Brand Partnership Manager

Hypebeast is a leading global platform for contemporary culture and lifestyle, and a premier destination for editorially-driven news and commerce. Founded in 2005, it became a publicly listed company in 2016, and today boasts a global readership across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe and more. The Group has expanded its publishing brands to a wider scope, encompassing Hypebeast and its multiple content distribution platforms, creative agency Hypemaker, e-commerce and retail platform HBX, distribution and merchandising segment Hyperoom and food and beverage destination Hypebeans.

Responsibilities:

• Lead generation and amplification of existing accounts, in order to achieve individual as well as business objectives.
• Defining and developing new business opportunities with advertisers and agencies.
• Understand client’s requirements, brief the creative teams and pitch creative marketing strategies to clients.
• Selling online & traditional advertising spaces across all of Hypebeast’s media properties.
• Managing advertising campaigns, building proposals and customizing ideas for clients.
• Working closely with the creative, and editorial team to successfully manage and execute advertising campaigns from beginning to end.
• Proactively research and update yourself on new online marketing (sales) trends and ideas.
• Analyzing campaigns and communicating with Sales and Marketing counterparts on delivering client objectives.
• Scheduling campaigns into internal systems, resolving conflicts and meeting production deadlines.
• Prepare and keep sales support files up to date – sales pipeline, brand partnership proposals
• Effective communication with the Partnerships team on new business and opportunities and actively participating at the weekly meetings.
• Achieve individual sales and business targets.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in advertising, account servicing, and relevant work experience, highly preferred in creative agency & media.
• Fluent in English and Korean (spoken and written).
• Individuals who possess an active clientele in the fashion & retail industry are an advantage.
• A good presenter to introduce complex web advertising ideas to clients.
• Strong negotiation & PR skills.
• Experience of successful project management and relationships made with high-level clients.
• A strong team player with a positive attitude and mindset.
• Strong communication, analytical, time management and organizational skills.
• Internet savvy must.
• Candidates with less experience will be considered as Assistant Manager.