theSkimm

Were hiring a Chicago-based Account Executive to join our Sales team.

About our team & what well build together

Our sales team is a high-performing, tight-knit, work hard, play hard group of people who pull out all the stops to get sh*t done. We work with the country's top advertising agencies & brands seeking partnerships to drive revenue.

Were looking for a Chicago-based Account Executive ready to jump right in, think outside the box, & get creative with branded partnerships & native campaigns. theSkimm is for high-performers who love seeing the direct impact of their work, whether by growing existing business, leveraging your agency connections, or pounding the pavement & introducing theSkimm to a wide suite of brands & advertisers. This is not a typical sales role. We work hard to understand the marketing needs of our advertisers, & we develop creative & timely campaigns that add value to the lives of our audience without jeopardizing the integrity of our voice & brand. You'll be part of our growing sales team & will be responsible for helping us build upon & establish relationships with both direct advertisers & agencies.

How youll contribute to our mission

• Prospect & sell fee-based brand partnerships & native ad campaigns to top-tier ad agencies & client-direct 
• Manage the RFP process in collaboration with our internal teams to create marketing plans that include, but are not limited to, native digital content, newsletter, audio & video ad integrations, social media & event sponsorships 
• Forecast, track, & report on sales performance, meeting quarterly targets as determined by management 
• Work closely with Skimm HQrs across the company, including Brand Strategy, Client Services, Marketing, Analytics, Content & Editorial 

Youre ready for this! Heres a bit more about what were looking for

• 3-5 years of digital or integrated media sales experience, meeting or exceeding quota as a result of the sale of complex custom content partnerships 
• A deep rolodex of relationships & contacts with marquee media agencies & brands & experience calling directly on C-level executives
• Industry knowledge & relationships with brands & media agencies- expertise & contacts in the finance, tech, insurance, & real estate verticals a plus
• Thorough understanding of the RFP process & digital media operations 
• Excellent verbal, written, & presentation skills. 
• Creativity & ability to think on the fly 
• Familiarity & enthusiasm for theSkimm, our products, & the value we offer our audience 
• Ability to thrive in a startup organization, highly motivated, entrepreneurial, & energetic
• Highly organized & motivated self-starter who is ready to hit the ground running
• Team player with a positive, problem-solving attitude

This role's expected annual base salary is $100,000-$125,000. Well consider various factors when determining the offered base salary, including evaluating a candidates skills, abilities, experience, location, market demands, & internal parity.

Why we love working here

We are mission driven & values driven:

We are collectively building an impactful brand to empower generations of informed, confident women. Our vision is for every woman to have the info they need to navigate a complex world & the decisions in it. Every role has a purpose & allows us to provide useful information succinctly & contextualized. We tee her up to take action - whichever action is right for her, wherever she is.

We are values driven at every point - how we work, the way we work & our culture come straight from our core values. Each of us supports this incredible brand & takes part in its continued growth, fulfilling the needs of our audience each & every day.

We put you & your personal lives first - we have a generous benefits policy that demonstrates we are listening to what our employees need:

• Unlimited vacation policy & generous holiday observances
• Encouraged days off on your birthday & your work anniversary (Skimmversary)
• A hybrid working model with flexibility for remote work
• Comprehensive insurance plans & commuter benefits
• Auto-enrollment into an Empower 401(k) plan starting on your first day & employer contribution available after one year of employment 
• Rewards for every Skimmversary
• One month paid sabbatical after your five year Skimmversary as a full-time employee

We support our parents at all points on their journey: 

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for primary & secondary caregivers (adoption, fostering & surrogacy included)
• Bereavement leave for pregnancy loss
• Phased return to work schedule availability
• Flexibility based on parental schedules
• Access to family building & fertility benefits
• Flexible & broad-scale child support program

Your well being is our priority: 

• We honor Sacred Time in our workplace
• We have aligned company time off during the summer to truly allow for us all to break from our work at the same time
• We offer fitness membership reimbursement
• We offer subsidized plans to Classpass 
• Pet benefits are available for your furry friends 
• One Medical Membership is included with our benefits at no cost to you

We have a vibrant, collaborative, & supportive culture (we celebrate & have fun!):

• Weekly company updates led by our leadership  team
• Annual employee award ceremony to celebrate individual accomplishments
• Clubs & activities designed to meet other employees like Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), volunteer opportunities, off-sites, & wellness focused classes
• Numerous culture events that enable our workforce, in the office & remote, to connect & have fun

Your career & development are a priority: 

• Annual learning & development stipend
• Regular leadership development trainings that are  geared toward creating strong & effective leaders
• An internal mobility program designed to give our employees opportunities to grow & explore different career paths
• DEI initiatives to ensure we are the best partners & colleagues to each other
• Career development guidance & planning

And more

• Competitive salary & equity packages
• The opportunity to be part of a values-driven, hardworking, & diverse group of people building a media company that makes it easier to live smarter

Our story, Skimmd

We are a digital media company, dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. We make it easier to live smarter.

At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, & strategists all working together to achieve this goal.

Every day were breaking down the news, trends, policies, & politics that impact women so that they can navigate their daily lives & futures from managing their paychecks to casting their ballots with confidence.  We provide our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan, information, informing & empowering them while fitting into their daily routines. 

Since disrupting the media landscape & defining a new category a decade ago, theSkimm has become a trusted source for its audience of millions by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way they consume news & make decisions. Today theSkimm ecosystem includes the Daily Skimm, the Daily Skimm: Weekend, Skimm Money & Skimm Your Life newsletters, B2B marketers newsletter The SKM Report, the 9 to 5ish with theSkimm podcast, & theSkimm mobile app. theSkimm also houses Skimm Studios which creates innovative in-house video & audio content, & our in-house creative agency SKM Lab, which conceptualizes, develops, & produces innovative solutions & content for brands to engage with generations of informed women. theSkimm's first book, How to Skimm Your Life, debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Through Skimm Impact, theSkimm's our purpose-driven platform, the company is dedicated to creating change for women. We are proud to support get-out-the-vote efforts with Skimm Your Ballot, which has spurred over two million voting-related actions across the last four election cycles. We have mobilized hundreds of companies to join our #ShowUsYourLeave movement, which has created transparency & pushed for progress for Paid Family Leave in the U.S. And were empowering women to take agency of their lives & control of their futures through our State of Women initiative, grounded in a study conducted by The Harris Poll.

Come join us!

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