This role will also be eligible for equity, benefits, and a company bonus program.

Grindr is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, location, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York Office and will require you to be in office or with customers on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What’s so interesting about this role?

We’re seeking a seasoned International Brand Sales Executive to drive major brand partnerships for the leading US-based app serving the global GBTQ+ community. This high impact role is designed for a true front-line seller - someone who lives for the close, loves the hunt, and thrives on building authentic connections with top-tier brands.

In this role you’ll fully own the sales cycle to close high-value integrated sponsorships and media deals with multinational brands across luxury, lifestyle, entertainment, and consumer sectors. The ideal candidate brings deep relationships and a powerful mix of commercial savvy, cultural fluency, and a deep commitment to inclusive marketing, with a proven track record of closing integrated sponsorships and media campaigns across markets. They will serve as both a strategic partner to internal teams and a passionate ambassador for queer visibility and brand impact worldwide.

We are also open to candidates based in Berlin, Dublin, London, Madrid, or Paris.

What’s the job?

• Own the full sales cycle, including prospecting, pitching, negotiating, and closing high-value, direct sponsorship and media deals with multinational brands in luxury, travel, lifestyle, entertainment, and consumer sectors

• Build and develop a new international territory independently, with a strong focus on Europe and potential expansion into APAC

• Work closely with a high-performing team of direct sellers and brand marketers to understand business goals and objectives to pitch to prospective customers

• Opportunity to shape global queer brand visibility, drive authentic community connection, and make strong commercial impact

What we'll love about you

• 5-7 years of experience as a front-line, quota-carrying media seller, ideally with an app, streaming service, or edgy content platform

• Proven track record of prospecting and closing large-scale brand sponsorships and media deals across multiple international markets

• Strong relationships with senior decision-makers at agencies and multinational brands across Europe (APAC a plus)

• Comfortable building new territories independently, without a sales development engine

• Deep understanding of brand safety, suitability, and inclusive marketing practices, especially in culturally nuanced or queer-focused environments

• Confident working across cross-functional teams including marketing, brand, ad sales, product and legal

• Extra credit for:

  • Experience selling in LBGTQ+ for similarly bold media environments

  • Existing relationships with major global brands

  • Background in digital-first, app-based media sales

What you'll love about us

• Mission and Impact: Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Through our success, we are making a world where the lives of our community are free, equal, and just.

• Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents.

• Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the U.S.

• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and eligibility for company bonus and equity programs.

• Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.

• Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch provided onsite, and yearly travel & leisure stipend.

What you'll love about us

• Mission and Impact: Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. Your role will impact the lives of millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Through our success, we are making a world where the lives of our community are free, equal, and just.

• Family Insurance: Insurance premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for you and partial coverage for your dependents.

• Retirement Savings: Generous 401K plan with 6% match and immediate vest in the U.S.

• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation and eligibility for company bonus and equity programs.

• Queer-Inclusive Benefits: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.

• Additional Benefits: Flexible vacation policy, monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch provided onsite, and yearly travel & leisure stipend.

About Grindr

Grindr is building the global gayborhood in your pocket. With more than 13.5 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just. Since 2015, Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world.

Our next evolution is underway as a public company that continues to grow and build meaningful experiences for our users. From social issues to product innovations, we’re setting audacious goals for our community and the business, and leveraging the latest tech stacks and a culture of engineering excellence to make it happen. At the heart of our work in this new chapter is a shared set of operating principles centered around cultivating curiosity, thinking big, setting and expediting our ambitious goals, and growing through iteration; all while keeping our users #1.

Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. With a track record of strong financial performance and plans for continued headcount growth, we’re building a team of talented, passionate, and open-minded people who want to disrupt the dating app space, innovate products, and advance LGBTQ+ culture. Come be a part of this exciting journey with us.

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Compensation Range: $140K - $160K