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As a Client Partner at Pinterest, you will manage and grow relationships with Mid-Market advertisers, helping them achieve business results through Pinterest’s advertising solutions. You will be responsible for driving revenue, identifying account growth opportunities, and delivering thoughtful, performance-focused recommendations across a velocity-based book of business.
Success in this role requires strong sales execution, relationship management, and analytical problem-solving. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, using data to guide recommendations, and partnering with clients and internal stakeholders to improve outcomes.
What you’ll do:
- Manage, retain, and grow a book of Mid-Market advertiser relationships to drive Pinterest revenue.
- Build strong relationships with clients, agencies, and internal partners.
- Understand advertiser goals and develop recommendations that align Pinterest solutions to business needs.
- Use data and campaign insights to optimize performance and guide client strategy.
- Identify upsell and growth opportunities across accounts.
- Demonstrate the value of Pinterest by highlighting campaign performance and business impact.
- Resolve client issues and collaborate cross-functionally to support advertiser success.
- Operate effectively in a high-volume, velocity-based sales environment.
What we are looking for:
- Experience in digital advertising, media sales, SaaS sales, or a related commercial role.
- Track record of managing client relationships and achieving revenue goals.
- Performance ad sales background preferred, especially lower-funnel experience.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to turn data into actionable recommendations.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills.
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced, collaborative, high-performance environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Digital Media, SaaS Sales, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- AI Enthusiast: Demonstrates curiosity for and practical application of AI to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and strengthen client communications and recommendations.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office or in-market 3 times per week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from our Chicago office.
Working Expectations:
- In-market focused sales team focused on velocity, expect to be traveling in market 50% of the time.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity and incentive compensation. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
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