Senior Level Sales Development Manager Jobs
Senior level sales development manager jobs place experienced professionals in charge of pipeline strategy, team performance, and the revenue outcomes that depend on both. Openings are concentrated across Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Energy, with 53% of roles available remotely or hybrid, and employers like Citco, Vanta, and Planet hiring at this level now.
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About the Company: We are recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing digital media network with 80M+ total followers and billions of monthly views across a portfolio of highly viral social media properties, including entertainment, culture, lifestyle, and mental health-focused channels. The company has built a massive organic audience across platforms and is now focused on monetizing that reach through direct advertising revenue, studio partnerships, brand sponsorships, and strategic media partnerships. The network reaches millions of highly engaged Gen-Z and Millennial consumers and gives brands, studios, agencies, and entertainment companies access to a powerful digital distribution network.
The Role: We are looking for a senior Brand Partnerships / Media & Entertainment Sales professional who can help turn massive organic reach into significant commercial revenue. We are looking for someone with an established network and proven track record in media, entertainment, advertising, sponsorships, or brand partnerships. The ideal candidate will have existing relationships with senior decision-makers across major film and television studios, entertainment companies, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, and major consumer brands. You will be responsible for leveraging those relationships, opening doors with high-value accounts, developing strategic partnerships, and driving advertising and brand partnership revenue.
What You Will Do:
- Drive Brand Partnerships: Identify, develop, and close high-value advertising, sponsorship, branded-content, and strategic partnership opportunities.
- Leverage Existing Relationships: Use your established network and relationships with senior decision-makers to open doors with major studios, brands, agencies, gaming publishers, casinos, and live entertainment organizations.
- Develop New Business: Combine relationship-driven selling with targeted outbound prospecting to build a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities.
- Build Strategic Accounts: Develop relationships with senior marketing, advertising, media, brand, and entertainment executives and position the company as a high-impact digital media partner.
- Pitch the Network: Communicate the value of the company's massive social distribution, billions of monthly views, highly engaged audience, and ability to deliver authentic, culturally relevant advertising opportunities.
- Drive Revenue: Own opportunities from initial conversation through negotiation and close, working closely with the broader Brand Partnerships team to deliver significant revenue.
- Pipeline Management: Maintain accurate account, contact, opportunity, and revenue information within the CRM while managing an active sales pipeline.
What We Are Looking For:
- Media & Entertainment Sales Experience: Proven experience in media sales, entertainment sales, advertising, sponsorships, brand partnerships, studio partnerships, or a related field.
- Established Industry Network: Existing relationships with senior decision-makers at major film/TV studios, entertainment companies, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, or major consumer brands.
- Proven Revenue Track Record: Demonstrated success achieving significant sales/revenue targets and closing meaningful-value deals.
- Relationship Builder: Ability to leverage an established professional network to generate qualified opportunities and open doors quickly.
- Strategic Sales Mindset: Able to identify high-value opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and turn relationships into measurable revenue.
- Senior-Level Communication: Comfortable engaging with Directors, VPs, C-level executives, studio executives, marketing leaders, agency decision-makers, and other senior stakeholders.
- Digital Media Understanding: Strong understanding of social media, digital advertising, audience engagement, branded content, and how brands and entertainment companies reach Gen-Z and Millennial audiences.
- Self-Starter: Able to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and make an immediate commercial impact.
Target Backgrounds: Experience with or relationships across organizations such as IGN Entertainment, Live Nation, Lionsgate, Sony Music/AWAL, Barstool Sports, Betches Media, Jellysmack, major entertainment companies, media organizations, or leading entertainment PR agencies would be highly relevant. Experience selling into or maintaining relationships with Universal and other major film/TV studios, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, and major consumer brands is particularly valuable.
Why This Role? This is an opportunity to help monetize one of the largest social-media distribution networks in the digital media space. With 80M+ followers and billions of monthly views, the company already has the audience and distribution. The opportunity is to turn that attention into major brand partnerships, studio relationships, advertising revenue, and strategic commercial opportunities. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the world's largest brands and entertainment organizations while helping shape the commercial growth of a rapidly scaling digital media business.
About the Company: We are recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing digital media network with 80M+ total followers and billions of monthly views across a portfolio of highly viral social media properties, including entertainment, culture, lifestyle, and mental health-focused channels. The company has built a massive organic audience across platforms and is now focused on monetizing that reach through direct advertising revenue, studio partnerships, brand sponsorships, and strategic media partnerships. The network reaches millions of highly engaged Gen-Z and Millennial consumers and gives brands, studios, agencies, and entertainment companies access to a powerful digital distribution network.
