Sales Development Representative (SDR) – Brand Partnerships

Peer Consulting Resources Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Peer Consulting Resources Inc. is seeking a senior Brand Partnerships / Media & Entertainment Sales professional to monetize a massive social-distribution network with major brand partners.

You will leverage established relationships with senior decision-makers at studios, agencies, and entertainment brands to open doors and close high-value deals. You will develop strategic partnerships, drive advertising revenue, and manage a robust pipeline while collaborating with the Brand Partnerships

Qualifications

• Proven success in media sales, sponsorships or brand partnerships.
• Established relationships with senior decision-makers across studios, brands and agencies.
• Ability to close high-value advertising and sponsored content deals.
• Strategic thinker able to build multi-tier partnerships and revenue plans.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and close high-value advertising and sponsorship opportunities.
• Leverage senior relationships to open doors with studios, brands, agencies and gaming publishers.
• Develop new business and build a strong pipeline of opportunities.
• Build strategic accounts with senior marketing and entertainment executives.
• Pitch the network's value, including billions of views and authentic advertising opportunities.
• Own opportunities from first conversation to close and drive revenue.
• Maintain CRM data for accounts, contacts, opportunities and revenue.

Skills

Brand partnerships

Sales leadership

Entertainment industry network

Job description

The Role:

We are looking for a senior Brand Partnerships / Media & Entertainment Sales professional who can help turn massive organic reach into significant commercial revenue.

We are looking for someone with an established network and proven track record in media, entertainment, advertising, sponsorships, or brand partnerships.

The ideal candidate will have existing relationships with senior decision-makers across major film and television studios, entertainment companies, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, and major consumer brands.

You will be responsible for leveraging those relationships, opening doors with high-value accounts, developing strategic partnerships, and driving advertising and brand partnership revenue.

What You Will Do:

• Drive Brand Partnerships: Identify, develop, and close high-value advertising, sponsorship, branded-content, and strategic partnership opportunities.
• Leverage Existing Relationships: Use your established network and relationships with senior decision-makers to open doors with major studios, brands, agencies, gaming publishers, casinos, and live entertainment organizations.
• Develop New Business: Combine relationship-driven selling with targeted outbound prospecting to build a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities.
• Build Strategic Accounts: Develop relationships with senior marketing, advertising, media, brand, and entertainment executives and position the company as a high-impact digital media partner.
• Pitch the Network: Communicate the value of the company's massive social distribution, billions of monthly views, highly engaged audience, and ability to deliver authentic, culturally relevant advertising opportunities.
• Drive Revenue: Own opportunities from initial conversation through negotiation and close, working closely with the broader Brand Partnerships team to deliver significant revenue.
• Pipeline Management: Maintain accurate account, contact, opportunity, and revenue information within the CRM while managing an active sales pipeline.

What We Are Looking For:

• Media & Entertainment Sales Experience: Proven experience in media sales, entertainment sales, advertising, sponsorships, brand partnerships, studio partnerships, or a related field.
• Established Industry Network: Existing relationships with senior decision-makers at major film/TV studios, entertainment companies, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, or major consumer brands.
• Proven Revenue Track Record: Demonstrated success achieving significant sales/revenue targets and closing meaningful-value deals.
• Relationship Builder: Ability to leverage an established professional network to generate qualified opportunities and open doors quickly.
• Strategic Sales Mindset: Able to identify high-value opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and turn relationships into measurable revenue.
• Senior-Level Communication: Comfortable engaging with Directors, VPs, C-level executives, studio executives, marketing leaders, agency decision-makers, and other senior stakeholders.
• Digital Media Understanding: Strong understanding of social media, digital advertising, audience engagement, branded content, and how brands and entertainment companies reach Gen-Z and Millennial audiences.
• Self-Starter: Able to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and make an immediate commercial impact.

Target Backgrounds:

Experience with or relationships across organizations such as IGN Entertainment, Live Nation, Lionsgate, Sony Music/AWAL, Barstool Sports, Betches Media, Jellysmack, major entertainment companies, media organizations, or leading entertainment PR agencies would be highly relevant.

Experience selling into or maintaining relationships with Universal and other major film/TV studios, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, and major consumer brands is particularly valuable.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to help monetize one of the largest social-media distribution networks in the digital media space.

With 80M+ followers and billions of monthly views, the company already has the audience and distribution. The opportunity is to turn that attention into major brand partnerships, studio relationships, advertising revenue, and strategic commercial opportunities.

You will have the opportunity to work with some of the world's largest brands and entertainment organizations while helping shape the commercial growth of a rapidly scaling digital media business.