Product Manager, Email & SMS
Chicago Sun-Times · Chicago, IL (Hybrid workplace)
Posted about a month ago · $104,000 to $130,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 37 days Chicago Sun-Times's roles stay open a median of 71 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 89% of Chicago Sun-Times's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Chicago Sun-Times
- high 6 stale, 0 reposted of 9 open
- Hiring momentum
- 10 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Chicago Sun-Times's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Chicago Sun-Times.
About this role
The Product Manager for Email & SMS at Chicago Public Media will lead the strategy for audience engagement through email and SMS across various platforms. This role involves collaborating with multiple teams to develop effective audience journeys, overseeing platform management, and utilizing data to improve engagement and revenue. The manager will also create scalable processes and training for the organization to enhance its capabilities in these channels.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- Experience in product management, audience strategy, lifecycle marketing, CRM, marketing automation, digital media, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of email and/or SMS platforms, including segmentation, automation, personalization, list management, deliverability, and testing.
- Ability to translate stakeholder goals into clear product problems, priorities, scalable solutions, and measurable outcomes.
- A strategic, audience-centered approach that connects editorial, business, technical, and audience needs.
- Experience using data and audience insights to improve engagement, conversion, retention, or revenue.
- Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills, including the ability to build alignment across teams with different priorities.
What you get
- Competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.
Worth weighing
- The role requires collaboration with various teams, which may involve navigating differing priorities.
- The position is hybrid, which may require some in-office presence in Chicago, IL.
- The salary range is provided but may vary based on several factors, including internal equity and market pay.
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Listed by Chicago Sun-Times on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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