Director, Advertising & Brand Partnerships
We're looking for a Director, Advertising & Brand Partnerships to develop relationships with relevant brands. You will attract new advertisers and identify opportunities for co-branded partnerships with existing partners. The ideal candidate will have experience creating engaging campaigns for brands.
StudentUniverse has a highly-engaged audience of student travelers. We want to work with brands that see the value in that audience, both as advertisers and as partners. This position is an opportunity to build and manage a growing department of StudentUniverse.
Responsibilities:
- Develop new revenue channels without negatively affecting user experience
- Research and identify potential partners
- Outreach, pitching and negotiation
- Attract and retain brand partners
- Ideate, pitch and manage marketing campaigns
- Identify and develop new online opportunities and offline activations for partners
- Liaise with Marketing team on prospects and plans
- Develop long-term revenue strategy and plans
- Report on sales pipeline and revenue
- Manage support team
Desired Skills & Requirements:
- 3-5 years of experience in digital media sales
- Proven track record of successful account management and entrepreneurship
- Functional understanding of Marketing principles
- Networking and negotiation capability
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- Experience with developing proposals is a must
- Understanding of, or experience within the travel industry a plus
- Experience selling to Airlines, Tourism Boards and DMOs
About StudentUniverse
StudentUniverse empowers young adults to experience the world with discount travel. For students and those under 26, our cheap flights, hotels and tours make it affordable to travel anywhere you want to go. Although we specialize in student and youth discounts, most of our promo codes apply for all ages.
StudentUniverse launched in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston with offices in London, New York and the Philippines. StudentUniverse believes that travel is essential to a modern education. Millions of students use our service every year.
Company Benefits:
- Relaxed, casual work environment, including flexible hours and work from home policies
- Onsite gym and locker room available 24/7
- Happy hour(s), parties, boat cruises and team social events
- Break room stocked with snacks and refreshments
- Travel discounts and free airline tickets and vouchers