Director of Sales – Entertainment, Lifestyle, True Crime

🕒 April 22

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GDS Group

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1993

🤝 B2B

🏢 Enterprise

📱 Media

B2B • Enterprise • Media

GDS Group is a global partner trusted by leading brands to drive pipeline growth and business transformation. The company specializes in creating engaging experiences and delivering valuable insights through events, pipelines, and connections. They have a strong presence among Fortune 500 companies, with a high conversion rate from leads to follow-up meetings. GDS also focuses on providing immersive experiences for senior executives through various channels, including articles, podcasts, and creatively produced content. Their services aim to maximize marketing budgets and deliver measurable returns for their clients.

📋 Description

• Lead revenue strategy and market positioning for Lifestyle & True Crime verticals • Identify and secure high-value partnerships across brands, agencies, and emerging categories • Develop integrated, multi-platform sales solutions leveraging AMP’s full portfolio (digital, audio, linear, and experiential) • Partner with cross-portfolio sales teams to drive incremental revenue and share growth • Translate audience behavior and content engagement into compelling commercial narratives • Build long-term client relationships that extend beyond transactional media buys • Collaborate with various AMP/Sinclair internal teams (marketing, operations, production, business development, programming, editorial, social) to identify, evolve, and create sales opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in media/advertising (sales or agency), preferably in digital and/or content • 2+ years of management (team or vertical experience) • Proven track record of selling/executing integrated client partnerships and branded content partnerships • Self-starter who approaches work in a collaborative way • Passionate about Entertainment and Lifestyle media with the ability to create and bring creative ideas to client partners and internal teams • Ability to be a consummate team player and a goal-oriented thinker • Strong analytical and organizational qualities • Excellent written and presentation skills • Proficient in MS Office applications

🏖️ Benefits

• Participation in a retirement plan • Quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses • Life and disability insurance • Health, dental and vision plans • Flexible spending accounts • 15 paid vacation days • 2 paid personal days • 9 paid holidays • 40 hours of paid sick leave • Parental leave • Employee stock purchase plan