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Like Winston Zeddemore once said, we have the tools, we have the talent. We also have the job openings. Those openings are below — and they're all just as rewarding, if not more, as saving the world from a pantless marshmallow sailor.

Open Positions
Sales Planner
Editorial Intern
Account Director 

About InsideHook
InsideHook is the essential city guide email for discerning and adventurous men. Each weekday, we publish a single compelling story about a unique local experience, helping the man with limited time to live life to the fullest. InsideHook currently publishes two city editions (New York, Los Angeles) and an edition that covers the nation. The company is run by Aly Racer, former president of Penske Media. Prior to Penske, Aly served as chief advertising officer for Newsweek. Prior to that, Aly was the VP of Sales at Daily Candy, where she helped lead the company to a successful sale to Comcast. InsideHook is the first portfolio company of Trigger Media Group, which was founded by former Pilot Group partner Andy Russell, the lead investor behind Daily Candy, Thrillist, Tasting Table and Pure Wow.  

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SALES PLANNER (New York, NY)

Our sales planner will be responsible for revenue development by assisting our sales and management team with pre- and post-sales functions, including creating advertising proposals and digital media pricing models, performing market research, and studying and implementing new creative and technological systems such as mobile and video.

This position is integral to our business and will give you significant exposure across the sales department of a digital media start up. The ideal candidate is an extremely detail-oriented, process-driven self-starter with a willingness to learn all aspects of the business.

Core Responsibilities

  • Coordinate all sales dept. efforts for sales staff (setting daily and weekly sales priorities, revenue forecasting KPI, client meeting scheduling, client communication, etc.).
  • Manage the ideation and execution process of all of InsideHook’s advertising proposals.
  • Presentation development for our offering, both category- and client-specific.
  • Collaborate with Sales and Editorial teams to create advertising proposals that include media plans, branded content ideas, web, events, and social media
  • Collaborate with Executive Editor and Design Editor on the creation of external sell sheets and marketing materials
  • Develop sales prospects by analyzing the competitive and seasonal landscape.
  • Create and compile regular weekly reports, analyzing state of sales dept. revenue growth – provide reporting information to sales and management team, management of CRM database, and client inbound request as needed.
  • Report directly to Publisher on all matters dealing with the sales cycle

Qualifications:

Interest and/or experience in advertising and digital media is highly desired.

  • 1-2 years of related work experience within digital media sales or media planning, advertising operations, or account management
  • Bachelors degree required in related field
  • Team player: Enthusiasm and an active desire to learn across all aspects of the business
  • Excellent communication skills: Ability to effectively handle and manage situations at all levels of the business both internally and with client partners
  • Excellent quantitative skills: Solid reporting and analytical skills, with ability to effectively present sales data to internal and external constituents
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency: Powerpoint and Excel skills critical to success
  • Strong work ethic: Desire to work in a result-oriented and deadline-driven environment. Desire and ability to manage multiple relationships at a time.
  • Sponge-like ability to absorb new material
  • Thick Skin: Quick-learner and self-starter comfortable with rapid change
  • Good Natured: Sense of humor / fun attitude about life

Terms

  • Full-time Position
  • Send resume and brief cover letter including qualifications to adsales@insidehook.com. Write “Sales Associate Position” in subject heading.

EDITORIAL INTERN (New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA)

Your dream is to write and get paid for it.

Our dream is for you to write for us, and pay you with experience and college credit.

If you’d be honored to toil thusly, then you could be the next editorial intern for InsideHook — the essential men’s lifestyle pub for adventurous and discerning men — in our New York HQ.

This is a rare opportunity, offering a chance to work directly with the editors and executive team.  The role will be fluid and fast-paced, ranging from nitty gritty research and legwork, to writing and reporting pieces and building long-term strategy.

You should be passionate about men’s lifestyle content — read the blogs, enjoy the books, dress the part, and understand that your father, while not perfect, knows a damn spot more than you do.

Helpful: experience with social media, photography, or mixing drinks.

Responsibilities:

  • Research and fact-check various content for editorial
  • Participate in publication daily close, including copy-editing editorial
  • Write features and curate content
  • Contribute to editorial planning and strategy process
  • Help manage social media presence
  • Collaborate closely with advertising and marketing departments

Qualifications:

  • Currently in school and can receive credit (or a waiver)
  • Applicants must have experience writing and reporting for either their college publications or for other publications, preferably with a style or activities focus.
  • Enthusiasm, reliability and a team-oriented attitude
  • Quick-learner and self-starter comfortable with rapid change
  • A sense of humor

Terms and Instructions:

  • Part or full-time availability desired for at least three months (NY only)

Send resume, brief cover letter including qualifications and aspirations, and three writing samples (can be links) to editorial@insidehook.com. Please include start date availability. Don’t send your poetry, whether to us or anybody else.

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ACCOUNT DIRECTOR (New York, NY)
InsideHook, the essential city guide email for discerning and adventurous men, has an immediate opening for a full-time Account Director in its New York headquarters.

The ideal candidate will pursue local and national clients and has extensive ad sales experience, specifically in digital media, with a proven track record of acquiring new business, building and growing client relationships, and developing creative, multi-platform campaigns that go way beyond the banner ad.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the sales cycle from start to finish: prospect, identify relevant contacts, negotiate and secure sales of online advertising and sponsorship programs to premium brands across several men's lifestyle categories (e.g., consumer electronics, travel, spirits, automotive, and entertainment)
  • Develop and maintain a strong rapport with clients and agencies
  • Create advertiser solutions, advertising proposals, partnership programs for clients and agencies
    • Be creative in generating new ideas and materials for advertisers
    • Work with the Vice President of Sales and CEO on  generating proposals and strategy
    • Work with the Executive Editor/ editorial team on campaign ideation
    • Analyze campaign performance statistics and recommend optimized media solutions from all the results. Provide on-going reporting and feedback to sales management
    • Meet and exceed monthly sales goals and objectives and maximize all revenue growth opportunities for InsideHook

Qualifications:

  • Entrepreneurial self-starter w/ experience selling lifestyle brands for a digital media company required; experience selling to male audience preferred
  • Proactive, energetic attitude and desire to work in a results-oriented and deadline-driven environment. Desire and ability to manage multiple relationships at a time. Team player.
  • Motivated, tenacious, and resourceful: works independently, doesn't take "no" for an answer, leader in thinking through and developing necessary materials to close new business.  Knows how to sell creatively, not just CPMs and impressions
  • Has experience with integrated selling across multiple platforms (e.g. newsletter, website, events)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills. Presentation skills, both in-person and via sales decks highly desired. Ability to respond creatively in the moment highly desired.
  • Understands the value and challenges of selling a start-up brand
  • At least 3 years of digital ad sales experience
  • BA/BS required

To apply, send your resume and clips to adsales@insidehook.com.