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Optimism's portfolio consists of more than a dozen publications spanning a wide variety of topics. While the subject matter may vary (from travel to learning to news) all of Optimism's brands are united by a singular mission: to build a brighter web. This mission carries through to each and every one of Optimism's brands, all of which at their core aim to be nourishing and uplifting to their readers. This promise has allowed Optimism to build a powerful audience of millions of engaged subscribers who have made a habit of starting their day with Optimism.
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Senior Sales and Partnerships Manager
Optimism.comOptimism's portfolio consists of more than a dozen publications spanning a wide variety of topics. While the subject matter may vary (from travel to learning to news) all of Optimism's brands are united by a singular mission: to build a brighter web. This mission carries through to each and every one of Optimism's brands, all of which at their core aim to be nourishing and uplifting to their readers. This promise has allowed Optimism to build a powerful audience of millions of engaged subscribers who have made a habit of starting their day with Optimism.
About Optimism Optimism is a digital publisher working to build a brighter web. We conceive, launch, and operate high-quality digital brands that spark curiosity, spread positivity, and improve the lives of our readers. With an email-first approach, our hope is to transform the inbox into a healthy alternative to social media feeds, a place where you can curate the news, information, and entertainment you truly want. Our brands populate a variety of categories: Games, Wonder, and Travel, among others. This distributed approach helps us reach 3 million subscribers across our network and serve more than 30 million web sessions each month. And we’re growing with each new brand. About the Senior Sales and Partnerships Manager As the Senior Sales and Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for developing and driving a strategic roadmap for the growth of Optimism’s brands by leveraging content, commerce, data, & more. You will be expected to grow revenue streams on our portfolio of brands via direct partnerships and sponsorships, primarily focused on email newsletters. Accountabilities Manage and grow external direct sales and partnerships, which includes prospecting, pipelines, optimization, upselling, and renewals Bring in new partnerships that are based on flat fees and cost-per-click for every email sponsorship inclusion Understand the business objectives critical to our partners' success and align them with Optimism’s goals Work closely with the Content team and Customer Experience to better represent our audience and align with each brand voice when selling campaigns Connect with Campaign Management and Product to ensure we have the ability to execute on all campaigns that are sold Continue to foster our internal direct sales channel by ideating and executing on the creation of ad products, capabilities, and functionality that external clients desire Keep abreast of industry trends and formulate shifts in forward-looking strategy Drive strategic planning for Optimism’s brands function (and give feedback on other functions’ plans) Act as a cultural champion for rigor, curiosity, inquisitiveness, and a performance mindset Qualifications
