About the Role
Samsung Electronics is seeking an Account Executive to bring its Samsung Weather app ad solution to market. This role focuses on monetizing Owned and Operated properties, managing relationships with major mobile demand side platforms (DSPs), supply side platforms (SSPs), agencies, and brands directly. The ideal candidate will have a passion for mobile advertising, expertise in weather-based advertising, and knowledge of new advertising technologies. This motivated self-starter will be responsible for building and growing relationships with top marketers and their agencies, possessing an existing client base and strong agency experience with key senior-level contacts. The Sales Executive must think strategically, understand buying decisions, uncover client business needs, and have a proven ability to close deals. Familiarity with weather-based ad selling, specifically TWC, WeatherBug, or location-based in-app advertising, is ideal. The executive will be a team player, collaborating within a fluid and fast-paced sales environment, and will carry an annual revenue goal.
Responsibilities
- Develop high-level relationships with customers and serve as a trusted consultant to optimize their advertising growth.
- Create mid-term and long-term agency plans to grow the advertising business via direct and programmatic opportunities for Samsung's Mobile Advertising business, with a focus on Samsung Weather.
- Work with agencies and brands to integrate Samsung Weather into their media mix.
- Act as the voice of the customer, communicating market trends and industry shifts, including implications to product teams.
- Serve as an internal champion for S-Weather and MX advertising strategy across key Samsung stakeholders.
- Understand Samsung’s Mobile Data, products, and measurement tools to help build relevant advertising solutions for advertisers.
- Understand and learn about the mobile ad industry and competitive environment, including knowledge of competitive product offerings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with up to 5+ years of overall sales experience.
- Extensive experience in new business development for in-app media buying and programmatic media advertising.
- Solid understanding of advertising industry issues and interest in advancing Samsung’s Mobile forward-looking strategies.
- Strong track record of high-level negotiation with established relationships within the advertising industry.
- Successful internal and external relationship management.
- Ability to interact with agencies, advertisers, DSP and Data partners.
- Experience presenting virtually and in-person.
- Experience working in both entrepreneurial and established corporate cultures.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently drive deals to closure in a new business environment while retaining and growing revenue from existing partners.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good follow-through.
- Deep understanding of the mobile media ecosystem.
- Willingness to travel.
Skills
- Mobile advertising
- Weather based advertising
- New advertising technologies
- Negotiation
- Relationship management
- Strategic thinking
- Prospecting
- Client relationship management
- Programmatic advertising
- In-app media buying
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Domestic US travel as needed
Experience Level
- Up to 5+ years of overall sales experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
About the Company
- Samsung Electronics is a global leader in Technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere.
- Through relentless innovation and discovery, Samsung is transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, network systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions.
- Samsung is also leading in the Internet of Things space through initiatives like Smart Home and Digital Health.
- Established in 1969, Samsung Electronics has grown into one of the world’s leading Technology companies and is recognized as one of the top 10 global brands.
- Samsung takes great pride in the creativity and diversity of its talented people, who drive its growth.
Equal Opportunity
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to employing a diverse workforce, and provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Samsung Electronics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process.
