Account Executive, Business Development, Independent Agencies

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. We are looking for an Account Executive to build out our sales team and acquire, build, and cultivate relationships with senior leadership at independent advertising agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-6+ years of experience in digital advertising in outbound sales, preferably in programmatic
• Experience at an online publisher, ad network, ad exchange, ad server, SEM platform, DSP, or other online advertising roles
• Existing relationships with decision-makers at independent advertising agencies
• Strong quantitative skills and negotiation ability
• Self-starter – able to tackle new clients or territories with little mentorship
• Agile learner – able to rapidly grasp new technology and product changes
• Able to travel 1-2x per month, including overnight travel
• Strong experience prospecting new accounts
• Experience managing longer sales cycles with multiple partners
• Comfortable working with several different teams inside the organization to collaborate and grow an account
• Established record of exceeding revenue expectations

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
• Retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Well-being benefits
• Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
• Parental leave
• Sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked
• Vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter
• 13 paid holidays per year