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 media 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, and e-commerce and retail platform HBX. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead generation: cold calling and door opening.
• Understand client’s requirements, brief the creative and strategic planning teams and pitch creative marketing strategies to clients.
• Selling online & traditional advertising spaces across all of 101 Media Lab’s media properties.
• Managing advertising campaigns, building proposals and customize ideas for clients.
• Defining and developing new business opportunities with advertisers and agencies.
• Working closely with the Creative, Editorial and Account Servicing teams to successfully manage and execute advertising campaigns from beginning to end.
• Proactively research and update yourself on new online marketing (sales) trends and ideas.
• Achieve individual sales and business targets.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of relevant work experience, highly preferred in Creative agency/Media.
• Familiar or maintained an active clientele in the fashion & retail industry is an advantage.
• Fluent in English and Korean (spoken and written).
• A good presenter to introduce complex web advertising ideas to clients.
• Strong negotiation & PR skills.
• Internet savvy a must.
• Experience of successful project management and relationships made with high-level clients.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills over email and phone.
• Able to work independently and effectively is a must.
• A go-getter and time-efficient individual.
• Sound knowledge of digital marketing on PC and mobile are advantageous.
• Less experienced candidates will be considered as Assistant Brand Partnership Manager.