theSkimm’
We’re hiring a VP, Sales, to join our team. This is a full-time hybrid New York City based position.
About our team and what you'll be working on
theSkimm’s Sales team is a growing group of experienced, resourceful, and scrappy hustlers. We pull out all of the stops to get sh*t done, whether that’s working with agencies and clients directly, creating new and unique multi-platform opportunities, or seeking out third-party partnerships to drive incremental revenue. We’re seeking an experienced, energetic, and proven
Vice President of Sales.
We are looking for a high performer to establish and drive account strategy for theSkimm’s dynamic sales team. The ideal candidate has significant advertising sales and leadership experience in digital media, with a proven track record of winning new business, building relationships along with managerial experience.
theSkimm is for high performers who thrive off of seeing direct impact to their work. This is not a typical sales management role. theSkimm works hard to understand the marketing needs of our advertisers, and we develop creative and timely campaigns that add value to the lives of our users without jeopardizing the integrity of our voice and brand. Reporting to the CRO, you'll be leading a 10 person team across the country based in New York.
How you'll contribute to our mission
- Manage, motivate, and develop a team of 10 sellers across the country (with room to grow your team) to achieve quarterly and annual sales goals
- Develop and execute a strategic revenue plan that achieves goals and grows market share
- Develop and leverage new and existing high-level client and agency relationships
- Support sellers in developing robust pipelines, category and territory strategies
- Deliver marketplace feedback to improve sales products and selling strategy
- Work closely with Brand Strategy, Client Services, Product, Content, Insights and Commerce teams to drive the development of new proactive, cross-platform opportunities
- Contribute creative and strategic guidance at the client, category and territory levels
- Serve as an ambassador for our brands in market, clearly explaining our value proposition and creative platforms
- Identify, monitor and accurately forecast sales activity
- Travel to clients and outside offices will be required
What we’re looking for
- Tri-state area based
- 7+ years of successfully managing a team of digital account executives and meeting sales goals.
- 12+ years digital advertising sales experience meeting or exceeding quota as a result of the sale of complex deals
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills. Creativity is also a must
- Familiarity and enthusiasm for theSkimm, our products, and the utility we offer to our audience
- Creative, strategic thinker who enjoys digging in and problem solving
- Energetic, positive and well-organized approach to sales and sales management
- Experience selling multi-product sponsorships across native, custom content, social, display, newsletter and experiential
What would set you apart
- Existing C-level relationships and contacts with marquee brands and media agencies, experience calling directly on C-level executives
- Large and complex deal size experience
- Willingness to thrive in a startup organization and culture, highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and energetic.
- Self-starter able to work remotely when necessary with background managing sales teams for digital lifestyle brands
The expected annual base salary for this role is $180,000-200,000. This role is also commission eligible. We’ll consider a variety of factors when determining the offered base salary including an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, abilities, experience, location, market demands, and internal parity.
What about the office?
This is a full-time role based in New York, NY with flexibility for remote work. Our office is available to use three days a week - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We have a hybrid environment and ask that employees within the New York Metro area come together in person a minimum of three days per month. All other days are up to the discretion of the employees during the three days a week that the office will be open.
Why we love working here
We are mission driven and values driven:
We are collectively building an impactful brand to empower generations of informed, confident women. Our vision is for every woman to have the info they need to navigate a complex world and the decisions in it. Every role has a purpose and allows us to provide useful information succinctly and contextualized. We tee her up to take action - whichever action is right for her, wherever she is.We are values driven at every point - how we work, the way we work and our culture come straight from our core values.
Each of us supports this incredible brand and takes part in its continued growth, fulfilling the needs of our audience each and every day.
We put you and your personal lives first - we have a generous benefits policy that demonstrates we are listening to what our employees need:
- Unlimited vacation policy and generous holiday observances
- Encouraged days off on your birthday and your work anniversary (Skimm’versary)
- A hybrid working model with flexibility for remote work
- Comprehensive insurance plans and commuter benefits
- Auto-enrollment into an Empower 401(k) plan starting on your first day and employer contribution available after one year of employment
- Rewards for every Skimm’versary
- One month paid sabbatical after your five year Skimm’versary as a full-time employee
We support our parents at all points on their journey:
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers (adoption, fostering and surrogacy included)
- Bereavement leave for pregnancy loss
- Phased return to work schedule availability
- Flexibility based on parental schedules
- Access to family building and fertility benefits
- Flexible and broad-scale child support program
Your well being is our priority:
- We honor Sacred Time in our workplace
- We have aligned company “time off” during the summer to truly allow for us all to break from our work at the same time
- We offer fitness membership reimbursement
- We offer subsidized plans to Classpass
- Pet benefits are available for your furry friends
- One Medical Membership is included with our benefits at no cost to you
We have a vibrant, collaborative, and supportive culture (we celebrate and have fun!):
- Weekly company updates led by our leadership team
- Annual employee award ceremony to celebrate individual accomplishments
- Clubs and activities designed to meet other employees like Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), volunteer opportunities, off-sites, and wellness focused classes
- Numerous culture events that enable our workforce, in the office and remote, to connect and have fun
Your career and development are a priority:
- Annual learning and development stipend
- Regular leadership development trainings that are geared toward creating strong and effective leaders
- An internal mobility program designed to give our employees opportunities to grow and explore different career paths
- DEI initiatives to ensure we are the best partners and colleagues to each other
- Career development guidance and planning
And more…
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- The opportunity to be part of a values-driven, hardworking, and diverse group of people building a media company that makes it easier to live smarter
Our story, Skimm’d
We are a digital media company, dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. We make it easier to live smarter.At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, and strategists all working together to achieve this goal.Every day we’re breaking down the news, trends, policies, and politics that impact women so that they can navigate their daily lives and futures – from managing their paychecks to casting their ballots – with confidence. We provide our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan, information, informing and empowering them while fitting into their daily routines. Since disrupting the media landscape and defining a new category a decade ago, theSkimm has become a trusted source for its audience of millions by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way they consume news and make decisions.
Today theSkimm ecosystem includes the Daily Skimm, the Daily Skimm: Weekend, Skimm Money and Skimm Your Life newsletters, B2B marketer’s newsletter The SKM Report, the “9 to 5ish with theSkimm” podcast, and theSkimm mobile app. theSkimm also houses Skimm Studios which creates innovative in-house video and audio content, and our in-house creative agency SKM Lab, which conceptualizes, develops, and produces innovative solutions and content for brands to engage with generations of informed women. theSkimm's first book, How to Skimm Your Life,debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Through Skimm Impact, theSkimm's our purpose-driven platform, the company is dedicated to creating change for women. We are proud to support get-out-the-vote efforts with Skimm Your Ballot, which has spurred over two million voting-related actions across the last four election cycles. We have mobilized hundreds of companies to join our #ShowUsYourLeave movement, which has created transparency and pushed for progress for Paid Family Leave in the U.S. And we’re empowering women to take agency of their lives and control of their futures through our State of Women initiative, grounded in a study conducted by The Harris Poll.Come join us!Learn more about us and our other opportunities here.*Any correspondence from our team will come from a @theskimm.com email account!Please click here for theSkimm's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
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