Sales Planner

December 23, 2024

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The Athletic

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

📱 Media

⚽ Sports

Description

• About Us • The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. • We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. • Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. • Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. • Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe. • About The Role • The Sales Planner will act in partnership with our Advertising Sales & Strategy teams to lead and support thoughtful and compelling programs that deliver successful outcomes for our Advertisers. • The Sales Planner will be knowledgeable of digital and audio advertising platforms, tools, and products to create compelling media offerings. • The Sales Planner will work with The Athletic clients externally and be a partner to sales and other operational teams internally. • This role is remote to the US and Canada only.

Requirements

• 1-2+ years media experience. • BS/BA degree or related degree. • Attention to detail and organized. • Excellent knowledge of advertising and digital media. • Proficiency in Microsoft and Google office applications; sales and data management tools such as Salesforce are also desirable. • Motivated self-starter and quick learner. • Collaborative, responsive and accountable. • Excellent communication skills both with external clients as well as internal stakeholders. • Excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. • Strong ability to communicate end-to-end planning process and share that knowledge with the larger team. • This is a remote-based position in the United States or Canada.

Benefits

• Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans. • Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses. • 401k retirement savings plan and employer match. • Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.