The Role: We are looking for a senior Brand Partnerships / Media & Entertainment Sales professional who can help turn massive organic reach into significant commercial revenue. We are looking for someone with an established network and proven track record in media, entertainment, advertising, sponsorships, or brand partnerships. The ideal candidate will have existing relationships with senior decision-makers across major film and television studios, entertainment companies, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, and major consumer brands. You will be responsible for leveraging those relationships, opening doors with high-value accounts, developing strategic partnerships, and driving advertising and brand partnership revenue.
What You Will Do:
- Drive Brand Partnerships: Identify, develop, and close high-value advertising, sponsorship, branded-content, and strategic partnership opportunities.
- Leverage Existing Relationships: Use your established network and relationships with senior decision-makers to open doors with major studios, brands, agencies, gaming publishers, casinos, and live entertainment organizations.
- Develop New Business: Combine relationship-driven selling with targeted outbound prospecting to build a strong pipeline of high-value opportunities.
- Build Strategic Accounts: Develop relationships with senior marketing, advertising, media, brand, and entertainment executives and position the company as a high-impact digital media partner.
- Pitch the Network: Communicate the value of the company's massive social distribution, billions of monthly views, highly engaged audience, and ability to deliver authentic, culturally relevant advertising opportunities.
- Drive Revenue: Own opportunities from initial conversation through negotiation and close, working closely with the broader Brand Partnerships team to deliver significant revenue.
- Pipeline Management: Maintain accurate account, contact, opportunity, and revenue information within the CRM while managing an active sales pipeline.
What We Are Looking For:
- Media & Entertainment Sales Experience: Proven experience in media sales, entertainment sales, advertising, sponsorships, brand partnerships, studio partnerships, or a related field.
- Established Industry Network: Existing relationships with senior decision-makers at major film/TV studios, entertainment companies, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, or major consumer brands.
- Proven Revenue Track Record: Demonstrated success achieving significant sales/revenue targets and closing meaningful-value deals.
- Relationship Builder: Ability to leverage an established professional network to generate qualified opportunities and open doors quickly.
- Strategic Sales Mindset: Able to identify high-value opportunities, build strategic partnerships, and turn relationships into measurable revenue.
- Senior-Level Communication: Comfortable engaging with Directors, VPs, C-level executives, studio executives, marketing leaders, agency decision-makers, and other senior stakeholders.
- Digital Media Understanding: Strong understanding of social media, digital advertising, audience engagement, branded content, and how brands and entertainment companies reach Gen-Z and Millennial audiences.
- Self-Starter: Able to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and make an immediate commercial impact.
Target Backgrounds: Experience with or relationships across organizations such as IGN Entertainment, Live Nation, Lionsgate, Sony Music/AWAL, Barstool Sports, Betches Media, Jellysmack, major entertainment companies, media organizations, or leading entertainment PR agencies would be highly relevant. Experience selling into or maintaining relationships with Universal and other major film/TV studios, gaming publishers, casinos, live event brands, agencies, and major consumer brands is particularly valuable.
Why This Role? This is an opportunity to help monetize one of the largest social-media distribution networks in the digital media space. With 80M+ followers and billions of monthly views, the company already has the audience and distribution. The opportunity is to turn that attention into major brand partnerships, studio relationships, advertising revenue, and strategic commercial opportunities. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the world's largest brands and entertainment organizations while helping shape the commercial growth of a rapidly scaling digital media business.
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Senior Level Sales Development Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level sales development manager job?
Employers hiring at this level want candidates who have led SDR teams, built outbound programs from the ground up, and can show measurable pipeline impact. Demonstrating experience coaching reps, owning quota targets, and collaborating cross-functionally with marketing and account executives sets strong candidates apart. A history of scaling processes, not just executing them, is what distinguishes senior applicants from mid-level ones.
Which companies hire senior level sales development managers?
Companies hiring senior level sales development managers right now include Citco, Vanta, and Planet, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from growth-stage technology companies, enterprise software firms, and established organizations expanding their outbound sales infrastructure.
Are there remote senior level sales development manager jobs?
Yes, remote and hybrid options are common at this level given the strategic and coaching-heavy nature of the work. About 53% of senior level sales development manager openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting employer flexibility for experienced managers who can lead distributed teams effectively.
What makes a sales development manager role senior level?
Senior level sales development manager roles are defined by ownership of the full SDR function, not just execution within it. That means setting team strategy, refining prospecting methodologies, mentoring junior managers or team leads, and being accountable for pipeline contribution at an organizational level. The scope extends beyond daily management to influencing hiring, tooling decisions, and cross-functional go-to-market alignment.
Which industries hire the most senior level sales development managers?
Senior level sales development manager roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Energy, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors drive demand because they rely on structured outbound pipelines and benefit most from experienced managers who can build and scale SDR teams to support complex, high-volume sales cycles.