Senior Strategy Lead - Ad Solutions & RFPs

The Athletic Media Company; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) company match

Paid vacation and sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The Athletic Media Company is seeking a contract Senior Strategist to lead RFP responses and proactive proposals. You will develop innovative, cross‑platform advertising programs in partnership with Sales, Planning, Program Management, Account Management, Editorial, and Creative teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in strategy or integrated marketing at a media company, and a passion for big ideas expressed through media. This maternity leave coverage runs 10/12/26–3/25/27.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cross‑platform advertising experience (ad sales marketing, creative strategy, integrated marketing).
• Deep understanding of social, branded content, digital, mobile and audio landscapes.
• Experience working on RFPs in a media environment.
• Strong ability to turn information into insights.
• Desire to work in collaborative sales and marketing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop a broad understanding of all of The Athletic’s properties and media products.
• Package ad products in advance of seasons with pricing, messaging, and promotion.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for RFPs and develop compelling, customized proposals across digital/social/audio sponsorships.
• Lead brainstorm meetings, manage information from multiple teams, maintain timelines and hit deadlines.
• Ideate, collaborate, and project manage offerings across departments to create integrated client programs.
• Creatively pull together pitch collateral (idea descriptions, screenshots, mock-ups, research, templates).
• Utilize research and data to articulate and support strategies and ideas.
• Attend sales calls to pitch advertising ideas when necessary.

Skills

Research, Insights, and Brief Dev

Creative Briefing

Media Strategy

Client Deliverable/Proposal Dev

Job description

The Athletic Media Company is seeking a contract Senior Strategist to lead RFP responses and proactive proposals. You will develop innovative, cross‑platform advertising programs in partnership with Sales, Planning, Program Management, Account Management, Editorial, and Creative teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in strategy or integrated marketing at a media company, and a passion for big ideas expressed through media. This maternity leave coverage runs 10/12/26–3/25/27.