The VP, Head of Podcast Go-To-Market will be a key leader of Vox Media’s fast-growing talent network and podcast business, responsible for driving advertising revenue growth by:
- Developing big, proactive, original, creative ideas for partnerships between brands and our portfolio of shows/talent
- Innovating and inventing new ad products across video, social, and live
- Strengthening connective tissue between our top talent and our top advertising clients
- Extending our leadership position as the best partner for premium brands across the podcast industry and the creator economy
This role will lead our creative strategy and sales marketing efforts; partner closely with our sales, editorial, talent, and business operations teams; and bring sharp insights about competitors and the broader podcast industry, creator economy, and influencer marketing space to inform how we grow and scale our business.
Required experience
- Leading and growing high-performing teams in sales marketing, creative strategy, and advertising
- Working directly with high-profile talent
- Closing major advertising deals with premium brands in pre-sale and solving complex challenges that arise in post-sale
- Working cross-functionally across a wide-range of internal and external stakeholders
- Operating in a fast-moving, start-up environment
- Fluency in podcasting, video, social media, the creator economy, and influencer marketing
Leadership qualities
- A sharp creative thinker with taste and an eye for what's next
- A confident, poised, clear communicator
- A collaborative teammate
- An ownership mentality, excited to “roll-up-your-sleeves” and get things done
- A bias towards action
- An ambitious growth mindset
PAY TRANSPARENCY
The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.
OUR DEI COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our recruiting team ([email protected]).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
Skills Required
- Experience leading and growing high-performing teams in sales marketing, creative strategy, and advertising
- Experience working directly with high-profile talent
- Experience closing major advertising deals with premium brands in pre-sale
- Experience solving complex post-sale advertising challenges
- Experience working cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience operating in a fast-moving startup environment
- Fluency in podcasting, video, social media, the creator economy, and influencer marketing
What We Do
Vox empowers talented web voices and their audiences on @sbnation, @verge, @polygon, @eater, @curbed, @racked and @voxdotcom.
