Regional Partnerships Director

Reporting to the Local Sales Manager, the Regional Partnerships Director position requires a team oriented, aggressive, and creative sales professional adept at growing existing accounts while developing new business utilizing NESN’s and SNP’s unique brand position. This position actively manages the sales cycle including mining existing accounts for new opportunities, developing new relationships, negotiating contracts, and closing business by expanding existing services, cross selling, and/or adding new services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain accounts through all stages of the selling process, from prospecting through close, and follow-up to ensure repeated sales activity
• Research, identify and develop new prospects for both traditional linear and digital advertising
• Develop and submit/present creative and effective proposals to customers for NESN and SNP
• Work as part of a sales team through consistent communication, sharing of ideas and industry information, including active participation in team meetings
• Keep up to date on each account and recommend the appropriate schedule/budget to advertisers
• Review and work collection accounts before they move into 90 days
• Focus on generating new business and net direct business to the network
• Create and use promotions/marketing opportunities to generate new and incremental revenue
• Uncover and maximize co-op revenues
• Work cohesively with sales team, traffic and production to maximize revenues, following processes which are conducive to smooth work flow
• Keep accurate sales figures in NESN’s database (Wide Orbit), log activities on prospect accounts
• Develop and maintain a strong knowledge and understanding of the local/regional competition, ratings and new media traffic
• Serve as a public relations representative, image builder in the local community
• Stay ahead of of industry trends
• Provide requested reports in a timely manner
• Successfully complete other related tasks and/or projects as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Must have 4+ years of advertising sales experience including new media, cable advertising and television
• Successful track record of creating, selling and executing unique multi-platform, social and digital sponsorship programs to traditional and non-traditional advertisers
• Strong understanding of the digital and streaming media industry
• Basic understanding of digital media sales capabilities and KPI’s (Impressions, Display, Paid Social Media, Pre-roll, DAI, CTV/OTT, CPM, CPC, Click Through Rate, Viewability Rate, View-Through Rate, Programmatic, etc.)
• Established relationships with local digital media buyers
• Proven communication and presentation skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; knowledge of Wide Orbit helpful
• Strong understanding of TV terminology and digital helpful, including Nielsen audience and digital measurements
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Strong organizational skills necessary
• Strong work ethic, reliable and professional; success working in a team and fast-paced work environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge in the AdTech space
• Knowledge of the local media market
• Digital sales experience

Who We Are

NESN (New England Sports Network) is owned by Fenway Sports Group, which also owns the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Penguins among other holdings, and Delaware North, owners of the Boston Bruins. NESN is delivered throughout the six-state New England region and nationally as NESN National. The definitive source for New England sports programming, NESN consistently has been one of the top-rated regional sports networks in the country, with a reputation for innovative and award-winning production of sports events and specials.

Beginning this fall, NESN will manage SportsNet Pittsburgh, a newly branded regional sports network that televises Pittsburgh Penguins games, as well as local college sports, original content and more in PA, WV, and portions of MD, OH and NY.

Our professional environment is passionate, adaptable, creative, and filled with aspiring individuals who are driven to grow with our company. Our core values are at the heart of who we are. We have a spontaneous and vibrant culture, and we truly believe in team spirit and collaboration.

NESN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunities for all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Minorities, Women, Individuals with Disabilities, and Veterans are especially encouraged to apply.