Sales Director

The Sales Director is an individual seller responsible for prospecting and closing sales in GumGum’s Market Leading Advertising platform. Reporting to the Group Sales Director, East Coast Sales, this role is responsible for leading and developing key relationships in New York to drive real value for our clients through GumGum products. 

Sales Directors have a deep knowledge of the online media landscape, the advertising community and have 5 years of proven media sales experience.  The Sales Director is a self motivated  leader who can work with internal teams and are committed to achieving and exceeding sales goals while growing GumGum’s products in their allocated region.

What You'll Achieve:

• Responsible for driving revenue and new business
• Expectation to generate a high volume of sales related activity including cold calling, presentations, RFP’s, and more
• Provide market insight into the in-image display vertical and generate sales specifically from key brands and agencies
• Cultivate relationships with brand and agency contacts and clients to gain deep insight into their business and ultimately provide solutions for their marketing and advertising goals
• Provide feedback to the company on how to best service clients’ needs
• Identify and qualify opportunities from marketing driven leads
• Support Sales Director in developing, managing and executing strategic sales opportunities

Skills You'll Bring:

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience selling online advertising
• Must have strong list of brand and agency contacts in addition to other assignments in the region
• Must possess superb written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a highly motivated team player
• PowerPoint, Excel and Word skills a must. Knowledge in Salesforce preferred
• You are flexible and have the ability to adjust quickly to changing demands or strategies
• You have a sense of urgency in everything you do
• Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets
• Programmatic experience a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in Media or Marketing/Advertising field

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage including 100% premium coverage for employee + spouse/family 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• Paid Parental Leave - Birth parents up to 16-18 weeks. Non-birth parents up to 10 weeks 
• Transitional Return-to-Work Schedule from Parental Leave
• Modern Family Support and Resources
• Employer-Matched 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Stock Incentive Program (role dependent)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal and Identity Theft Protection
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Work From Home Stipend 
• Wellness Reimbursement 
• Flexible Time Off (Unlimited PTO)
• Veterinary Discounts (Pet friendly organization - we love our fur babies! IG: @dogsofgumgum)
• WeWork monthly pass
• GumGum Gives Back volunteering/social impact opportunities
• Virtual and in-person company events/celebrations
• Anniversary recognition and awards
• Business Travel Accident