Partnerships Development Manager

Partnerships Development Manager

Partnerships Development Manager

The Dispatch is seeking a Partnership Development Manager to support revenue growth by assisting both the sales development and account management teams in identifying prospects, managing campaign delivery, and ensuring client success. This hybrid role is ideal for someone early in their careerparticularly with 13 years of experience at a modern digital media companywho is looking to deepen their skills in media partnerships, campaign execution, and client services. The Partnership Development Manager will play a key role in helping The Dispatch expand its portfolio of sponsors, streamline campaign operations, and drive partner retention.

We're looking for a high-agency, detail-oriented Partnership Development Manager to support our growing portfolio of advertising and sponsorship partners. This hybrid role blends Sales Development and Account Management responsibilitiesideal for a rising star with 13 years of experience at a fast-moving digital media company (think : Axios, POLITICO, Puck) who's eager to build client relationships and drive revenue performance. The right candidate will help us scale both prospecting efforts and campaign execution, with a clear path to specialize over time.

What You'll Do

• Research and track client activity across competitive publishers and platforms
• Maintain and update our CRM with precisioninputting new leads, logging activity, and ensuring data integrity
• Assist in outbound prospecting and sales outreach with custom research, list-building, and occasional cold outreach
• Support development of client briefs, one-sheets, and materials for key prospect conversations
• Own post-sale campaign executionmonitoring timelines, deliverables, and campaign health
• Lead internal and external kickoff calls, setting clear expectations and ensuring smooth handoff from sales
• Act as the day-to-day contact for sponsors and partners during campaign fulfillment, driving results and clarity
• Coordinate across Sales, Product, and Editorial teams to ensure deliverables meet both sponsor and audience standards
• Collaborate with Business Operations to track revenue milestones and improve retention reporting

Who You Are

What We Offer

55,000 - $65,000 a year

Equal Opportunity

We're committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We're proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.