Account Director

1 week ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Playground Xyz Emea Ltd Full time
Playground xyz, a Gum Gum company, is an advertising technology business and leader in attention measurement and optimisation.
We're headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and have offices in Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

We're on a mission to master the art and science of maximising attention, helping brands capture attention like never before.

We've developed the world's first AI tech stack that measures how long people look at ads (we call it Attention Time), verified with real, opt-in eye-tracking data.

With our Attention Intelligence Platform (AIP), we're transforming the way that digital media is measured, bought, and sold.

Our technology is used by some of the biggest brands across the globe, the world's biggest agencies, and major publishers.

We're a passionate, enthusiastic team who are genuinely spending our days doing what we love the most - creating new disruptive technologies and products for our partners.

The Account Director role is an individual contributor responsible for prospecting and closing sales in Gum Gum's Market Leading Contextual Advertising platform.

Reporting to the Head of Sales, VIC, this role is responsible for developing key relationships within large and mid-size agencies with occasional managerial guidance on client calls.

We require this role to work relatively autonomously while being supported by a cross-functional pre-sales team.

Account Directors have experience and deep knowledge of the online media landscape, and the advertising community and have at least 4+ years of digital media experience.

The Account Director uses existing processes to solve a variety of challenging problems to deliver for clients.

The role is required to apply independent judgment and discretion to select appropriate options from Gum Gum's defined and proven products.


Note:

Gum Gum fosters a flexible work environment, offering Gum Gummers the ability to work either in-office or remotely/from home.

However, for occasional in-person collaboration, we kindly ask that this position be located within a 'commutable' distance to our office.#li-hybrid What You'll Achieve Drive revenue for Victoria - Responsible for a book of business driving revenue and new business in Victoria.

This role is responsible for prospecting and maintaining a suite of tier 1 Victorian agencies.

Drive Sales from Marketing Channels - Identify and qualify opportunities from marketing-driven leads Sales Prospecting and Hunting - Expectation to generate a high volume of sales related activity including cold calling, presentations, RFP's, client entertainment and out of the box sales solutions Upsell Current Clients in Current and New Products - Provide market insight into the display and video offerings by generating sales specifically from key brands and agencies.

Support the roll out of Verity in 2024 and provide market insights from clients Relationship Development - Cultivate relationships with brands, agency contacts and clients to gain deep insight into their business and ultimately provide Gum Gum solutions for their marketing and advertising goals.

Translate Client Insight to internal Product Team - Provide feedback to the company on how to best service clients' needs Internal Collaboration - Work with the Account Manager and other internal teams to ensure sold proposals are successfully implemented and aligned with client expectations.

Any additional role-specific ad-hoc tasks as required by the company.

Skills You'll Bring Bachelor's Degree in Media or Marketing/Advertising field Ideally 4+ years of selling experience in digital advertising sales Experience managing a large book of business Must have strong selling experience and track record of hitting or exceeding sales targets Programmatic experience required Strong strategic relationships across Victorian global holdcos, ideally with a skew towards Publicis and Group MProficient in Sales Force (is comfortable logging meetings, calls, pulling reports, etc.)Power Point, Excel and Word skills a must Must possess superb written and verbal communication skills Strong and strategic relationship building with clients Attention to detail and organization in daily tasks Quick at problem solving internally and externally while managing stakeholders through the process Fundamental understanding of business drivers (P/L, Operating Statement, COGS, Revenue, etc.)

Applies analytical skills to interpret data and uses independent judgment and discretion in developing solutions to a variety of work problems Hungry and motivated and passionate about our product Outgoing and can build and maintain/grow client relationships at all levels Proactive (not reactive) in approach Sense of urgency in everything they do Flexible and have the ability to adjust quickly to changing demands or strategies Open to feedback Open and adapts to change and innovation Creative and think outside the box and be strategic Continue to grow both Gum Gum and industry knowledge Must be a highly motivated team player What We Offer Learn about our benefits & perks package at

If you'd like additional information, your recruiter can share more specifics during the hiring process Awards Shortlisted for Marketing Technology Company of the Year for the 2023 Mumbrella Awards 2024 Winner of 7 Built In Awards on a national, regional, and remote scale - including Remote Best Places to Work at #25 and Best Midsize Places to Work in Los Angeles, CA at #9 Ad Exchanger Programmatic Power Player 2022 and 2021 CTO Hero Award of OTT.

X 2023 Digiday Media Awards Europe finalist 2022 and 2021 Finalist for the 2023 Ad Exchanger Awards Best Video Technology For Media Suppliers Gold Award at the IAB Mixx Awards in Belgium in the "Best Use of Advertising Technology" category

The Drum Award Digital Advertising:

Game-changing Technology for Domino's case study Are you legally authorized to work in country listed of this position? * Will you be requiring any visa sponsorship or work permit during your employment? * If yes to the answer above, which sponsorship/work permit will you require? Please list any specific dates associated with your needs as well What is your notice period to start a new position? * I hereby declare that the given particulars given are true to the best of my knowledge and belief * If I am provided a job offer and I accept it, I understand that I will be required to provide documents establishing my identity and my employment eligibility in accordance with local employment laws.

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