Business Development Manager Online

Business Development Manager Online

At Lonely Planet we live to travel. Everything we do is designed to inspire and enable travellers to get out there and connect with the world beyond personal and geographical boundaries. Across all areas of Lonely Planet, we look for talented people who share our passion. Lonely Planet Client Solutions is looking for a talented individual with exceptional sales and account management skills to join the Americas team, based in Oakland, to focus on Online solutions for clients and propose integrated solutions across the product portfolio to meet client needs. Youll be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of customer service with all existing partnerships. The position requires a high-level of creativity, analytics and drive to support existing and find new high-profile partnerships. You’ll have extensive experience of working in a sales, licensing or account management role in the online industry, be commercially focused and be familiar with the value chain, technology landscape and distribution model for branded content products. You’ll also be hungry to meet aggressive targets and have a passion for digital product spaces and, of course, travel. Ideally, you have experience with licensing online and print content, knowledge of the location-based services space and the related product requirements and previous experience working in a licensing role for a tier one media or lifestyle brand. Lonely Planet offers a competative salary with excellent benefits including 5 weeks vacation, 2 weeks sick, employer funded HSAs and 401(k) matching. Lonely Planet is an equal opportunity employer. We have great people and products. Visit our website at www.lonelyplanet.com