The Tab
Brand Partnerships Manager, Students
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Brand Partnerships Manager
The Tab Group
The Tab Group is hiring a Brand Partnerships Manager with a special focus on students to build and grow direct brand partnerships. It's a chance to own a commercial proposition from an early stage, close deals yourself, and grow with the business.
The Tab Group is the youth and student arm of Digitalbox, alongside Reality Shrine and Film Shrine. We reach millions of young people across the UK and US through student culture, reality TV, and film. This role connects that audience with the brands who want to reach it.
We’re looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit who wants to pave the way. You'll go to market with a differentiated proposition, help shape the offer, and prove the model. As the business grows, so does the remit.
What You'll Do
- Own the full sales cycle: prospecting, pitching, negotiating, and closing direct brand and agency partnerships
- Build relationships with brands and media agencies in the student and youth space
- Help shape the commercial proposition: pricing, packaging, and how we sell across mostly The Tab, but also Reality Shrine and Film Shrine
- Sell integrated deals spanning branded written content, social video, campus activation, and events
- Grow existing clients into larger annual partnerships
- Work with editorial and social teams to deliver campaigns that perform
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What We’re Looking For
- At least 5 years in media, partnerships, or sponsorship sales, with a record of closing direct deals
- Direct experience in the student and Gen Z space specifically, with existing brand or agency relationships in that space
- A network in student-facing categories like: banks, telcos, tech, food delivery, fashion, graduate recruitment
- Experience selling across social, campus, and events
- An entrepreneurial and ambitious approach: comfortable building rather than inheriting a pipeline
- Confidence pitching senior brand and agency decision-makers
- London-based preferred
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Benefits
- Uncapped commission with accelerators: your rate increases once you pass target
- Hours: 9am-6pm Mon-Thurs (flexible start), 4.30pm finish Friday
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a day off on your birthday
- Hybrid working, with at least one day weekly in our Spitalfields office
- Pension, life assurance, and cash towards routine medical and dental
- 24/7 GP helpline and mental health support
- Company parties and retreats, and a company MacBook Air
To Apply
Email your CV to grace@thetab.com with the job title in the subject line, plus:
- A short note on a direct partnership or branded content deal you're proud of: what you sold, to whom, and the outcome
- How you'd approach selling The Tab’s student audience in your first 90 days
- Your current salary and bonus structure (if applicable)
- Your current notice period
Applications close Sunday, August 2nd at 12 am.
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