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What is Footballco?

Footballco is the world’s largest dedicated football content and media business. Reaching more than 400 million global football fans across the world each month, and with a growing roster of brands including Goal, Voetbalzone, Spox, and CalcioMercato, no one else has our reach or depth of understanding within the game. With over 300 employees globally, we’re a young company with some established brands and serious investment behind us. Our future starts now…

What’s the role about?

Footballco is looking for a US Sales Manager

You will be expected to drive the commercial agenda with agencies and brands in the US. You should have a natural ability to ensure strong coverage of the market and shape compelling propositions to prospective clients. You will use your market knowledge to feed into the positioning of our brands within North America whilst working also closely with our content teams to align commercial opportunities with editorial output.

This position is based remotely in New York. We offer competitive compensation and a bonus scheme. You will report into VP Sales, European & US Media Partnerships.

Here's what you will be doing:

• Manage campaigns, upsell where possible and secure repeat business
• Promote Footballco’s media, content and strategy propositions to relevant media agency contacts with regular calls, meetings and proactive work
• Secure briefs and work with our central Strategy Team to produce first class proposals and win business
• Identify opportunities and develop media packages e.g. upcoming sports events, creative executions
• Work in collaboration with the VP, Global Partnerships to target relevant US-based brand leads and ensure we are communicating with all key decision makers at agency and client alike

It would be great if you already have experience doing this

• Preferably: Work within the football space, or sports industry at-large, with a working knowledge of the vast US media landscape
• Multiple contacts across the US media agency landscape
• Digital media agency sales experience
• A proven record in driving revenue from new spenders and converting them to repeat spenders
• Ideally: Experience in pitching both standard media, as well as branded content partnerships

Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

Please note: It’s with regret that Footballco are unable to offer employment sponsorships for this job opportunity