail and customer oriented with good multitasking and organizational ability
    ● Fluency in English. Moderate understanding or fluency in Spanish a plus.
    ● Facebook Ads experience a plus.

    What We Offer
    ● Competitive salary of $40,000 - $45,000 per year, depending on experience
    ● Paid Time Off PLUS 8 Paid Holidays per year
    ● 401k w/ Company match
    ● Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, plus more!
    ● Business casual atmosphere.
    ● Office work environment.
    ● Career growth opportunities in a fun, fast paced work environment.

    If you are a passionate, hard-working individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to join a dynamic, fun team then this is the perfect opportunity for you! Please submit your resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workplace.
  • Digital Marketing Client Success Manager

    Denver | Account Management
    Who You Are: You're digitally savvy, hyper-organized, eager and energetic. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and you're passionate about digital marketing and analytics. You have "it" -- no, not the Stephen King novel. "It," that hard-to-define quality that makes you stand out. The thing inside you that keeps you hungry and driven to succeed wherever you go. It.

    Who We Are: V Digital Services is one of the fastest-growing digital marketing agencies in the country, specializing in Organic SEO, Local SEO, Paid Media/SEM, Social Media, and Web Development. Our team of digital strategists work with small, mid-sized, and enterprise-level businesses across every industry to help them reach more customers and grow.

    The Role: The Digital Marketing Client Success Manager role will drive the success of our clients and sales team, handling complex, high-touch campaigns in respect to SEO, SEM, Social Media, Programmatic, and Web Development. As the centralized point of contact for both the client and internal team members, the Client Success Manager is directly responsible for the relationship, project management, campaign performance and overall success of the client. It is their objective to provide exceptional customer service, a high level of communication, build strong client relationships, and deliver a quality product that retains the client on a monthly basis.

    Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

    • Act as the face of the agency to all clients and as the client advocate to internal team members
    • Effectively manage multi-channel strategies and products for high-spending clients that are results / ROI driven
    • Set and hit client targets for both traffic and ROI through in-depth campaign strategy
    • Project manage all campaign tasking, timeline and budgets for all campaigns
    • Serve as a thought leader and client advocate for all active campaigns
    • Utilize data to effectively report back to the client on performance with strong storytelling skills
    Requirements
    • Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
    • Self-motivated, self-starter and ability to independently execute with minimal supervision in a fast-paced agency environment with rapidly changing priorities
    • Superb organization and time management skills with strong attention to detail
    • Deadline driven attitude that ensures due dates are met 100% of the time
    • Experience working professionally with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Facebook Business Manager, Wordpress and Ecommerce Platforms a plus
    • Previous agency experience a plus

    Why Us?: Besides the competitive salary and benefits packages, V Digital Services is truly a family. We hire the best and brightest--our people are smart, driven, and passionate. We learn from each other, we respect each other, we push each other and we get better because of each other. We put our people first. This is a place where you will be welcomed, challenged respectfully, and will ultimately learn more here than you've learned at any previous job you've had before.

    Let's grow together.

    https://www.vdigitalservices.com
    Job Type: Full-time

    Salary: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

    Benefits:
    • 401(k)
    • 401(k) matching
    • Dental insurance
    • Health insurance
    • Health savings account
    • Life insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Vision insurance
    Schedule:
    • Monday to Friday
    Supplemental pay types:
    • Bonus pay

    Interested candidates please send your resume to: [email protected]

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workplace.
  • Multi Media Account Executive

    Phoenix | Sales
    The Phoenix New Times is growing exponentially as a leading provider of multi-media marketing in partnership with our award-winning V Digital Services, one of the fastest-rising digital marketing agencies in the country. We are seeking a smart, driven, highly ambitious media consultant with a desire to succeed and grow with us.

    This person will be responsible for growing advertising revenues by selling a broad range of digital solutions including SEO, PPC, Paid Media, Social Media, Streaming TV, Programmatic, Device ID, Website Development, and local initiatives. The primary responsibility is new business development.

    The ideal candidate has confidence in cold calling & prospecting, a strong ability to identify customer needs, develop and present a customized solution with a proven ability to negotiate and close deals with a high level of success. We pride ourselves on leading the industry in ad performance, technology, and, most of all, customer results. We continue to launch new products and initiatives so opportunities abound.

    Qualifications:
    ● High acumen for consultative selling
    ● A proven track record in sales or similar field
    ● Highly motivated and results-oriented
    ● Ability to self-generate leads
    ● Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    ● Ability to listen
    ● Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
    ● Strong customer service skills
    ● Ability to operate within a fast-paced environment
    ● Entrepreneurial spirit
    ● Digital, Radio, Cable, Print, or Media advertising sales experience a plus
    ● Candidates must have personal transportation and must pass a background check.

    We Offer:
    ● Competitive salary with uncapped commissions, additional bonus incentives, casual dress code and career growth opportunities. First year account executives will earn a minimum of $60,000-$75,000.
    ● Comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid time off, company paid holidays and a 401(k).
    ● A culture of “Work hard, Play hard” team mentality. We treat our people like royalty (team lunches, contests, concerts, and more). Early Fridays means “leave early and spend time with your loved ones”.
    ● A 50 + year company with an outstanding reputation in media relations and employee tenure. Over the past 24 months, our digital agency has continued to set records in sales growth and customer success. Much of this is due to the best-in-class tools and analysis provided to us by our award-winning digital specialists.

    If you can sell and what you’ve read sounds like a good fit for you, email your resume & cover letter to: [email protected]

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workplace.