Sr Director, Brand Partnerships
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Job Summary
Who We Are:
Were a full-service creative shop born out of ATTN:s purpose-driven mission to bring attention to the things that matter. We exist to build brands for the attention era. We accelerate growth for brands putting them at the center of culture so they become the center of attention. We are a diverse group of entrepreneurial spirits creative minds and makers and were lucky enough to work with some of the worlds most innovative brands and culturally connected brands.
What We Are Looking For:
We are looking for an ambitious creative and highly strategic Senior Director of Brand Partnerships to join our new business team with a focus on growing ATTN:s presence across multiple categories including but not limited to technology social media platforms and retail.
This is a senior revenue-driving role for someone who is excited to build on a strong foundation of marquee clients. The right person will bring meaningful industry relationships a track record of developing and closing significant business and the ability to sell strategic creative services.
You will partner with leading brands and senior decision-makers helping ATTN: grow existing relationships unlock new opportunities and expand the companys role as a creative social-first and strategic partner to companies shaping culture technology and consumer behavior.
This role is ideal for someone who has built a strong career in media agency brand partnerships or client-side marketing and is looking for greater ownership of client relationships revenue growth and new business development within a fast-moving entrepreneurial organization.
What Youll Do
- Youll drive the full deal lifecycle owning a revenue target and managing everything from thoughtful prospecting pipeline development and relationship-building to creative strategy proposal development negotiation and close.
- Own and grow a portfolio of strategic accounts building trusted relationships across brand marketing media communications and innovation teams.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities through your network market knowledge proactive outreach and ability to connect ATTN:s capabilities to client priorities.
- Sell integrated creative and social-first programs that may span branded content creator partnerships experiential streaming digital social and broader strategic agency-style solutions.
- Think like a brand marketer not just a seller with the ability to understand client objectives business pressures audience needs and the role ATTN: can play in helping brands show up with relevance and impact.
- Partner closely with internal creative strategy account production and leadership teams to develop compelling ideas proposals and solutions that address client needs and drive new business.
- Contribute to ATTN:s go-to-market approach within key categories identifying emerging opportunities developing market intelligence and helping the company build deeper relationships with priority brands.
- Prioritize high-value accounts and develop thoughtful account plans that support both near-term revenue opportunities and longer-term strategic growth.
- Create momentum in the market by turning relationships and outreach into meetings briefs project-based work and larger-scale partnerships.
- Maintain an active and disciplined pipeline effectively managing opportunities across different stages and maintaining visibility into revenue potential and next steps.
- Stay closely attuned to marketing trends technology shifts social behavior cultural conversations and integrated multi-platform campaigns.
- Operate comfortably in a fast-moving environment where the role requires strategic thinking alongside a hands-on entrepreneurial approach to building relationships and winning business.
Who You Are
- 10 years of relevant experience across digital social media agency brand partnerships client-direct sales business development or in-house marketing.
- Strong experience working with technology innovation-led or culturally relevant brands with an understanding of how these companies think about brand audience reputation growth and cultural relevance.
- An established network of relationships across technology AI consumer technology social media platforms enterprise technology retail or other innovation-focused companies with the ability to build new relationships beyond your existing network.
- A strategic and proactive client partner with experience selling or developing branded content social-first campaigns creator/influencer programs integrated partnerships or creative agency-style solutions.
- A demonstrated ability to develop relationships and convert them into meaningful commercial opportunities and long-term partnerships.
- Experienced in building client-direct relationships and navigating complex organizations with multiple decision-makers and stakeholders.
- Comfortable selling ideas creative solutions and strategy not just inventory or impressions.
- Confident negotiating and closing complex high-value partnerships including six-figure opportunities and larger integrated engagements.
- Commercially minded and comfortable owning a revenue target managing a pipeline and being accountable for measurable new business results.
- Energized by building and excited by the opportunity to expand relationships develop new accounts and contribute to ATTN:s next stage of growth.
- A strong communicator and presenter with executive presence sound judgment commercial discipline and the ability to build trust with clients and internal leadership.
- A fast learner and original thinker who can thrive in ambiguity adjust quickly to change and bring structure to open-ended opportunities.
- Passionate about ATTN:s mission our content social storytelling and the evolving role brands play in culture.
Compensation: This position has an estimated annual salary range between $185000 to 200000 in addition to incentive compensation. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to demonstrated skill set years and depth of relevant experience and some role-dependent factors. We welcome direct conversations with each candidate about compensation in all of our initial calls.
Our Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity:
As an Equal Opportunity Employer ATTN: is committed to building and fostering a workplace of diversity and employee inclusion. ATTN: does not discriminate on the basis of an individuals sex age race color creed national origin alienage religion marital status pregnancy sexual orientation or affectional preference gender identity and expression disability genetic trait or predisposition carrier status citizenship veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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About Company
We make premium social for the brands, institutions, and leaders who need more than visibility.