PMC: Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships

The Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships & Marketing, at PMC plays a key role in supporting advertiser-driven sales and marketing initiatives across both pre-sale and post-sale efforts. As a strategic and executional partner to Sales and Integrated Marketing, this individual helps develop insight-driven, cross-platform programs and ensures seamless delivery from pitch through completion.

This role serves as an emerging client-facing lead, contributing to proposal development, participating in client communications, and helping translate advertiser objectives into compelling marketing solutions. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in project management, paired with growing confidence in storytelling, strategic thinking, and client engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

Pre-Sale Strategy & Client Engagement

• Support the development of integrated, cross-platform marketing programs aligned with client objectives, audience insights, and brand voice
• Partner with Sales and Integrated Marketing to translate RFP briefs into strategic, insight-driven proposals
• Contribute to and help shape pitch narratives, go-to-market strategies, and presentation materials
• Participate in internal and select client-facing meetings, helping to articulate program ideas and respond to feedback
• Manage the end-to-end RFP process, ensuring timelines, accuracy, and high-quality deliverables
• Collaborate closely across the PMC brands’ teams to develop client materials and thought-leadership PMC brand projects.

Post-Sale Execution & Client Management

• Oversee the execution of sold programs, ensuring alignment with strategic intent and client goals
• Serve as a day-to-day client contact for campaign execution, providing updates, managing expectations, and maintaining strong communication
• Act as the central point of coordination across internal teams to deliver programs on time, on brief, and at a high standard
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure continuity between pre-sale vision and post-sale delivery
• Lead campaign reporting and wrap-ups, delivering clear, insight-driven performance narratives and recommendations
• Support and contribute to QBRs, connecting campaign results to broader business objectives and future opportunities
• Proactively identify risks, surface solutions, and optimize program delivery

Account Growth & Strategic Contribution

• Support account planning and identify opportunities to enhance, optimize, and grow client programs
• Contribute to the development of new ideas, trends, and opportunities to bring forward to internal teams and clients
• Maintain high standards of storytelling, presentation quality, and strategic clarity across all deliverables
• Support development and creation of client-facing quarterly ‘Insights Report’

 Key Requirements:

• Self-starter with the ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Experience contributing to integrated marketing programs, RFPs, and client-facing materials – exceptional presentation deck-building skills.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote)
• Growing ability to communicate confidently with clients and present ideas effectively
• Ability to connect strategic thinking with executional detail
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional skills – requires ability to work across multiple teams
• Stay ahead of industry trends in media, advertising, content, and technology to inform new opportunities and innovation

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in integrated marketing, account management, advertising, media, or sales support
• Strong skills across PowerPoint (and other presentation platforms)
• Strong project management experience
• Familiarity with cross-platform marketing (digital, social, content, experiential)
• Ability to distill complex insights and case studies into digestible, client-ready materials

As PMC values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture.

Typical wage range: $115k - $130k + Bonus. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

PMC's comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC's dedication to consistently meeting employees’ needs, we have launched a new Flexible Vacation Policy.

At PMC, we believe working in a highly collaborative, office-first environment fosters real-time communication, spontaneous idea sharing, and stronger interpersonal relationships that drive innovation and team cohesion. PMC prioritizes in-person collaboration and does not offer remote-only roles.

About PMC:    

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate audience of over 300 million globally. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media reaching viewers on all screens across its ever-growing constellation of iconic brands, which includes Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Dick Clark Productions, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, TVLine, Sportico, BGR, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, Vibe, IndieWire, Artforum, Gold Derby, and Luminate, the premier data and analytics company. PMC’s journalists and content creators deliver daily the most comprehensive news and information in their industries and areas of coverage, unequaled in ambition, depth, and courage. In addition, PMC owns several vital cultural events such as SXSW, LA3C, and Latin Music Week. Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles with additional offices in 14 countries worldwide, PMC believes companies should not only be profitable but also forces for good. PMC is committed to fostering a working environment that is inclusive and responsible, where we value a company culture built on all backgrounds, voices, and experiences. For more information on the company, please visit www.PMC.com