Director, Brand Partnerships - Tech

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Job Description

About The Position:

Dotdash Meredith is hiring a Director, Brand Partnerships with a focus on tech and telecommunications categories in the sales advertising space. You have a strong background and focus on advertising sales with tech accounts. As a key business builder, you’ll be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and growing revenue for our tech vertical by using your category expertise to drive business and exceed goals for your tech account list. 

Hybrid 3x a week - New York, NY

In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.

About The Position's Contributions:

• Meet or exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals by growing existing base of business and prospecting new business

• Successfully navigate both agency and client direct partnerships in the pursuit of driving revenue

• Drive partnerships with clients that set up long term success and repeat business

• Demonstrate ability to learn and position product portfolio

• Respond to and close RFPs with a sense of urgency

• Work with marketing and account strategy, to create effective and compelling sales materials, presentations and client follow-up documents

• Monitor, forecast, track and report sales performance to senior management

• Demonstrate a command of your accounts and articulate your strategy and our offerings clearly to stakeholders

The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Experience:

• Digital media professional with 3-5 years  of successful digital advertising sales experience

• Experience working with both agencies and client direct partners to drive book of business

• Experience with and knowledge of the tech industry and key tech/telco clients

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:

• Must be organized, energetic, detail-oriented and have excellent negotiation and presentation skills

• Ability to think and plan strategically, adept at solving problems and bring timely resolution to issues

• Ability to collaborate and work well with internal cross functional teams and stakeholders i.e  Marketing, Account Strategy and Research 

• Willingness to travel to outer markets on a quarterly basis 

• Superior listening and communication skills, exuding a positive attitude, enthusiasm, high energy, and a team player

% Travel Required (Approximate): 20%

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith 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 ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

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Pay Range

The 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 Dotdash Meredith’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith 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 Dotdash Meredith 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.