The Athletic is seeking an experienced Sales Director to help expand its Advertising business to be an industry leader. As a key member of the growing Brand Partnerships sales team you will be responsible for driving ad revenue via client direct and agency relationships within the technology space. In this role you will own the end to end sales process for new sourcing, developing, and partnering with new ad partners who want to get their brand in front of The Athleticβs audience across all platforms including web, mobile, audio, newsletters, and social media.
You will be responsible for maintaining and nurturing relationships with existing ad partners in order to drive renewals and support ongoing business. Serve as one of the Sales Directors, helping grow our overall brand advertiser sales revenue via client and agency relationships. Manage a book of business with ambitious individual and team quarterly and annual revenue targets.