About The Role
The Athletic seeks a highly proactive, creative strategic mind to join our commercial team. You will identify insights, inspire ideas, and author proposals that help drive revenue for key advertisers.
Strategy is a team sport, and you will be an expert collaborator responsible for developing innovative, cross-platform integrated marketing programs for advertisers in partnership with
Sales, Planning, Program Management, Audio, Editorial, Social, Product, Marketing, Business Development and Creative teams to brainstorm and develop compelling solutions for our ad partners that drive company revenue across all sports verticals.
Success within The Athletic’s Advertising Marketing strategy team requires strategic thinking, a passion for media, an editorial mindset, and a high standard for visual presentations, all brought to life through a working understanding of the advertising landscape and an ability to translate market trends into advertising and custom content programs. Strategists will further develop these skills while working under the guidance of the broader strategy team, eventually taking on their own pitches in partnership with the sales team.
This role will be remote for candidates in the US or Canada.
The annual base salary range for this role is $56,000.00 - $70,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days of accrued paid time off, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.