Billboard: Director, Brand Partnerships - Penske Media Corp.

The Billboard brand is amidst a renaissance and experiencing exciting, massive, and transformative growth in every aspect of our brand, including how we work with talent, fans, the music industry, and our Fortune 500 brand partners. This goes way beyond the magazine.

If you are passionate about music, enjoy collaborating with a world-class, diverse team, operate from a growth mindset, prefer to be empowered to operate your own business, who is curious, and most importantly, value integrity and diversity, Billboard could be the place for you.

We seek a Brand Partnerships professional with sales/media/brand/agency experience with a proven track record in strategically selling 360 brand partnership programs that include branded content, tentpole activations/sponsorships, and digital media.

We are looking for the following from prospective candidates:

• Digital-first sales experience with proven ability to close at a high rate
• Relationships with senior clients at both brand and agency partners in key verticals in New York City or the Midwest such as Auto, Spirits, CPG, Retail, Insurance
• High aptitude for creating big ideas and driving partnerships across all platforms
• Proven ability to develop, break, and grow business
• Prioritize in-person meetings and client entertainment to build relationships
• Ability to work with all stakeholders, including brand clients, agency, social, creative, and PR teams
• Experienced in providing a consultative and solution-based approach
• Ability to grow business and develop new revenue and product opportunities
• Excel in a collaborative environment
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong negotiation and presentation skills are a must
• Must be flexible and move with a high sense of urgency when opportunities strike
• Humility, Proactivity, Self-Awareness, Accountability, and Integrity are values we highly prize
• Location:

Salary range: 110K-130K + Commission

Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits. PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It's all About You…

At PMC, your wellness is top of mind. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to nurture you and your loved ones, including pets! Our package includes Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) HSA with an employer contribution, FSA (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), EAP, Life Insurance, 401K with an employer match, Paid Parental Leave, Long-term Disability, generous Paid Time off (PTO), Pet Insurance, and Home & Auto insurance. Our Wellness initiatives rotate yoga, meditation, wellness weeks on a variety of topics, and financial wellness. We continuously elevate our offerings with more, for you.

About Billboard:

Billboard is the world's most influential music media brand reaching key executives and tastemakers in and around the music business through Billboard Magazine and millions of music fans through Billboard.com and Billboard Events. The Billboard brand is built on its exclusive charts and unrivaled reporting on the latest news, issues and trends across all genres of music. Billboard receives hundreds of millions of brand impressions daily through many strategic relationships with major companies across various industries. These relationships leverage Billboard's brand recognition, proprietary chart data and information resources to develop products, live events and print, television, radio, digital and mobile platforms. In addition to North America, Billboard operates businesses in Brazil, Greece, Japan, Korea and Russia