Director, Brand Partnerships - Beverage

Job Title Director, Brand Partnerships - Beverage Job Description Director, Brand Partnerships - Beverage We are seeking a Director, Digital Ad Sales (Brand Partnerships) for the Food/Beverage vertical. This role is an individual contributor accountable for driving strategic growth on a focused list of accounts. You will do this by creating and executing a roadmap for growth for your accounts that leverages content, commerce, data, media & more. About Your Contributions: Represent our Food & Beverage brands - Allrecipes, Food & Wine, EatingWell, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats and Liquor.com in the advertising marketplace with digital industry expertise, professionalism and a point of view. Continually educate yourself on your clients business challenges, and work to bring the clients advertising solutions which help to solve their business challenges Develop, maintain and grow strong relationships with client and agency partners across multiple levels of both organizations Strive to have strong relationships where you have intelligence about your client goals and objectives ‘before the RFP’ Sell a variety of solutions to clients including custom content, editorial sponsorships, mobile executions, programmatic, and demonstrate a curiosity for new and evolving products Forecast, track and report revenue contribution and performance with our internal tools Meet and exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals About You: 4 years of industry or sales experience Digital media sales or account management experience in the bev alc space preferred, but not required Curiosity about the food and beverage space, and your clients’ business Working collaboratively with sales support staff internally is in your DNA You have a positive attitude, enthusiasm, high energy, and a passion for excellence Results-driven orientation, superior client management skills, excellent follow-up and follow-through Independent self-starter who can get up and run quickly High degree of integrity and business ethics Willing to travel as needed College degree required 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. The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees Pay Range Salary: $105,000 - $150,000 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. #NMG# Dotdash Meredith is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40 iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95 percent of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more.