Senior Director, Brand Media & Partnerships

Preferred Travel Group • Newport Beach, CA

3d • $150,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Executive Director, Brand Partnerships is responsible for driving high-impact, integrated advertising and partnership revenue across Preferred Travel Group’s premium media platforms, including print, digital, and other supplemental extensions.

This role partners closely with luxury retail, fashion, hospitality, beauty, and lifestyle brands to develop sophisticated, brand-aligned partnerships that deliver measurable value. The Executive Director owns the full sales lifecycle and is accountable for building a robust book of business while contributing meaningfully to the commercial success of each magazine issue.

Success in this role requires a consultative sales approach, refined relationship-building skills, and the ability to position Preferred Travel Group, and it’s brands, as a strategic brand partner within the luxury marketplace.

The Executive Director, Brand Partnerships, is responsible for achieving established revenue targets for each quarterly issue. A minimum of 20 sold placements per sales season is required, or alternatively, $160,000 in equivalent revenue generated through approved supplemental media extensions.

Qualified revenue includes placements secured from luxury retail brands, tourism industry partners, and hotel partners. Alliance partnerships and pre-negotiated contractual obligation placements are excluded from credited sales totals.

Requirements

• Proven senior-level sales leadership experience within luxury media, brand partnerships, advertising, or integrated marketing environments.
• Demonstrated success building and closing high-value partnerships with luxury retail, fashion, beauty, hospitality, or lifestyle brands.
• Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to translate brand objectives into compelling, multi-platform partnership solutions.
• Deep understanding of premium media ecosystems, including print, digital, and custom/supplemental extensions.
• Exceptional relationship-building, negotiation, and presentation skills, with executive-level presence and confidence.
• Highly disciplined approach to pipeline management, forecasting, and revenue pacing across multiple sales cycles.
• Results-driven mindset with a clear track record of meeting or exceeding revenue benchmarks and performance goals.
• Strategic thinker who can balance short-term sales execution with long-term brand and partnership development.
• Collaborative, self-directed, and comfortable operating with accountability at an executive level.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Hospitality experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead revenue growth initiatives across a portfolio of media and brand engagement channels, delivering best-in-class commercial outcomes.
• Architect and secure strategic, multi-platform brand collaborations that align with the objectives of high-end consumer brands across retail, fashion, beauty, hospitality, and lifestyle sectors.
• Establish and expand a diversified, high-value client portfolio through consistent outreach, thoughtful relationship development, and repeat partnership cultivation.
• Maintain full accountability for business development efforts, including opportunity identification, proposal strategy, contract execution, invoicing, and ongoing partner management.
• Plan and manage seasonal revenue activity to ensure steady momentum, balanced pacing, and achievement of quarterly commercial targets.
• Partner closely with internal editorial, creative, and leadership stakeholders to align commercial initiatives with brand standards, content strategy, and production timelines.
• Identify emerging market opportunities to drive incremental growth and long-term commercial sustainability.
• Monitor performance metrics and sales forecasts, adjusting strategies as needed to optimize outcomes and exceed expectations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director