Mic is a diverse news and media company for young people. Our mission is to inform, inspire, and empower our generation to make change happen. Each month, more than 65 million young people rely on Mic to make sense of the world.

Mic is building a world class sales team and is looking for an Executive Director to lead our in-house branded content studio, Vantage. The ED will help set the vision, oversee sales strategy and tell Mic’s story to the advertising community. The ED will provide oversight and leadership in operations and process to help foster a creative environment that honors Mic’s voice and audience, while also finding authentic alignment with client's goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help develop and define the "Vantage" brand as a holistic thought leader in the industry for publisher-led creative for brands
• Refine the positioning and communication about Mic to the advertising community
• Concept innovative ways that brands can work with the Vantage team (from text, video, interactive, tech, etc.)
• Attend key client/agency meetings to better understand needs and challenges for brands in digital advertising
• Drive the creation of the best sales collateral, materials, and programs to excite the marketplace
• Take ownership of systematically tracking feedback from the field and optimizing sales stories, programs, and materials to maximize success
• Streamline processes and efficiencies across all Vantage verticals, better enabling the teams to develop and manage content-led client programs
• Foster community and creative collaboration and knowledge sharing across the sales, pre-sale, and post-sale production teams
• Oversee and help facilitate best practices in pre-sale from RFP submission review, pitching, selling and scope agreement.
• Build and manage the Vantage department of 10+ Mic employees while maintaining quality of product and scalability

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to understand Mic’s brand, mission and content at the deepest level
• 8-10+ years experience in digital advertising/marketing or creative entertainment as a creative director, account director, or brand strategist
• Passion for connecting client needs with Mic’s vision
• Strong vision for the future and potential of branded content
• Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to work across departments to influence and gather resources to support strategy and prioritize workload
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines and manage expectations of all stakeholders
• Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and work as a team player while fostering a creative culture.
• Strong management and operations experience