Sales Director Brand Partnerships (UK, IT, FR, ES)

About Better Collective

Better Collective is a global digital sports media group connecting millions of passionate sports fans through a diverse portfolio of sports media brands communities and digital products.

As we evolve our commercial strategy we are building a premium partnerships business centred around audience intelligence video/talent-led content premium media products and strategic client relationships.

Were looking for an experienced entrepreneurial Sales Director to build and scale our premium partnerships business across the UK Italy France and Spain.

About the Role

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving long-term partnerships with some of the worlds largest brands across sectors including Automotive Financial Services FMCG Consumer Electronics Retail Travel Telecommunications and Luxury.

Working closely with the Director of Ad Sales UK & Europe Product Editorial and Marketing teams youll develop integrated commercial solutions that combine premium content talent audience intelligence and multiple Better Collective brands into market-leading partnerships.

Youll have a genuine passion for sport and a deep understanding of modern sports fandom recognising how audiences engage across live sport digital media creators communities and premium content.

This role is about building long-term strategic relationships that deliver sustainable commercial growth.

Commercial Strategy

• Lead the development and execution of Better Collectives brand partnerships strategy across the UK Italy France and Spain

• Build category-specific go-to-market strategies across priority sectors

• Develop scalable sponsorship products and commercial IP

• Create integrated commercial propositions that move beyond traditional advertising

• Identify new revenue opportunities across key industry verticals

• Develop annual category growth plans

Business Development

You will already have senior relationships with:

• Global advertisers

• European brands

• The Big Six global agency holding groups

• Independent agencies

• Sponsorship agencies

• Sports marketing agencies

Youll build and manage a pipeline of strategic six and seven-figure partnership opportunities.

Category Ownership

Lead Better Collectives sales strategy across:

• Automotive

• Financial Services

• FMCG

• Consumer Electronics

• Retail

• Telecommunications

• Travel

• Lifestyle

• Luxury

Become the internal expert for these sectors.

Premium Partnerships

Create integrated solutions including:

• Premium sponsorships

• Branded entertainment

• Talent-led partnerships

• Video-first campaigns

• Audience Intelligence

• Creator collaborations

• Cross-market activations

• First-party data solutions

Cross-functional Leadership

Work closely with:

• Editorial

• Product

• Marketing

• Data

• Sales

• Operations

to develop commercially-led products from inception.

Success Looks Like

Within 12 months you will have:

• Established Better Collective as a trusted strategic partner for major European brands

• Secured multiple premium long-term partnerships across Europe

• Increased average partnership values

• Developed repeatable category playbooks

• Increased recurring partnership revenue

• Launched innovative premium commercial products

Experience

• 8 years in media sales partnerships or sponsorship

• Strong agency and direct client network

• Proven experience selling integrated partnerships and premium sponsorships

• Experience operating across multiple European markets

• A genuine passion for sport and an understanding of modern sports audiences

Network

Youll have an established network across major global advertisers official sports sponsors rights holders and leading agency groups with senior relationships spanning brands such as:

• Adidas

• Nike

• Just Eat

• Mastercard

• Visa

• PepsiCo

• Heineken

• Qatar Airways

• Emirates

• Amazon

• Samsung

• Coca-Cola

• Red Bull

• EA SPORTS

• PlayStation

• Apple

• BMW

• Mercedes-Benz

• American Express

Experience working with brands that activate around premium sports properties (i.e UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Premier League) would be highly advantageous.

Skills

You are:

• A genuine passion for sport and sports culture

• A deep understanding of how brands engage modern sports fans

• Strategic commercial thinking

• A consultative approach to partnership selling

• Exceptional executive relationship building skills

• An entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for creating new commercial opportunities

• Strong storytelling and presentation skills

• Excellent negotiation and influencing ability

• The ability to collaborate across editorial product marketing and commercial teams

Why Join

This is an opportunity to help shape the next phase of Better Collectives commercial evolution.

Youll have the freedom to create innovative partnership products build long-term relationships with some of the worlds biggest brands and influence how Better Collective delivers value to advertisers across Europe.

Working at the intersection of sport content talent and audience intelligence youll help build a premium partnerships business designed for the future of sports marketing.