Media Monetization Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Offer customized remote advisory assistance on media monetization and sustainability to independent media organizations operating in restrictive contexts throughout Latin America.

• Evaluate current business models, pinpoint strengths and weaknesses, uncover monetization opportunities, and formulate work plans with clear objectives and indicators.

• Conduct regular virtual advisory sessions with designated editorial and beneficiary media teams.

• Design and facilitate the execution of revenue-generating strategies, including memberships, donations, subscriptions, advertising, crowdfunding, services, and strategic partnerships.

• Provide guidance on financial objectives, budgeting, revenue forecasts, KPIs, monitoring tools, and evidence-driven decision-making.

• Identify opportunities to broaden revenue streams, focus on high-impact initiatives, and implement international best practices.

• Collaborate closely with IWPR, update on progress, highlight risks, suggest methodological changes, and ensure alignment with project goals, timelines, security protocols, and reporting requirements.

• Create meeting minutes, written progress reports, planned activities, and strategic recommendations using IWPR’s templates.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5 years of demonstrable experience in media monetization, sustainability, business model development, or financial management within media organizations.

• Experience, preferably, with digital and independent media outlets.

• Capability to advise journalistic teams on revenue-generation tactics, including memberships, donations, subscriptions, advertising, crowdfunding, services, and strategic partnerships.

• Strong understanding of financial planning, business model development, revenue diversification, performance indicators, and monitoring and evaluation tools.

• Proven experience in fundraising from foundations, institutional donors, and international organizations.

• Ability to work remotely with teams functioning in complex environments or with limited internet access.

• Awareness of or sensitivity to the challenges encountered by independent media in restrictive settings.

• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish and English is mandatory.

• Strict compliance with IWPR security protocols and reporting requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.

• Competitive salary.

• Equal opportunities employer.

• Flexible work environment accommodating teams dealing with connectivity challenges or difficult conditions.

• Ongoing application review process with the possibility of early interviews.