Director of Strategic Partnerships

About the role

ERG Media is seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships to drive the next phase of commercial growth through high‑value, creative collaborations. This senior role is not a traditional sales position; it requires the ability to nurture premium client relationships, manage long sales cycles, and turn visionary concepts into concrete commercial agreements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and manage strategic B2B partnerships across luxury, automotive, fashion, hospitality, technology, publishing, and cultural sectors.
• Build relationships with senior decision‑makers, marketing executives, creative directors, and brand leadership teams.
• Translate abstract creative ideas into structured proposals, scopes of work, and commercial frameworks.
• Guide clients through complex, high‑touch projects from initial conversation to execution.
• Collaborate closely with internal editorial, design, production, and operations teams.
• Prepare presentations, proposals, timelines, budgets, and partnership documentation.
• Negotiate commercial terms, timelines, and deliverables while preserving creative integrity.
• Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities aligned with ERG Media’s positioning and values.
• Represent ERG Media externally with professionalism, sophistication, and cultural awareness.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, luxury brand collaborations, creative agencies, or editorial partnerships.
• Strong understanding of luxury culture, premium storytelling, branding, and high‑end client expectations.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Commercial instincts combined with refined aesthetic judgment.
• Ability to bring structure and clarity to fluid creative discussions.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and long sales cycles.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and emotionally intelligent.
• Comfortable operating in fast‑moving creative environments with an international perspective.
• Fluent English required; Italian is a plus.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on globally recognized creative and publishing projects.
• Direct collaboration with ERG Media leadership and international clients.