Brand Partnership Manager

Hypebeast is a leading global platform for contemporary culture and lifestyle, and a premier destination for editorially-driven news and commerce. Founded in 2005, it became a publicly listed company in 2016, and today boasts a global readership across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and more. The Group has expanded its publishing brands to a wider scope, encompassing Hypebeast and its multiple content distribution platforms, creative agency Hypemaker, e-commerce and retail platform HBX, distribution and merchandising segment Hyperoom and food and beverage destination Hypebeans.

Responsibilities:

• Lead generation and amplification of existing accounts, in order to achieve individual as well as business objectives.
• Defining and developing new business opportunities with advertisers and agencies.
• Understand client’s requirements, brief the creative teams and pitch creative marketing strategies to clients.
• Selling online & traditional advertising spaces across all of Hypebeast’s media properties.
• Managing advertising campaigns, building proposals and customizing ideas for clients.
• Working closely with the creative, and editorial team to successfully manage and execute advertising campaigns from beginning to end.
• Proactively research and update yourself on new online marketing (sales) trends and ideas.
• Analyzing campaigns and communicating with Sales and Marketing counterparts on delivering client objectives.
• Scheduling campaigns into internal systems, resolving conflicts and meeting production deadlines.
• Prepare and keep sales support files up to date – sales pipeline, brand partnership proposals
• Effective communication with the Partnerships team on new business and opportunities and actively participating at the weekly meetings.
• Achieve individual sales and business targets.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in advertising, account servicing, and relevant work experience, highly preferred in creative agency & media.
• Fluent in English and Korean (spoken and written).
• Individuals who possess an active clientele in the fashion & retail industry are an advantage.
• A good presenter to introduce complex web advertising ideas to clients.
• Strong negotiation & PR skills.
• Experience of successful project management and relationships made with high-level clients.
• A strong team player with a positive attitude and mindset.
• Strong communication, analytical, time management and organizational skills.
• Internet savvy must.
• Candidates with less experience will be considered as Assistant Manager.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, please provide your cover letter, CV, and expected salary. 

This position is based and located in Seoul. Candidate must be eligible to work in South Korea.

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