Account Executive (Sponsorships)

Closing sponsored visibility across the index, the directory and the editorial placements. Full cycle, from first outreach to a signed renewal.

What you'd do

• Build a pipeline of agencies, studios and brands who need the visibility.
• Run discovery, and match what they actually want to the right package.
• Own the cycle end to end - outreach, pitch, proposal, negotiation, close.
• Keep existing sponsors renewing, and work with editorial so placements ship as sold and clearly labelled.

What we're after

• You have closed before, ideally sponsorships, media placements or advertising.
• A record against revenue targets you can talk through in detail.
• Comfortable pitching marketing and agency decision-makers.
• Self-directed, and fine prospecting from nothing.

Nice to have: Design or marketing agency space, Media sponsorship models, An existing brand-side network.

Web Design Awards has been judging the web's best work since 2014 - the curated index, the judging tools, the hiring board and the agency marketplace behind it. This role is remote, on a small distributed team.

Full description and application form on Land Early