Account Director

Job Title: Account Director Department: Advertising Sales Location: New York, NY (Hybrid); min 2 days per week in NYC office Employment Type: Full-Time Position Summary: Time Out is seeking a results-driven and relationship-oriented Account Director to lead strategic initiatives that drive revenue through brand, media and experiential partnerships. This role focuses on building and expanding relationships with brand/client partners & agencies that align with Time Out's mission to spotlight the best of city life. Client direct relationships are paramount in this role. The candidate should be a strong communicator, a creative thinker, and a proactive seller who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic media environment. The target total compensation ranges from $153,700 - $195,000, including a fixed annual salary of $118,000 - $130,000, plus comprehensive benefits. Key Responsibilities: Advertising Sales Acumen: Develop and execute advertising strategies that grow revenue across digital, print, experiential, and branded content platforms. Client & Agency Relationships: Cultivate and manage relationships with key clients across multiple verticals. Integrated Campaign Development: Collaborate with internal teams including creative solutions, branded content, and account management to create compelling advertising solutions that meet client objectives. Revenue Generation & Forecasting: Own and exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals; forecast pipeline and track performance. Market Trends & Innovation: Stay informed of industry trends, competitive offerings, and consumer insights to position Time Out as a leading media partner. Qualifications: 4-6 years of experience in national advertising sales, business development, or media partnerships, preferably in lifestyle, digital media, or publishing. Proven track record of exceeding revenue goals and building strong client relationships. Deep understanding of digital media, branded content, and experiential/ event sponsorships. Strong relationships across national brands and agencies in key identified categories. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Proficiency in CRM tools and sales analytics platforms. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field. Preferred Attributes: Entrepreneurial drive with a bias toward action and an urgency to pursue opportunities, relationships and revenue. Creative thinker who thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment and never lets a prospect go cold. Genuine passion for culture, food, arts and entertainment, and an instinct for connecting that passion to commercial opportunity. About Time Out: Time Out is a trusted global brand with a distinctly local voice. Our global network of expert editors and writers curate the best things to do and the coolest places to go, from Athens to Yogyakarta. Locals and visitors trust us to cut through and help them discover incredible things to eat, drink, see and do. We know because we go! Time Out is your best friend in the city. We help you have fun, and our cheeky tone, unrestricted judgment, cool aesthetic, and independent attitude make us experts without being boring. Our international audience trusts Time Out for inspiration, information and insider insight - with an irreverent Time Out twist! About our culture At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business. Time Out Group is a leading global media and hospitality business that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city. It all began in London in 1968 when Time Out helped people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the capital. Since then, this iconic brand has consistently maintained its status as the go-to source of inspiration for both locals and visitors alike. Today, it is the only global brand - with a local voice - dedicated to city life. Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market - which are highly synergistic - the Company helps its large audience go out in the world's greatest cities with its curated content and experiences, and connects global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience. Time Out Media’s multiple digital and physical channels span websites, mobile, social media, videos, newsletters and Live Events. Across these channels, Time Out distributes its high-quality content - created and curated by a global team of local experts - around the best food, drinks, culture, art, music, theatre, travel and entertainment in over 350 cities and over 50 countries. The Company is monetising this global reach and its strong traffic from a desirable audience by offering bespoke 360-degree multichannel advertising solutions to international, national and local brands and businesses. Since its launch in 1968, Time Out has become a global brand that advertisers and consumers love and trust. Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, leveraging the Time Out brand to bring the best of the city together under one roof: its best chefs, drinks and cultural experiences - based on the editorial curation Time Out has always been known for. The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in Lisbon, quickly becoming one of the city's most popular destinations. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion and there are currently 13 open Markets: in addition to Lisbon, there are sites in New York (in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighbourhood and in Manhattan's Union Square), Boston, Montreal, Dubai, Cape Town, Porto, Barcelona, Bahrain, Osaka, Budapest and Vancouver. More Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline as the global expansion continues. Time Out is a dynamic, pioneering brand and so is our team. We want to work with the best and brightest talent because we work for the world's greatest cities, the people enjoying them and the businesses in them. As a truly global team we get to collaborate with colleagues from New York to Paris, Cape Town and Sydney and beyond. It's our expertise, authenticity and collaboration that make us successful and a unique team. #J-18808-Ljbffr