Hybrid Senior Director, Brand Media – Partnerships

at Preferred Hotels & Resorts

• Job title: Senior Director, Brand Media – Partnerships
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $150,000 - $160,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Newport Beach, United States

About the role

• Executive Director driving high-impact advertising revenue across Preferred Travel Group's media platforms. Collaborating with luxury brands to develop sophisticated, brand-aligned partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead revenue growth initiatives across a portfolio of media and brand engagement channels, delivering best-in-class commercial outcomes.
• Architect and secure strategic, multi-platform brand collaborations that align with the objectives of high-end consumer brands across retail, fashion, beauty, hospitality, and lifestyle sectors.
• Establish and expand a diversified, high-value client portfolio through consistent outreach, thoughtful relationship development, and repeat partnership cultivation.
• Maintain full accountability for business development efforts, including opportunity identification, proposal strategy, contract execution, invoicing, and ongoing partner management.
• Plan and manage seasonal revenue activity to ensure steady momentum, balanced pacing, and achievement of quarterly commercial targets.
• Partner closely with internal editorial, creative, and leadership stakeholders to align commercial initiatives with brand standards, content strategy, and production timelines.
• Identify emerging market opportunities to drive incremental growth and long-term commercial sustainability.
• Monitor performance metrics and sales forecasts, adjusting strategies as needed to optimize outcomes and exceed expectations.

Requirements

• Proven senior-level sales leadership experience within luxury media, brand partnerships, advertising, or integrated marketing environments.
• Demonstrated success building and closing high-value partnerships with luxury retail, fashion, beauty, hospitality, or lifestyle brands.
• Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to translate brand objectives into compelling, multi-platform partnership solutions.
• Deep understanding of premium media ecosystems, including print, digital, and custom/supplemental extensions.
• Exceptional relationship-building, negotiation, and presentation skills, with executive-level presence and confidence.
• Highly disciplined approach to pipeline management, forecasting, and revenue pacing across multiple sales cycles.
• Results-driven mindset with a clear track record of meeting or exceeding revenue benchmarks and performance goals.
• Strategic thinker who can balance short-term sales execution with long-term brand and partnership development.
• Collaborative, self-directed, and comfortable operating with accountability at an executive level.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Hospitality experience preferred.

Benefits

• Training Orientation
• Outlook Training
• CRM Training – Sales Focus
• Company-approved AI technology