Advertising account

As an Advertising Account Executive , you will join our growing Chicago team and focus on building and managing long-term strategic partnerships with Tier 1 Brands and agencies across the Midwest. As a highly-valued and proactive individual, you will contribute to Taboola’s growth by advocating the power of our platform within assigned client-direct and agency accounts. What skills and qualifications do I need?For This Role It Is Essential That You Have : Bachelor’s degree4+ years of experience in a solutions-based sales role within the digital advertising industryExisting relationships on both client & agency side across the Midwest region in the following verticals : Financial Services, Health, Home and Garden, Auto, Retail & Tier I Agencies (Omnicom, Havas, IPG, Publicis and / or Dentsu)Deep knowledge about advertising, performance-based media, and technologyStrong business acumen, and an ability to present and communicate ideas / concepts effectivelyAbility to exercise consistent emotional intelligence, professionalism, and persistenceComfortable working in a team environmentAbility to navigate and communicate with both internal (Taboola) and external (client) teamsPrior experience with Salesforce (or another CRM system) and related productivity toolsWhat will I be doing on a day-to-day basis? As An Advertising Account Executive, You Will : Drive revenue growth by consistently developing, closing, and scaling a pipeline of advertiser campaigns and always-on partnerships within assigned brand (client-direct) and agency accountsDevelop relationships with prospective clients through phone, email, social media, in-person meetings, and professional networking eventsAct as an internal advocate for clients and return client / market-driven insights to Product, as needed, to make sure Taboola is providing a best-in-class product and level of service for its partnersLearn, evangelize, position, and sell successful advertising strategies and innovative solutions, both creative and technical, across a range of industries and types of businessesDemonstrate a mastery of the ability to balance time invested toward low- and high-spend potential accounts along with assessing where they fit within your sales pipelineWhy Taboola? Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E!