The Athletic Verified

Business Development and Partnerships Director (Remote)

Full time Onsite Director United States Business Development Sales Operations
Director-level BD role at The Athletic (NYT-owned sports media), focused on closing complex strategic partnerships in consumer media. Fully remote, but posting is light on specifics — no salary, detailed requirements, or scope of team mentioned.

About the Role

About Us
 
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.

About This Role

We are looking for a standout, director-level business development executive to apply their skills in business development, business operations, and partnerships - supporting senior leadership and working across all functions to maximize the business impact of The Athletic’s large and growing commercial organization. Our ideal candidate will be experienced in business development and partnerships within the consumer media industry and be an expert in developing and closing complex strategic deals.

Required Skills

Strategic Thinking Communication

Nice to Have

Project Management Team Leadership