We invest in the startups that turn fax machine-using companies into auto text-when-your-service-is-done companies.
About the role
Contrarian Thinking is a media, advisory, and investment firm on a mission to take back Main Street. We don't just talk about business. We advise it, we invest in it, and we broadcast it to an audience that actually trusts us. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 8-10+ years in brand partnerships, sponsorship sales, or business development at a creator-led media company, publisher, agency, or events business, including leading a sponsorship revenue function at scale
- A track record of personally closing 7-figure brand deals and owning 8-figure partnership revenue, ideally category partnerships rather than one-offs
- Existing relationships with brand-side marketing leaders and agencies
- Experience building a sponsorship function from scratch: packaging, pricing, process, and team
- Strong negotiator with a diplomatic spine, you can say "we won't do that" to a brand without drama
- Comfortable in data: CRM, platform analytics, and partner reporting
More about this role
Contrarian Thinking is a media, advisory, and investment firm on a mission to take back Main Street. We don't just talk about business. We advise it, we invest in it, and we broadcast it to an audience that actually trusts us.
- Media: Contrarian Thinking and Codie Sanchez's podcasts, YouTube, newsletter, books, social, and live events, built to be the most trusted business media brand in the world.
- Advisory: Our communities, advisors, and curriculum help owners, buyers, and builders buy, scale, and sell businesses the smart way.
- Investment: We put our own capital to work, buying and backing Main Street businesses and helping them scale into enduring, profitable companies.
Media earns the attention. Advisory earns the trust. Investment puts skin in the game. That combination is why brands want in, and it's the platform you'll be selling.
We're looking for a Head of Partnerships & Sponsorships to own every dollar of brand, sponsorship, and partnership revenue across all Contrarian Thinking and Codie Sanchez media assets, and to build it into an 8-figure business.
This role is responsible for building the sponsorship strategy and rate card, selling and closing category partners,...
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