Director of Client Solutions, GZERO Media

Director of Client Solutions, GZERO Media

Born from the world's leading global political risk firm, Eurasia Group, GZERO Media is a media company with a simple mandate: to help a broad, worldwide audience make sense of today’s leaderless world. The GZERO Media house of brands includes our weekly digital video series, GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, a weekly podcast of the same name, and our newsletter Signal. Together these channels reach an audience of over 4 million, generating millions of content views each month.

GZERO Media is looking for a Director of Client Solutions to lead the firm’s business development strategy and marketing. You will work directly with the president and CEO, and be a key leader in establishing and growing our sales and marketing platform.

Our ideal candidate will have a proven record in developing, driving and implementing effective online monetization strategies for digital publishers, as well as experience working directly with executive-level clients.

You will also collaborate closely with our content creators and marketing team to develop and satisfy client solutions, as well as drive audience growth and engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Lead sales and marketing strategy across all GZERO Media platforms. Responsible for client solutions and content publishing
  
• Create and sell innovative media solutions for blue chip advertisers
  
• Support existing client relationships, and identify and build new relationships to drive commercial growth.
  
• Identify partnerships and other opportunities to create new channels of distribution and/or expand our audience reach
  
• Develop workflow process to coordinate between sales, editorial and marketing
  
• Work with our content creators to ensure proper fulfillment and delivery
  
• Collaborate with our marketing team around content strategy and performance
  
• Maintain revenue pipeline and forecasting
  
• Implement a metrics-based system for monitoring performance and reporting both internally and to clients
  

Success Metrics:

• Revenue growth from GZERO Media content and services
  
• Client satisfaction and retention
  
• Expansion of GZERO Media products and services
  
• Development of new partnerships that expand our distribution and/or audience reach
  

Requirements

• 5 years in digital media sales or related experience
  
• Experience selling a wide variety of advertising formats
  
• Experience managing digital advertising campaigns
  
• Robust experience managing successful client relationships
  
• Ability to operate in start-up environment, juggle multiple responsibilities simultaneously, and work well with a diverse customer base
  
• Strong Interpersonal skills, highly motivated, entrepreneurial and strong orientation toward client relationships
  
• Background in news/current affairs media a plus
  

Start date: ASAP
 
Perks of working at GZERO Media:

• Be a part of an exciting, fast-growing media venture centered around the analysis and explanation of international politics.
  
• The opportunity to work with a talented and entrepreneurial team in a global environment.
  
• Flexible work environment, with contemporary offices located in New York (Flatiron), DC (DuPont Circle) and London (Clerkenwell).
  
• PTO bank of 23 days, 10 paid holidays and 2 summer Fridays.
  
• A strong belief in work-life balance.
  
• Competitive salary plus incentive compensation plan.
  
• Rich benefits package – The firm contributes 82-90% to medical and dental premiums, 100% employer-paid LTD, STD and life insurance, 401(k) plus fully vested employer match and pre-tax commuter benefits.
  
• Business casual dress code.
  

GZERO Media is an equal opportunity employer.