Overview

Do you want to sell for an industry-leading global media and data company? 

Foundry is seeking an ambitious, talented, experienced and technology savvy Account Director to join our Enterprise Accounts team!

The Account Director will have a strong understanding of B2B and B2C marketing and will have the ability to find opportunities and confidently present to clients, offering highly focused and customized marketing solutions that drive tangible results.

Foundry’s vision is to make the world a better place by enabling the right use of technology. As the leading global media and data company powered by 1st party relationships, our collaborative, innovative and customer focused culture fosters success for our customers and our employees.

Upon joining Foundry, you can expect a stable, consultative, and hard charging work environment along with an office culture that rewards, recognizes, and respects achievement. We offer competitive salaries, an outstanding benefits package and an atmosphere dedicated to advancing our passion in providing cutting-edge advertising & marketing solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for working with Foundry’s clients and agency partners alike.

• Drive new business revenue generation
• Gain market share with existing customers
• Identify, develop, and close sales opportunities with your customer base
• Develop, service, and prospect relationships with named agencies and clients
• Confidently present Foundry's portfolio of custom solutions including, but not limited, to B2B demand generation, data, media services, online display and video, and events
• Negotiate and be accountable for all contracts and forecasting
• Perform as a business specialist developing strategic solutions that solve your clients' business challenges
• Constantly develop and execute creative ideas on behalf of your clients and the company
• Partner with sales counterparts internally to deliver a best-in-class experience for Foundry’s customers
• Work with internal support and delivery teams to ensure a seamless customer experience for clients

Qualifications

• 8 years digital sales experience as a hunter, ideally in a technology environment
• Comfortable working both client and agency partners
• Minimum of 4 years selling dedicated digital solutions demonstrating a deep understanding of online media and trends
• Ability to understand complex business marketing issues and how to leverage the Foundry portfolio to achieve the client's objectives
• 10-20% domestic travel will be required for this role
• Ability & desire to see clients live and build relationships through in-person meetings & client outings are a must in the NYC area
• Comfortable handling the most strategic and complicated accounts
• Expert-level understanding and fluency across demand generation, programmatic display and video, social, and media services
• Strong and proven presentation, writing, critical thinking and negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, self-motivate, and add to the energy of a highly engaged team
• Self-starter with good organizational and time management skills; able to work within tight deadlines
• Strong presentation skills to senior level executives
• This role is a hybird work environment working from our mid-town NYC office.

Please upload a formatted version of your resume and cover letter during the application process.

IDG, Inc. is committed to paying our team equitably for their work, commensurate with their individual skills and experience. Salary range and additional compensation, including discretionary bonuses and incentive pay, are determined by a rigorous review process taking into account the experience, education, certifications and skills required for the specific role, equity with similarly situated team members, as well as employer-verified region-specific market data provided by an independent 3rd party partner. At IDG, Inc., we are committed to fair and equitable pay practices. Expected salary, dependent upon experience and location is between $129,900 and $288,530 which includes base and bonus (if applicable).

IDG, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.