Account Executive, Sales and Strategic Partnerships
TheSkimm
Sales & Business Development
New York, NY, USA
USD 100k-130k / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 7, 2026
Description
Position at Everyday Health - Consumer
The Opportunity
theSkimm is looking for a high-performing Account Executive to drive revenue growth within the pharmaceutical and healthcare category. This role will focus on building strategic partnerships with pharma brands and their agencies, leveraging theSkimm’s trusted voice, premium editorial environments, and the Everyday Health Group Newsletter Suite across the broader ecosystem.
You will be responsible for generating new business, growing existing accounts, and positioning theSkimm as a differentiated partner for reaching an engaged, influential audience of women.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and grow a book of business across pharmaceutical and healthcare clients and agencies
- Prospect and develop new relationships with key decision-makers across brand and agency partners
- Lead the full sales cycle—from outreach and RFP response to negotiation and close
- Collaborate with Integrated Marketing (Brand Strategy) to develop custom, insight-driven programs that align with client objectives and regulatory considerations
- Partner with pre- and post-sale teams to ensure seamless execution and strong client satisfaction
- Leverage Everyday Health Group capabilities and the Newsletter Suite to enhance proposals and drive incremental revenue
- Maintain accurate pipeline management, forecasting, and reporting in CRM tools (e.g., Boostr)
- Stay informed on pharma marketing trends, compliance requirements, and competitive landscape
Job Qualifications
- 2-3 years years of digital media sales experience, with a strong focus on pharma/healthcare
- Proven track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets
- Deep relationships with pharma brands and agencies (e.g., media, DTC, HCP marketing teams)
- Strong understanding of regulated category dynamics, including MLR review processes
- Experience selling custom content and integrated programs
- Ability to navigate complex organizations and long sales cycles
- Highly collaborative, strategic thinker with strong communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
What Makes This Role Unique
- Access to a highly engaged, hard-to-reach audience of millennial women
- Ability to sell across theSkimm + Everyday Health Group ecosystem, including the Newsletter Suite
- Strong editorial voice and brand trust—critical for health and pharma storytelling
- Opportunity to shape go-to-market strategy in a growing and evolving category
About theSkimm
theSkimm is a digital media outlet dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. We make it easier to live smarter. At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, and strategists all working together to achieve this goal.
Every day we break down the news, trends, policies, and politics that impact women so that they can navigate their daily lives and futures – from managing their money to casting their ballots – with confidence. We provide our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan, information that empowers them to take action to improve their lives — all while fitting seamlessly into their daily routines.
Life at Everyday Health
At Everyday Health Group, the Health & Wellness division of Ziff Davis, we work in a culture of collaboration and welcome those who desire to join our growing global community. We believe in careers versus jobs and people versus employees. We seek enthusiastic individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for an environment that rewards your best work.
Everyday Health offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it. We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally.
Our Culture and Values
We created our values together to guide our collective purpose and pursuits. We are collaborators and problem solvers. We empower one another to make informed decisions and to be enabled towards action. We embrace success. We recognize that innovation can spark and be born from any of us no matter our individual role or background. We encourage open mindedness and sensitivity to each other and our environment. Our personal and professional passions get ignited, nurtured and supported. We value that doing is greater than talking as the most measurable means of impact. Our collective purpose to deliver enlightened audience experiences with trusted brands is what drives the success of our business and our professional satisfaction.
About Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.
At Ziff Davis & Everyday Health Group, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards.
Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has always been about fairness, equal opportunity and belonging, which enables us to attract and retain the best talent, regardless of background or circumstances, allowing our thousands of employees worldwide to thrive.
The Company provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is $100,000 to $130,000. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.
If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then Everyday Health Group is the place for you. Everyday Health Group has employees located in 40+ states as well as offices in NYC, Asheville, Boston, London, England and Mumbai, India.
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