The Athletic Benefits Overview

Own commercial planning and financial analysis for high-value licensing, advertising, and partnership deals. Build valuation models, support negotiations, track post-close performance, manage P&L impacts, integrate deal results into forecasts, explain variances, and present insights to executive leadership. Partner with Legal and Accounting to ensure deal terms produce sound financial outcomes.

Lead The Athletic’s product design vision and organization of approximately 10 designers. Develop prototypes and strategic concepts for a next-generation sports app, influence product direction using data-backed perspectives, and remain hands-on with design reviews, Figma, and prototyping. Establish AI-native design tools and workflows, coach team members, manage performance, and collaborate with executive leaders across engineering, product, data, marketing, and commercial functions. The role is remote in the U.S. or Canada and requires regular travel.

Lead RFP responses and proactive advertising proposals for The Athletic. Develop cross-platform marketing programs, media strategies, creative briefs, sponsorship packages, and polished client presentations. Collaborate with sales, planning, program management, account management, editorial, and creative teams; lead brainstorms, manage timelines, use research and data to develop insights, and support advertising pitches and deal closure.