Client Partnerships Director, Buzzfeed
Tech/Telco Vertical
$126-150k
+ bonus
Tue/Wed in-office
2 days a week in office (W 43rd St. NY)
Social news organization
Open for applications
Social news organization
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$126-150k
+ bonus
Tue/Wed in-office
2 days a week in office (W 43rd St. NY)
1001+ employees
Company mission
BuzzFeed's mission is to make the internet better by providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring its audience to live better lives.
Role
Who you are
- You bring a wealth of experience in digital and experiential media, paired with a proven ability to drive sales
- You excel in a team-oriented culture, yet confidently manage your own business with independence and initiative
- Your skills in collaboration, negotiation, and customer service set you apart
- You thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment where you can quickly master our products and start generating results
- Minimum 5 years of previous digital media & sales experience combined
- Demonstrated an ability to creatively problem-solve revenue-generating solutions/products/strategies to answer client business challenges
- Previous experience successfully driving revenue through prospecting, discovery, pitching, closing, and renewing business
- Intellectual curiosity, and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to effectively collaborate with internal partner teams while being independent in managing your business
- Outstanding communications skills including negotiation skills and exemplary consultative selling skills
- Experience navigating the Internet and social platforms
- A desire to learn and adapt in an ever-changing industry
- Bonus: video background, and knowledge about programmatic
What the job involves
- Job Category: Legacy Sales
- We are seeking a Sales Executive with a passion for social content-driven advertising and marketing, focusing on native, affiliate, media, and data, specifically within the tech and telco verticals
- You’ll play a key role in driving innovative advertising solutions for top clients in these fast-paced industries
- Pitch renewal business & seek to find new lines of business in order to generate growth amongst existing clients
- Creatively build a pipeline and maintain a high level of activity
- Prepare for and manage business meetings with clients ranging from agency-level to C-level clients
- Develop a sales strategy and business plan for generating revenue through premium direct sales to brands and agencies as well as RFP agency business
- Host online, phone, and in-person presentations, and client entertainment
- Utilize extensive knowledge of assigned clients, including their internal structure, agency partners, etc. to uncover new opportunities for revenue
- Expert in social media, content marketing, mobile and digital video
Our take
BuzzFeed is an international media company reaching hundreds of millions of readers each month. The company started life as a platform for viral media, and quickly became known for its online quizzes, listicles, and pop culture articles. At its height, the platform received over 1 billion page views each month.
In 2011, the company launched BuzzFeed News, which won multiple accolades including the National Magazine Award and the George Polk Award before the 2023 announcement it would be shutting down. The closure of its News arm comes alongside similar troubles amongst its online news peers, and has been spurred along by a tough economy, a declining stock market, a slowdown in digital advertising, and changing audience habits.
Despite this considerable blow to its operations, BuzzFeed will continue its presence across YouTube, podcasting and other content, with hopes it will bounce back in the upcoming years. Interestingly, it was announced that HuffPost - which the company bought in 2020 - will continue to publish news as it remains profitable.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2021
$150m
CONVERTIBLE
Nov 2016
$200m
SERIES G
Total funding: $646.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Gramercy Park, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Jonah Peretti
(CEO)Co-founder of the Huffington Post (alongside Arianna Huffington).
People progressing
Joined as a Design Intern. Promoted to Junior Designer after 9 months. Then promoted again to Designer after 2 years, to Creative after a further 2 years, and to Senior Creative 2 years later. Ultimately promoted to Creative Lead in 2023.
Joined as a Principal Engineer. Promoted to Software Architect after 3 years, then to Senior Software Architect after a further 4 years.
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