VP Media Sales
About this role
VP Media Sales
Department: RS-602 - Media - Ad Sales
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: US - New York
Description
Salary Range: $200,000 - $250,000. This is hybrid role which will be based mostly on site from our New York office.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Support the EVP, Media in developing and executing DAZN’s North American media strategy, driving commercial growth across advertising, distribution, sponsorship, and partnerships.
- Identify new business opportunities, revenue streams, and strategic partnerships to maximise the value of DAZN’s national, regional, and local sports media assets.
- Drive revenue growth through forecasting, business planning, inventory monetisation, pricing, packaging, and go-to-market strategies.
- Build and manage senior relationships with advertisers, agencies, distributors, rights holders, leagues, teams, and technology partners.
- Lead strategic negotiations and business development initiatives to expand DAZN’s media rights, distribution, and commercial footprint.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Technology, Data, Research, Marketing, Finance, and Ad Operations to deliver innovative media solutions.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing media team, fostering a collaborative culture focused on innovation, execution, and talent development.
- Represent DAZN externally at industry events, executive meetings, and key marketplace engagements, acting as a senior ambassador for the business.
What You'll Bring:
- 10+ years of leadership experience within sports media, television, streaming, digital media, advertising, distribution, or related industries.
- Proven success developing and executing media business strategies that drive significant revenue growth.
- Strong understanding of sports media rights, advertising sales, streaming economics, content distribution, and platform monetization.
- Experience leading complex commercial partnerships and multi-stakeholder negotiations.
- Deep relationships across media agencies, advertisers, distributors, sports organizations, rights holders, and strategic partners.
- Knowledge of the connected TV, streaming, digital advertising, and advanced measurement landscape.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including forecasting, revenue management, and business planning.
- Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and executive presentation skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with experience operating in high-growth or transformational environments.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple business functions and global teams.
- Passion for sports and a strong understanding of the evolving sports media landscape.
Benefits
Company at a glance
We are DAZN. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. Together, we bring ambition to life.
We are the digital leader in global sports media. We are home to the world’s largest, fastest-growing sports streaming service. We're using world-class technology to revolutionise the industry.
As part of our team you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere.
For us, it's all about Limitless Ambition - never settling, always restless, always wanting more for our customers. We're growing fast and have made a big impact so far, and that's just the beginning. There's so much we can do. Working with us is exciting, empowering and truly global.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity. A place where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.
If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, that’s fine. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience. Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible. We will do our best to accommodate adjustments for interviews.
If you're ambitious, inventive, passionate, brave and supportive, then you're the kind of person who's going to enjoy life at DAZN.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Top Benefits
- Access to DAZN
- Paid time off
- Health benefits
- Dental care
- Eye care
- Sick time package
- Parental leave
- Voluntary benefits
- Basic life term
- Personal accident insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) retirement plan
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