Vericast is a premier marketing solutions company that accelerates profitable revenue growth for the thousands of businesses it serves directly by influencing consumer purchasing and transaction behavior at scale while engaging with over 120 million households daily. We are recognized as leading providers of incentives, advertising, marketing services, transaction solutions, customer data and cross-channel campaign management, and intelligent media delivery that create millions of customer touch points annually for their clients. For more information, visit http://www.vericast.com or follow Vericast on LinkedIn.

Position Summary:  The Account Director is the principal representative of Vericast responsible for understanding and representing the Digital products, services, and solutions it provides to clients.  The Account Director recognizes revenue opportunities and turn leads into long-lasting partnerships. The position is responsible for promoting Digital sales in creative and effective ways through a sophisticated consultative process with clients.  The position requires product knowledge, an understanding of industry trends, and ability to develop strategic plans with a high level of initiative, planning and foresight to maximize sales and revenue from existing clients as well as new clients and prospects.  In the position you will act as a subject matter expert and mentor to less experienced sellers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishing a strategic and sophisticated consultative process which engages new and existing clients regarding the promotion and marketing of Company products, services and solutions and capturing all revenue opportunities, expanding knowledge base of client business/objectives and requirements, building meaningful value-added relationships by:                                                                
  • Building strong partnerships and sales strategies with existing and new clients through developing a deep understanding of their businesses and marketing/advertising initiatives;
  • Expert on Print products and solutions and how they can provide value to a client’s operations. Engage other Vericast product sales experts to propose optimum customer solutions
  • Effectively communicate how best to promote Company products and services to best fit a client or prospective client's needs (Travel may be necessary)
• Be considered a business partner by the customer; maintain and grow customer accounts by:
  • Providing valued, comprehensive and strategic account management;
  • Ensuring tactical and flawless implementation of products, services, and solutions;
  • Researching, tailoring, and teaching commercial insights to clients; and
  • Remaining point of contact to ensure client’s concerns are addressed
• Provide accurate and timely reports and forecasting as required by Company

Education & Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in the fields of Business, Marketing, or Communications; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience / Skills and Competencies:

• 9+ years in a quota carrying sales role; demonstrated consistent success over performance. 
• 7+ years’ experience selling CTV and digital media client solutions (IAB or any others) in the Programmatic Digital Media space; preferably within CPG.
• Extensive knowledge of the Digital MarTech Ecosystem.
• Expert using data and insights as a solution selling tool.
• Requires conceptual thinking to understand issues and implications.
• Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Ability to educate and influence stakeholders/audiences resulting in closed/won business.
• Ability to handle more complex/strategic accounts; typically interacting with client/prospects higher level executives/C-suite.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple clients while seeking new opportunities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM software, with aptitude to learn system
• Demonstrates leadership qualities.

Communication & Contacts (Internal/External):

• Communication with clients and internal co-workers – all levels of management, business leadership, customers, suppliers and other internal/external entities as required

Decision Making Scope:

• Ability to make recommendations and bring out-of-box recommendations to clients and areas that support sales (ie: targeting, marketing and pricing)
• Requires broad conceptual judgment and ability to deal with complex factors

Other:

• Travel required.  Perform additional responsibilities as assigned. 

Base Salary: $130,000

Anticipated Total Compensation Range: $260,000

Position is eligible for a sales incentive/commission program.

The ultimate compensation offered for the position will depend upon several factors such as skill level, cost of living, experience, and responsibilities.

Vericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K and generous PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!

At Vericast, we do not just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law. Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] EEO is the law. To review your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity please visit: www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

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