BizDev Manager, New Media

WSC Sports$150K — $175K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Sales/Business Development experience in media, technology, digital publishing, or adjacent sectors.
  • Strategic mindset with aptitude for driving initiatives from concept to execution.
  • Proficiency in leading and managing projects across various functional areas and time zones.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills essential for stakeholder engagement.
  • Technical knowledge and understanding of the R&D process significant for product development.
  • Willingness to travel as required for client engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead generation and manage relationships with media organizations, broadcasters, publishers, and digital platforms.
  • Negotiate contracts with clients and effectively communicate with stakeholders.
  • Drive sales efforts by presenting platform capabilities, use cases, and commercial opportunities.
  • Develop an understanding of new media workflows to enhance product-market fit.
  • Identify new market opportunities and collaborate on go-to-market strategies with internal teams.
  • Work with Account Management to manage client expectations and ensure successful project delivery.

Benefits

  • Equity ownership to share in the company's success.
  • Full health insurance coverage for medical, dental, and vision on selected plans.
  • Automatic 401K matching for retirement savings.
  • Weekly catered lunch for employees.
  • Annual streaming service subscription of choice for entertainment.
  • Engaging team activities and participation in sports events.
Full Job Description
What you'll do:
  • Lead generation and ownership of relationships with media organizations, broadcasters, publishers, and digital content platforms.
  • Negotiate contract terms with clients and communicate with stakeholders.
  • Drive end-to-end sales efforts by presenting platform and technological capabilities, use cases, market potential and commercial opportunities tailored to each partner's content strategy.
  • Develop a deep understanding of evolving new media workflows across live and non-live content environments to help shape product-market fit.
  • Identify new market opportunities and help define go-to-market strategies in collaboration with Business Development, Product, and Marketing.
  • Collaborate with the Account Management team to effectively manage client expectations, ensure successful project delivery, and help set expectations for future potential growth.


What you'll need:
  • 5+ years of Sales/Business Development experience within media, technology, digital publishing, broadcast, or adjacent industries.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to drive initiatives from concept through execution.
  • Ability to lead and project-manage across multiple functional areas and in different time zones.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Technical knowledge and familiarity with the R&D process.
  • Flexibility to travel.

Bonus Points:
  • Experience working with news, entertainment, sports, or other premium video content providers.
  • Entrepreneurial experience in a startup or new business initiative.
  • Experience launching or scaling new markets, verticals, or product lines.

Compensation, Benefits And Perks:

WSC Sports US-based roles range in salary from $150,000 - $175,000.

Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience and education.

On top of the base salary, the benefits available for this position are:
  • Equity - We're all in this together so we want to share the rewards
  • 100% health insurance coverage on selected plans for medical, dental and vision
  • 401K matching automatically.
  • Weekly catered lunches
  • Annual subscription to a streaming service of your choice
  • Plenty of fun team activities and sports events

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