Greatist - Account Executive, Sales & Partnerships

Why This Job Rocks:

Greatist, the fastest growing millennial wellness brand, is seeking a full-time, NYC-based Account Executive for Sales & Partnerships. Working closely with Greatist’s Brand Partnerships Team this individual will be responsible for generating revenue and managing an active portfolio of clients. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is motivated to generate revenue, manage campaigns and has a passion for youthful and fun lifestyle, vitality and wellness content.  This person will have a proven track record of success in sales, account management, ideally having worked at a leading web/publishing company. Greatist is a fast-paced start up; a person who is creative, entrepreneurial, independent, industrious, solution focused, and likes to work hard / play hard will experience a life-changing career opportunity.

What You'll Be Charged With:

• Be among the first hires for Greatist’s brand partnerships team. You will have tremendous responsibility in shaping the partnerships division and overall direction for the company.
• Motivated to produce a significant volume of outbound client activity, such as phone-calls and client meetings. Greatist, being a relatively new brand, requires you to be a passionate brand evangelist.
• Dedicated revenue goals that need to be met over specified periods of time.
• Create outbound proposals that are creative, cutting edge and valuable to today’s marketers i.e. native, social, mobile, video, etc
• Assume ownership, externally and internally, for all Brand Partnerships accounts
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment, hyper-organized and able to maintain many diverse responsibilities; additionally being able to scale your capabilities as the Brand Partnerships division and company grows.
• Maintain accurate reporting and forecasting via CRM tools.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years experience in successful sales role(s) and account management
• The ability to sell a premium brand, requiring a consultative and thoughtful partnership sales approach.
• A proven leader and a self-starter.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and via writing.
• Highly organized and focused multi-tasker with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to be strategic while also being tactical.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and deadline driven environment.
• High energy, positive, enthusiastic, and a relentless desire to succeed.

Aptitude with software/technology such as: Powerpoint, Excel, Photoshop, CRM tools (Insightly), Productivity tools (Asana, Slack), and Media Planning tools (DFP)

Life at Greatist

Greatist is a startup on a mission to change the way people think about health and fitness. Launched in 2011, it's now the fastest-growing site in the health space with more than 9 million uniques every month. We recently won the People's Voice Webby Award for the best Lifestyle site on the freakin' Internet. And we were even named one of The 15 Best Startups to Work For in America!

For more on our world-class benefits, check out our careers page.

How to Apply

Sound like you? Send us (a) your resume/LinkedIn profile, (b) why Greatist is a fit for you + why you're a fit for Greatist, and (c) a short written paragraph in response to the following prompt below:

Tell us about 2-3 accounts you work on and/or have worked on that best demonstrate your strengths as a leading sales and account management executive