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About the role
The Athletic is looking for a Manager, Commercial Planning to serve as the primary architect and steward of our most complex and high-value commercial initiatives and partnerships. This is a high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of business development, strategy, deal-making, and operational rigor; it is a hybrid role based in New York City, reporting into a Vice President of Advertising Finance.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in corporate development, strategic finance, consulting or investment banking
- Analytically rigorous individual with experience performing high stakes evaluation of potential deals, ideally including content licensing
- Deep understanding of the leverage points in a negotiation, can anticipate how a legal clause might impact a financial outcome
- Someone who understands the value of accuracy, whether it's a pre-deal valuation or a post-deal performance report, you own the numbers from start to finish
- Genuinely motivated by The Athletic’s mission, you understand the value of premium sports journalism and the gravity of the shifting media landscape
- Expert-level financial modeling
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About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
The Athletic is looking for a Manager, Commercial Planning to serve as the primary architect and steward of our most complex and high-value commercial initiatives and partnerships. This is a high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of business development, strategy, deal-making, and operational rigor; it is a hybrid role based in New York City, reporting into a Vice President of Advertising Finance.
We are looking for a "dual-threat" professional: someone who has a deep reverence for analytical rigor, paired with a commercially-minded approach that helps guide projects and deals to success. You will be the quantitative engine driving our commercial strategy; not just evaluating ideas before launch and deals before they are signed; but...
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