What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advertising Sales Manager - Tech position at SSi People?
Agency Sales Manager
We’re building a premium, ad-supported advertising business and are seeking experienced Agency Sales professionals to help grow and shape this offering. This role is ideal for a strategic seller who thrives in fast-moving environments and enjoys building relationships with top agencies and major brands.
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain senior-level relationships with key agency and client decision-makers, with a focus on Fortune 500 brands
- Drive new business while renewing and expanding existing accounts to maximize revenue
- Develop and deliver high-quality proposals and RFP responses in a timely manner
- Partner with platform, category, and cross-functional teams to grow revenue across the business
- Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Research, and Revenue Yield teams to ensure client success
- Lead negotiations across pricing, placements, content integrations, and custom opportunities
- Create strategic sales plans and account strategies for assigned clients
- Deliver persuasive, data-driven presentations to agencies and advertisers
- Prospect, identify, and qualify new business opportunities
- Stay current on advertising trends and innovations
- Travel as needed based on client and agency locations
What We’re Looking For
- 6 years of experience in advertising, including 2 years in direct media sales managing complex agency relationships
- Strategic mindset with the ability to analyze data and translate insights into measurable results
- Strong negotiator with experience selling premium advertising solutions
- Collaborative problem-solver comfortable working across functions
- Proven prospecting and cold-outreach skills
- Understanding of agency planning, client priorities, and performance goals
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to operate at entrepreneurial speed and manage multiple priorities
- Confident, polished presentation skills