Digital Media Account Executive
Description
Ziff Davis - CNET Group is looking for an experienced, digital media ad sales Account Executive, based in the NYC market to play a key role in developing and growing accounts.
Don’t know who Ziff Davis - CNET Group is? We’re the company of Ziff Davis that owns CNET, Mashable, PCMag, LifeHacker, ExtremeTech, and ZDNET and other media properties with expertise across tech, entertainment, and retail categories. Clients like AT&T, Microsoft, TMobile, Target, Google, Verizon, Walmart, Amazon and other top Fortune 100 companies come to us because of our scale, reach, efficiency and performance. The parent company Ziff Davis (Nasdaq: ZD) is a comscore top 100 property, reaching over 100 Million unique visitors each month.
We surface products, services, and brands that we know our audience will love - and ultimately buy.
About the Role:
As an Account Executive you will be focused on growing advertising revenue, with support from an organization that is well established, and growing. The parent company Ziff Davis (Nasdaq: ZD) is a comscore top 100 property, reaching over 100 Million unique visitors each month. This isn’t just an Account Executive role we’re hiring for, we’re looking for you to take a consultative approach to guiding your clients to execute thoughtful, full-funnel campaigns that include branded content, video, display, social, and affiliate commerce.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of digital media experience preferred
- 3+ years of sales experience preferred
- Individual contributor with own book of business
- Deep contacts and connections with media agencies and clients that purchase digital media solutions
- A track record that shows YOY growth of your business and personal goals
- You’re fast on your feet, innovative and energetic.
- Assuming a portfolio of established accounts as well as a large portfolio of prospective clients
- You like to lead by example, creating strategy, selling, meeting new people and winning new business.
- You love the fact that your internal teams at CNET Group are deeply experienced and prepared to support you with dedicated resources in yield, operations and marketing. They’re there to work closely with you to problem solve and develop unique client solutions.
- Former colleagues would say you’re their favorite colleague because of your experience working with internal teams, you own your work and you treat everyone with respect, kindness and compassion.
- Clients look forward to connecting with you, you’re concise and you deliver compelling solutions that solve their business needs.
- You know your Salesforce pipeline back and forth. Because you deeply love numbers, forecasting and achieving your goals.
Education:
- University Degree/Further Education in a related subject
Perks and Benefits
- Unlimited flexible time off
- Volunteer paid time off
- Generous holidays
- Recognition Programs - yes there are multiple, AND prizes!
- Remote-first work experience and a work from anywhere culture
- Weekly coffee chats with leaders
- Wellness and mindfulness programs
- Career advancement opportunities
- Sick days
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- Regional holiday celebrations
- Community give-back celebrations
- Unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Employee stock purchase program
- ...and more!
Salary Disclosure: Ziff Davis 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 base salary for this position ranges between $100,000 to $120,000 plus incentive compensation (for eligible roles only), 401K with company match, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short and long-term disability, and a flexible time off policy.
Ziff Davis - CNET Group is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We strongly encourage you to apply if you are from a marginalized or underrepresented group, particularly in the technology industry. Some candidates may see a long list of job requirements and feel discouraged because they don't match every single bullet point - we suggest, please apply anyway. We're flexible on location wherever possible - we are a Work From Anywhere company. We don't believe in a "perfect" candidate because we believe in our core value, "Evolve and Adapt Quickly". If you believe this is a role that you'll be excited to work in every day, want to be a part of a culture like ours, and will be relentless about pushing boundaries to succeed, please apply.
Who we are: Ziff Davis - CNET Group is a trusted global marketplace that connects technology buyers and sellers with the most actionable and precise intent data. We are uniquely positioned to offer tech brands unmatched visibility into accounts and buyers that are truly in-market, by leveraging our scale, quality and diversity of data. With unparalleled access to the world’s most influential technology buyers through a combination of first-party (Community, Tools, Editorial) and data, CNET Group is a leader in demand based, intelligent, omnichannel marketing.