Senior Partnerships Manager

Emerald X; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Flexible working locations

401(k) plan with match

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Job summary

Emerald X is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager for its London-based AW Europe presence. You will identify and grow new commercial opportunities, renew partner business, and represent AW in industry events. This hybrid role requires travel to the US and overseas and a right-to-work in the UK.

The position offers a target compensation range of £80,000-£90,000 with a sales incentive plan and a comprehensive benefits package. Collaboration with a global team is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years proven sales experience in relevant sectors.
• Experience in marketing, advertising, technology or media is advantageous.
• Excellent numerical reporting and budgeting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build a pipeline of new commercial opportunities and targets across industries.
• Retain and grow existing partnerships to maximise revenue.
• Act as the external face of Advertising Week in the market and build relationships.
• Develop dynamic sales presentations with research and marketing goals.
• Manage the sales process from opportunity to activation and debrief.
• Provide weekly forecasting and reporting to senior management.

Skills

Sales experience

Business development

Media sales

Numerical skills

Interpersonal skills

Travel prepared

UK work rights

Education

No degree required

Job description

About the role

Advertising Week (AW) is the premier global event and thought leadership platform focused on marketing, media, technology, and culture. Founded in 2004 in New York, AW’s award-winning global event franchise includes: AWNewYork (NYC), AWEurope (London), and AWLATAM (Mexico City); In addition to live and virtual events, the year-round global content platform also contains best-in-class original audio, video, and editorial content (AW360).

AW is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to drive growth and development across its events and digital business.

This is a new role, which will work closely with the Global Partnerships team, and is responsible for identifying and developing new commercial opportunities for the AW Europe event, as well as renewing existing partner business. This role requires an experienced and enthusiastic individual with plenty of initiative.

This position will be hybrid, with a minimum 2 days a week in office.

What you'll do

• Identifying and building a pipeline of new commercial opportunities and targets from across the marketing, advertising, technology and media industries as well as seeking out non-endemic opportunities
• Retaining and growing existing partnerships
• Being an external ‘face’ of Advertising Week in the market, attending industry and competitor events, building senior level relationships and increasing AW presence
• Developing dynamic sales presentations for new partners incorporating research, category dynamics and a clear understanding of marketing goals
• Managing sales process from identification of opportunity through to activation and debriefing
• Manage and track sales conversations and sales cycle, and produce accurate and reliable reporting/forecasting information to senior management on a weekly basis

Qualifications

• 5+ years proven sales experience including business development
• Previous media sales experience would be advantageous
• Experience in the marketing, advertising, technology or media industries
• Strong numerical skills for reporting & budgeting
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The role is based in London, but you will work with a global team across time zones
• You must have the ability to travel to the US and Overseas
• You must have the right to work in the UK.

About Emerald

At Emerald, we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive community. We actively recruit and champion candidates who bring new perspectives from varied professional backgrounds and experiences, and we are intentional about ensuring a positive hiring experience for everyone. Our job postings don’t contain experience inflation, and most don’t require college degrees. Instead, they’re crafted to focus on outcomes and transferable experiences that are assessed in a structured interview process carried out by trained hiring teams.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Target Compensation: £80,000- 90,000 + Sales Incentive Plan

Please note that this range reflects a reasonable estimate of the target compensation for this position. This range may ultimately vary based on a candidate’s qualifications and may be higher where required by applicable law.

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to strengthen our employees’ physical and mental health, including unlimited vacation for exempt employees, flexible working locations, 401(k) plan with a company match, medical/dental/vision coverage with inclusive provisions including transgender services and fertility benefits, parental and caregiver leave, dependent, commuter and FSA benefits, professional development programs like Toastmasters, and mental wellness tools.

If you need accommodation in our application process or have questions about our posted salary range, please email our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].

About Emerald

Emerald’s talented and experienced teams grow our customers’ businesses 365 days a year with products that create connections, deliver content, and drive commerce. We produce over 140 annual events, create and deliver content through print and digital channels, and power commerce through our seamlessly integrated in-person and digital platforms and channels. For more information, please visit http://www.emeraldx.com.