Full-Time

Director – Sales

People Manager

Morning Brew

Morning Brew

201-500 employees

Digital media delivering business news newsletters

Compensation Overview

$160k - $175k/yr

+ Variable Compensation (DOE)

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role in NYC with up to 20% travel.

Category
People & HR
Required Skills
Sales
Forecasting
Marketing

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Requirements
  • 8–10+ years of sales experience, including 2+ years of people management experience leading high-performing and/or senior talent
  • Experience in digital advertising, media, ad tech, marketing, or related industries
  • Deep experience leading full-cycle enterprise sales motions across retention, expansion, and net new business to large and enterprise businesses (1000+ employees)
  • Proven success managing and growing large enterprise and strategic accounts, including navigating complex sales cycles, procurement processes, executive stakeholders, and six- and seven-figure partnerships
  • Strong strategic account planning, org mapping, and cross-functional leadership capabilities
  • Strong internal and external executive communication, coaching, presentation, and negotiation skills
  • Metrics-driven, operationally strong, and highly proactive with a modern approach to sales leadership and pipeline management
  • Travel up to 20%
Responsibilities
  • Oversee the Enterprise segment within Morning Brew Inc.’s B2B sales team, reporting to VP, Sales, and manage a portfolio of large and enterprise advertisers (1000+ employees) and a high-performing team responsible for retention, expansion, and new business growth across Morning Brew Inc.’s multimedia portfolio
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leadership and partner with teams across Account Management, Pricing, Creative/GTM, Marketing, Events, Editorial, and Operations to deliver best-in-class partnership experiences for advertisers
  • Support account strategy, participate in key client and agency conversations, navigate internal stakeholders, and help drive forward high-priority opportunities across the business
  • Lead strategic account planning, organizational mapping, and multi-threaded engagement across large organizations to drive long-term growth within complex books of business
  • Evolve the enterprise sales motion, account planning processes, forecasting discipline, and overall go-to-market strategy alongside VP, Sales
  • Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and lead by example to scale an established enterprise business while maintaining entrepreneurialism and commercial intensity
  • Travel and entertain clients regularly alongside their team
Desired Qualifications
  • Strong understanding of agency and client-side advertising ecosystems; existing agency and/or brand relationships are a major plus
  • Experience selling into Marketing, Brand, Content, Communications, PR, and/or Paid Media organizations
  • Experience managing complex, multi-product media and/or marketing partnerships
  • Experience scaling sales organizations and improving forecasting and operational rigor
  • Familiarity with and enthusiasm for Morning Brew Inc. and its portfolio of media brands

Morning Brew is a digital media company that delivers business and finance news through a daily newsletter, podcasts, and articles to a large audience of professionals. Readers subscribe and receive concise updates as Morning Brew curates and summarizes the latest business news, distributing it via email and other digital formats; revenue comes mainly from advertising and sponsorships, with some income from premium content. It differentiates itself by building a large, active community of young professionals through approachable coverage and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Its goal is to inform, educate, and empower today’s and tomorrow’s decision-makers about the business world to help people stay updated and make better career and financial decisions.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$75.8M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Acquired Our Future in January 2023 to bolster short-form business video content.
  • Hired Sara Badler as chief commercial officer to boost advertising revenue.
  • Operates 13 brands efficiently with six engineers using single content system.

What critics are saying

  • Ad Age poaches writers like Sabrina Sanchez, draining productivity expertise now.
  • TikTok diverts young professionals from newsletters to viral videos immediately.
  • ChatGPT-5 replaces daily emails with free personalized digests in 12 months.

What makes Morning Brew unique

  • Morning Brew scaled to 4 million subscribers via engaging daily newsletters since 2015.
  • Launched 10 verticals like IT Brew and Marketing Brew for targeted business audiences.
  • Diversified into podcasts, videos, and games beyond core email advertising model.

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Benefits

Unlimited sick and vacation time: And by “unlimited,” we mean absolutely unlimited.

Remote-work friendly: Work from home, work from the office, work from the moon — you decide.

401(k) employer match: We want to help you prepare for the future, now.

Premium healthcare plans: Your health matters!

Work from home stipends: Upgrade your home office on us.

Annual learning credit: Want to learn something new? We'll pay for it.

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

28%

1 year growth

28%

2 year growth

28%
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Dec 26th, 2023
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Morning Brew welcomes Sara Badler as chief commercial officer, advertising.

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Nov 20th, 2023
Morning Brew hires Grzelewski to cover tech

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Talking Biz News
Nov 7th, 2023
Morning Brew promotes Sutton to editor of Marketing Brew

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Oct 5th, 2023
Morning Brew hires Reed to co-host "Bossy" podcast

Gatti joined Morning Brew in 2022 when the company acquired her blog and podcast brand, "Money with Katie."