# Director, Direct Negotiation at Known

- Company: Known
- What the company does: Known is your pocket matchmaker: a swipeless dating app that gets to know you first, makes one considered introduction at a time, and helps plan the date. Backed by Pear VC.
- Company website: https://www.knowndating.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-25
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/known/jobs/8789878002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/known-director-direct-negotiation/

## About the role

If you're tired of choosing between doing smart work and doing creative work, you'll fit right in here.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years in local broadcast buying, including time leading buys or people
- Deep command of the local broadcast landscape, including station group dynamics, market nuance, and where the leverage sits in a negotiation
- Expert-level Mediaocean (Spectra and Prisma)
- A track record of negotiated outcomes you can speak to specifically, not just buys you executed
- Fluency in core TV and radio concepts and the judgment to know when the standard approach is wrong for a client
- Experience bringing insights and analytics into a media buy, and the ability to explain the math to a client who doesn't have it

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