Director, Brand Partnerships (Chicago)

Description

Minute Media is a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture. Minute Media’s proprietary tech platform enables the creation, distribution and monetization of digital content experiences. They own and operate leading sports content brands, including Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, The Players' Tribune, FanSided, Mental Floss and 90min, while also providing sports highlight rights through Minute Media’s most recent technology acquisition of STN Video. The company reaches 200M monthly users, powering 1,500+ content creators and 400+ distribution partners across 14 global markets in 10 languages. They also reach a robust print subscriber base through the publication of Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Swim and Sports Illustrated Kids magazines. 

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Director, Brand Partnerships to join our growing team. The primary responsibility of this role is to meet and exceed revenue targets while focusing on driving profitable growth.

• Drive digital, print, social, and programmatic advertising revenue growth across the Minute Media portfolio.
• Manage assigned media agency and client accounts, exceed targets, and foster long-term partnerships.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment and build valuable relationships with internal groups, including programmatic and video sales, marketing, data solutions, research, audience insights, ad operations, and pricing.
• Stay ahead of the curve on industry trends, best practices, sharing expertise internally and externally.
• Demonstrate proficiency in sales strategy, planning, and revenue forecasting.
• Collaborate with the programmatic & video sales team to create and close successful hybrid (sponsorship and programmatic) deals.

The expected salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $120,000. Actual pay will be determined based on skills, experience, and location.This position is also eligible for performance-based compensation. The benefits available for this position include flexible vacation policy, 15 paid holidays, paid parental leave, health insurance, 401(k) with company match.

Requirements

• 5+ years of digital media sales experience
• Must reside in the Chicago land area.
• Pre-existing relationships within the Chicago advertising landscape
• Self-motivated with a willingness and comfort working in an agile environment
• Candidate Characteristics – self motivator, results-oriented, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, relationship oriented

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