Senior Account Executive (Independent Contributor - Holding Company)
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media-buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers — and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency.
So if you’re talented, driven, creative, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious into the world (and have some fun doing it), then we want to talk.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
Acquire, build, and cultivate relationships with senior leadership at holding company advertising agencies and brands
Work collectively with client services and with The Trade Desk trading team to cultivate and grow accounts
Communicate the value of The Trade Desk media buying platform by walking through detailed demonstrations of the product
Participate in product road map build out discussions based on client needs with senior leadership, product, & engineering
Take lead in responding to RFP’s or new inner agency opportunities, including qualification & win strategy
Coordinate global account discussions with go-to-market counterparts across the world
Work closely with product, marketing and revenue teams to constantly optimize efforts relating to company-wide goals
Identify and close strategic up-selling opportunities by understanding core client business needs
Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators
Contribute to The Trade Desk culture
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:
Bachelor’s Degree required, masters preferred
4-8+ years of experience in digital advertising in outbound sales
Experience at an online publisher, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, SEM platform, DSP, DMP, or other online advertising company
Programmatic platform sales experience highly preferred
Strong communication skills with the ability to speak with C-level clients
Existing relationships with decision-makers at advertising agencies and brands
Strong quantitative skills and negotiations ability
Proven track record of exceeding revenue expectations
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