About the Role
GOLF, a leading multimedia brand in golf and part of the 8AM Golf portfolio, seeks a high-performing Director, Integrated Media Partnerships to drive strategic revenue growth across its expanding portfolio of media, events, content, commerce, and experiential platforms. This business development role is for a proven seller adept at creating opportunities, building executive relationships, and developing integrated marketing solutions for brands and agencies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategic business development plans to generate new revenue across GOLF and the broader 8AM Golf portfolio.
- Build and manage senior-level relationships with marketers, media agencies, sports marketing agencies, and brand decision-makers.
- Create integrated partnership solutions spanning digital media, social media, video, YouTube, podcasts, newsletters, print, events, hospitality, and custom content.
- Consistently generate qualified pipeline through proactive outreach, networking, and relationship development.
- Lead the sales process from prospecting through proposal development, negotiation, and close.
- Collaborate closely with Marketing Solutions, Editorial, Events, Product, and Client Success teams to deliver innovative client programs.
- Maintain accurate forecasting, pipeline management, and sales activity within Salesforce.
- Represent GOLF at industry events, client meetings, and key golf events throughout the year.
Requirements
- Demonstrated success selling integrated media, sponsorships, events, and marketing partnerships.
- Established relationships across media agencies, sports marketing agencies, and brand marketers.
- Proven ability to consistently generate new business and build executive-level client relationships.
- Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to uncover business challenges and develop customized, outcome-oriented solutions.
- Experience selling modern media platforms, including social media, YouTube, podcasts, digital content, newsletters, and branded content.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Highly organized with strong pipeline management and forecasting discipline.
- Experience using Salesforce or comparable CRM platforms.
- A hunter who creates opportunities rather than waits for them.
- A strategic, client-first seller who asks thoughtful questions before recommending solutions.
- Curious, commercially minded and passionate about helping brands solve business challenges.
- Comfortable selling ideas, not just media inventory.
- Highly accountable, self-motivated and driven by measurable results.
- Collaborative, resourceful and committed to building long-term client partnerships.
- Energized by change and excited to help build the future commercial organization at GOLF.
Skills
- Integrated media sales
- Sponsorship sales
- Event sales
- Marketing partnerships
- Business development
- Relationship building
- Consultative selling
- Pipeline management
- Forecasting
- Salesforce
- Digital media
- Social media
- YouTube
- Podcasts
- Newsletters
- Branded content
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Negotiation skills
Location
- New York City metropolitan area
- 22 Vanderbilt, New York, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In Office
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience working in a sales oriented environment
- Director
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000 - $180,000 + performance based bonus
- $150,000—$180,000 USD
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Eye Care
- 401K Match
About the Company
- GOLF is the leading multimedia brand in golf.
- GOLF is part of the 8AM Golf portfolio.
- The commercial organization at GOLF is one of the industry’s fastest-growing.
