Sales Director (remote)

The Athletic

United States
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Advertising business expansion
Client direct and agency relationships
End-to-end sales process ownership
** The Athletic is seeking a Sales Director to lead and expand its advertising business, focusing on building client relationships and driving ad revenue. This fully remote role will involve managing the entire sales process and maintaining existing partnerships. **

Job Summary

  • The Athletic is seeking an experienced Sales Director to help expand its Advertising business to be an industry leader.
  • You will be a key member of our growing Brand Partnerships sales team responsible for driving ad revenue via client direct and agency relationships.
  • 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 Athletic’s audience across all platforms including display, audio, newsletters, video, events, and social media.

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** The Athletic is seeking a Sales Director to lead and expand its advertising business, focusing on building client relationships and driving ad revenue. This fully remote role will involve managing the entire sales process and maintaining existing partnerships. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Advertising business expansion
  • Client direct and agency relationships
  • End-to-end sales process ownership
  • New ad partner sourcing
  • Existing ad partner nurturing

Nice-to-have

  • Sports industry knowledge
  • Brand partnership development
  • Cross-platform advertising sales

Key Requirements

  • Experienced Sales Director
  • Sales experience
  • Client relationship management

Work Rights

Not specified

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