Hybrid Rolling Stone: Chief Commercial Officer bei Penske Media Corp.

Rolling Stone has shaped culture for over five decades with its iconic voice in music, entertainment, politics, and pop culture. Today, it continues to evolve as a global multimedia brand, rooted in storytelling that pushes boundaries and celebrates artists, movements, and ideas that define generations.

We are seeking a visionary Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to lead all revenue-generating functions and drive the next phase of strategic growth across platforms, partnerships, and markets. This role will shape and lead the commercial strategy to unlock new business opportunities, deepen brand engagement, and expand Rolling Stone’s global footprint.

Responsibilities:

Commercial Strategy & Growth

• Define and execute a cohesive commercial strategy across advertising, branded content, live events, licensing, syndication, and digital subscription models.
• Identify and launch new revenue streams, business models, and brand extensions aligned with Rolling Stone’s editorial mission and cultural relevance.
• Partner with the CEO and executive team to shape long-term growth plans, P&L oversight, and brand positioning in an evolving media landscape.

Revenue Leadership

• Lead all revenue-generating teams including sales, brand partnerships, business development, and revenue operations.
• Build and manage high-performing teams with clear KPIs and outcomes, fostering a culture of accountability, creativity, and results.
• Expand strategic partnerships with brands, platforms, agencies, and global distributors to maximize monetization.

Brand Partnerships & Innovation

• Lead development of bespoke, integrated campaigns that align partners with Rolling Stone’s voice, audience, and storytelling legacy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with editorial, marketing, and audience development teams to deliver premium, high-impact programs.
• Oversee pricing, packaging, and go-to-market strategies across Rolling Stone’s platforms: print, digital, video, events, and audio.

Global Expansion

• Scale Rolling Stone’s brand internationally through licensing, joint ventures, events, and editorial partnerships.
• Evaluate new market opportunities and build region-specific commercial strategies that respect cultural nuance and local relevance.

Audience & Data Strategy

• Partner with product and analytics teams to leverage audience insights and first-party data to guide commercial decisions and content monetization strategies.
• Champion the use of performance metrics, dashboards, and forecasting tools to drive growth and optimize campaign performance.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of senior leadership experience in media, publishing, or consumer-facing entertainment brands with proven P&L ownership.
• Deep knowledge of the media sales landscape—across digital, print, experiential, and emerging platforms (e.g., social, streaming, commerce).
• Demonstrated success in leading complex partnerships, brand innovation, and building high-performing sales organizations.
• Strategic thinker with strong operational execution and a bias for action.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in managing and scaling global businesses and working with cross-cultural teams.
• Passion for music, culture, and storytelling with a clear understanding of Rolling Stone’s brand equity and audience

Typical wage range: $180k - $250k + Bonus. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations. As PMC values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture. 

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

PMC's comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC's dedication to consistently meet employee’s needs, we are currently launching a new Flexible Vacation Policy.

At PMC, we believe working in a highly collaborative, office-first environment fosters real-time communication, spontaneous idea sharing, and stronger interpersonal relationships that drive innovation and team cohesion. PMC prioritizes in-person collaboration and does not offer remote-only roles.

About Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone, the number one brand in music publishing, has been the leading voice of music and popular culture for 50 years. The multi-media brand features the latest in music reviews, in-depth interviews, hard-hitting political commentary and award-winning journalism across many platforms including magazine, digital, mobile, social and event marketing. Rolling Stone provides “all the news that fits” to a global audience of approximately 60 million people every month and publishes over 100 pieces of content every day. Rolling Stone’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation (PMC), is a leading digital media company, publishing, and information Services Company founded in 2003.