Crain Communications

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Supports budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business analysis across multiple brands and corporate functions
• Analyzes monthly financial results and prepares variance analyses against budget, forecast, and prior year performance
• Partners with business leaders to understand financial performance and operational drivers
• Prepares management reports, dashboards, and KPI reporting packages.

Financial Analyst

• Design, implement, and continuously improve the company’s annual budget, quarterly forecast, monthly outlook, and long-range planning (3–5 year) processes.
• Own the financial forecasting framework for revenue, operating expenses, profitability, cash flow, and key business drivers.
• Develop scalable, driver-based forecasting models that support business planning across publications, events, subscriptions, digital products, and shared services.
• Partner with the Senior Vice President of Finance to develop executive-level financial updates, dashboards, forecasts, and presentations.
• Act as a strategic finance partner to publishers, sales leaders, department heads, and business leaders.
• Partner with Accounting to lead monthly actual-versus-plan reviews and identify key drivers of performance variances.

Manager, FP&A

Project Manager

• Manage cross-functional projects from initiation through delivery, keeping work on track, stakeholders informed, and teams accountable.
• Partner with department leaders to understand business needs, define scope, and translate requirements into clear, executable project plans.
• Apply critical thinking and BA instincts to identify gaps, surface risks, and help teams work through ambiguity before it becomes a problem.
• Build and maintain project timelines, resource plans, and communications that give stakeholders a clear, honest picture of where things stand.
• Manage dependencies across concurrent projects, anticipating conflicts and resolving them proactively.
• Leverage AI tools to document meetings, capture decisions, and improve productivity across the projects they manage.
• Support the PMO in developing and refining project management practices and standards.
• Utilize information from multiple stakeholders to provide recommendations, identify tradeoffs, and support informed decision-making.

Project Manager, Technology & Product

• Support custom content programs from kickoff through delivery
• Participate in client calls and assist with project communication and follow-up
• Help develop, edit, and oversee content across formats (articles, podcasts, white papers, webinars, video)
• Coordinate freelance writers, editors, and producers
• Work with sales and internal teams to support program execution
• Assist with webinar, podcast, and video production and moderation logistics
• Help manage timelines, deliverables, approvals, and project tracking
• Research healthcare topics and industry trends to support content development
• Contribute ideas that align client objectives with audience interests and brand standards

Assistant Project Manager

Artificial Intelligence

• Bring a consultative approach to every engagement, taking the time to understand a team's workflows, challenges, and goals before identifying where AI can make a real difference
• Partner with leaders across all major functions to surface workflow friction, knowledge gaps, and high-value opportunities where AI tools or training can make a meaningful difference
• Own and drive the enterprise AI enablement roadmap, scoping, prioritizing, and executing a portfolio of initiatives from discovery through adoption and measurement
• Define and maintain company-wide AI policy and guardrails, ensuring Crain is adopting AI in a way that is responsible, secure, and aligned with our values and obligations
• Lead the effort to capture and centralize Crain's institutional knowledge (decisions, processes, data, and expertise) into AI-powered knowledge bases that make the whole organization smarter: HR resources, customer research, sales and marketing materials, process documentation, and more
• Partner with IT Services on the company-wide rollout of Claude Enterprise, driving adoption and ensuring teams are set up to get real value from the platform within our Microsoft 365 environment
• Identify and implement agentic workflows and automation that reduce manual overhead across key business functions
• Build a structured approach to connecting Crain's core data sources (Naviga, Salesforce, ArcXP, Smartsheet, Fireflies, AWS, and others) as inputs into a coherent, AI-accessible model of how the business operates
• Implement and manage a company-wide AI micro-learning platform, rolling it out in deliberate phases starting where it will have the most impact, tracking adoption and outcomes at each stage to learn, iterate, and expand intelligently across the organization
• Stay close to advancements in the AI space, continuously evaluating new tools, models, and capabilities; find regular, structured ways to surface and communicate relevant opportunities to stakeholders across Crain so we're always making informed decisions about what to explore, pilot, or adopt
• Maintain a clear focus on cost efficiency and ROI across all AI initiatives; every tool evaluated, every workflow built, and every platform adopted should be held to a standard of delivering measurable value for the business

Director, Enterprise AI Enablement

Art Director

• Lead the design and delivery of high-quality visual storytelling across digital and print platforms, with a primary focus on digital-first execution.
• Concept and develop story presentations from pitch through publication, shaping how content is experienced across platforms.
• Partner with Ad Solutions to create custom content and client-driven storytelling, while collaborating with editorial and audience teams on cross-platform initiatives.
• Generate innovative design concepts and visual approaches that elevate storytelling and audience engagement.
• Translate complex information into clear, compelling visuals, including data-driven and interactive formats.
• Own project timelines and lead projects from concept through final delivery, ensuring stakeholder alignment and high-quality execution.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities within a high-volume production environment while maintaining efficient workflows.
• Mentor and support Art Directors and designers by providing feedback, guidance and creative direction.
• Contribute to team development by sharing best practices, helping onboard new tools and supporting adoption of AI-informed workflows.
• Present design concepts and articulate creative decisions to cross-functional stakeholders, including editorial and client teams.
• Apply strong news judgment and copy editing skills when shaping visual presentations.
• Stay current with evolving digital design trends, tools and storytelling formats.

Senior Art Director

Content Manager

• Manage custom content programs from kickoff through delivery
• Lead client calls and guide content direction
• Edit and oversee content across formats
• Moderate webinars, podcasts or video content
• Manage freelance writers, editors, and producers
• Work with sales and internal teams to align on scope and execution
• Apply strong knowledge of the healthcare ecosystem to all programs
• Stay current on key industry trends to ensure content is timely and credible

Account Executive

• Meet and exceed individual revenue targets across Modern Healthcare’s portfolio (digital, print, events, and custom programs)
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of new and existing business
• Develop strategic relationships with healthcare marketers, agencies, and key industry stakeholders
• Serve as a trusted advisor by understanding client goals and aligning them with Modern Healthcare solutions
• Prospect and secure new accounts within healthcare sectors (health systems, pharma, tech, consulting, etc.)
• Identify emerging categories and market opportunities
• Create customized, multi-platform marketing proposals
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver integrated campaigns
• Stay informed on healthcare industry trends and leverage insights for sales positioning
• Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline management in CRM