Director of Media Services Strategy (Director of Sales)

Company Overview:

Since 2006, Brand Networks, an Augeo company, has been a leader in social media technology and services. BN’s mission has been to provide cutting-edge social advertising solutions that allow brands to maximize their digital footprint and drive ROAS. We partner with all social platforms including Facebook / Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter, Snapchat, and Pinterest, and create technologies that sit on top of their buying platforms and allow for unique targeting and optimizations that drive performance and deliver meaningful results. More than 1,500 businesses have trusted Brand Networks to solve their newest and toughest challenges. Brand Networks has offices in Boston, Bentonville, Hyderabad, Rochester, and Sydney in addition to Augeo’s offices across the country. Augeo acquired Brand Networks on February 14th, 2023.

The Position:

The Director of Media Services Strategy will report to our Chief Marketing Officer and will be responsible for:

• Managing the full-cycle sales process, from sourcing an opportunity to close, while presenting Brand Network’s media services (social advertising and activation) based on the client’s needs
• Generate revenue from new and existing business from brands/agencies, selling our unique social advertising and activation solutions
• Call on targeted global and mid-sized agencies and brands
• Secure global and mid-sized accounts
• Manage a large and diverse pipeline of opportunities
• Build deep knowledge and expertise in the media services and social media advertising market
• Work closely with our leadership team and our client services team to understand trends and develop new opportunities

A successful candidate will have many of the following characteristics:

• Experience in selling services and solutions to mid-sized and global agencies, and brands
• 5+ years of paid social, digital, or relevant mobile advertising sales experience with strong existing relationships at the agency and brand level 
• An entrepreneurial mindset demonstrated with previous experience bringing innovative products or services to market 
• Demonstrated ability to consistently close new business and meet or beat sales goals 
• Superior communication skills, including face-to-face presentations, phone, and email
• Confident knowledge of the social media advertising sales landscape 
• Bachelor's degree

Why Join Brand Networks:

Recognized as a top workplace in our HQ city of Rochester NY, BN’s average tenure is 3.5 years with nearly a third of our staff with us for 5-10 years. We believe in supporting our team for long-term growth and success, and offer a diverse culture with generous benefits including:

• Ability to work remotely long-term
• Competitive Salary
• 401k with company match
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Health, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Experience with the largest and most reputable brands in the world

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