Vice President, Local Client Partnerships

Vice President, Local Client Partnerships

The big picture : Axios is a media company dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We're hiring a Vice President, Local Client Partnerships, who will report to our CRO.

Why it matters : 2025 has been a record revenue and programming year for Axios Local this will be a critical role in building on that expansion.

Go Deeper : In this strategic role, you will make an impact to Axios through the following responsibilities :

• Owning and setting the vision and strategy to scale the Axios Local advertising business
• Managing and mentoring East and West sales leaders who oversee regional teams of individual contributors
• Lead, recruit, and inspire a team of exceptional sales and business development talent
• Support and pitch to senior-level decision makers to close new partners
• Create, automate, and improve processes that accelerate sales and new business growth
• Leveraging data not only for portfolio / pricing but also for rep productivity, territory optimization, and forecasting accuracy.
• Partnering closely with editorial, client success, and business development leaders to drive go-to-market strategies while collaborating cross-functionally with Marketing and Product to achieve growth goals
• Inform product evolution, including newsletter, social, & AxiosLive to drive monetization
• Support analysis of 34+ markets to drive pricing strategy for inventory

Worthy of your time : This is a high-energy role that requires superior communication skills, an ability to understand and partner with business priorities to develop creative solutions, and a proven ability to generate leads. Ideal candidates will also have the following skills :

Starting salary for this role is in the range of $228,000-$276,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation benefits. Note that the total compensation offered for this role includes a sales incentive component, which is contingent upon the successful achievement of predetermined sales targets.

What Axios brings to the table besides salary :

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