The University of Kansas

Universite Catholique de l'Ouest

Global Client Partner at The Washington Post

Oversee partner acquisition, business development and revenue growth within the Luxury partner portfolio which includes, fashion, jewelry/watch, auto, airline and travel. Sample clients include Rolex, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany, Swatch brands, Delta, Volvo. Responsible for high-revenue partnership program development from content creation and creative advisory to social strategy and media planning. Ideation and implementation is across platform (digital, print, live events, social). Historic contributions include 7-8 figures of revenue annually. Previously oversaw a list of high-growth accounts including Verizon, Bank of America and JPMC.

The Washington Post

Global Partnerships & Advertising Sales

The Plunge (.com)

Advisor

Hella Bella

Worked in tandem with the newsroom to launch a new lifestyle category platform/sister site, Quartzy, with luxury partners including Rolex, Tiffany, Ralph Lauren, Ferragamo and others. Oversaw acquisition and growth of Financial and Insurance category partners on Quartz including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMC, Barclays, BNY Mellon, Oppenheimer, HSBC and others. Responsible for forging new client relationships and growing existing partnerships across user experiences including digital, in-app and live events.

Quartz

Senior Digital Advertising Director

- Advertising Sales
- Responsible for new partner acquisition and growth of luxury category partnerships across platform
- Condé Nast Salesperson of the Quarter, 2015
- IAB Certified

Condé Nast

Luxury Sales Director, BRIDES

- Advertising Sales overseeing jewelry and bridal category partnerships across platform
- Responsible for digital revenue growth during the launch of Townandcountrymag.com

Hearst

Jewelry & Bridal Account Manager, Town & Country

- Sponsorship sales for Women's Wear Daily (WWD) C-level retail industry Summits  (Audience: 250+)
- Responsible for new partner acquisition, maintenance and development of current partnerships
- Negotiated and executed sponsor contracts
- Negotiated and managed multi-platform sponsor benefits per each event (e.g. onsite signage, daily event integration, speaker benefits, WWD print integration, digital promotion on WWD.com, via social networks, etc.) 
- Developed and managed integrated sponsor advertising campaigns including print and digital

Conde Nast

Sales Manager, Fairchild Fashion Media

- Negotiated relevant brand partnerships to align with client initiatives 
- Developed and enhanced consumer loyalty benefit programs
- Managed digital, on-air, event and direct marketing campaigns 
- Measured campaign results through trackable media

Annemarie Deslauriers