Job Title
Senior Director, Brand PartnershipsJob Description
About The Position
People Inc is hiring a Senior Director of Brand Partnerships with a strong background and focus on the Travel & Credit Cards category within the advertising sales space. This role will specifically work within our Travel & Credit Cards vertical as a sales subject matter expert in these categories. In this role, you would be responsible for using your industry knowledge, expertise and existing relationships to build upon existing partnerships as well as forge new partnerships across digital and experiential.
Hybrid 3x a week- New York
In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.
About Your Contributions
- Responsible for representing the entire People Inc portfolio to our Travel & Credit Cards clients utilizing our robust offerings across digital and experiential to help achieve their business goals.
- Stay educated and focused on your clients’ business challenges and objectives and lean into the robust suite of People Inc advertising solution offerings to solve their business challenges
- Develop and grow strong relationships with client and agency partners across multiple levels of both organizations
- Lead strong relationships building a strong understanding of your clients’ goals and objectives and generate sales growth through proactive outreach, RFP responses and building larger overarching partnerships
- Lean into the variety of solutions available including custom content, editorial sponsorships, social, YouTube, targeting capabilities across platforms, experiential and more to meet your clients objectives and grow revenue for your book of business
- Forecast, track and report revenue contribution and performance with our internal resources
- Serve as a category expert in the Travel & Credit Cards space by studying industry trends, challenges and opportunities as well as attend relevant industry and People Inc events
- Strong collaboration across numerous cross-functional teams
- Meet and exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals
The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's Degree preferred
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of sales experience in digital media, with a demonstrated track record of success in breaking accounts without no prior history of spending
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:
- Relationships within Travel & Credit Cards categories strongly preferred
- Working collaboratively with sales support staff internally
- Positive attitude, enthusiasm, high energy, and a passion for excellence
- Results-driven orientation, superior client management skills, excellent follow-up and follow-through
- Independent self-starter who comes equipped with strong contacts at key digital agencies and clients and can get up and running quickly
- Strong presentation skills
- High degree of integrity and business ethics
- Willing to travel as needed
% Travel Required (Approximate): 25%
It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing [email protected].
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Pay Range
Salary: New York: $130,000.00 - $165,000.00The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
#NMG#Skills Required
- At least 5 years of sales experience in digital media
- Demonstrated success breaking accounts without prior spending history
- Strong client and agency relationships in the Travel and Credit Cards categories
- Bachelor's degree
- Strong contacts at key digital agencies and clients
- Superior client management, follow-up, and follow-through skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Willingness to travel as needed
- High integrity and business ethics
What We Do
People Inc. is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95 percent of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. People Inc. brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more.
Why Work With Us
People Inc. has a people-first mentality - our audience, our employees, our teams. We take our role of providing the best content across the best brands very seriously and we are always looking to make sure that our teams have the space to be creative, innovate and try out new things.
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