Business Insider · 3 days ago
Executive Director, Financial Sales
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $160K/yrBusiness Insider is hiring an Account Director (Digital Ad Sales) to join their Financial Services vertical. The role involves building and nurturing client relationships, developing custom advertising solutions for financial clients, and achieving revenue goals through strategic account management.
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Responsibilities
Serving as an “evangelist” for Business Insider internally and externally; clearly articulating the company’s unique value proposition in the context of a fragmented research marketplace
Lead high-level relationships with key Financial clients and agencies
Develop custom client solutions utilizing Insider Inc’s entire suite of products including Branded Content, Display, Video, Programmatic, Podcasts, Data and Live/Virtual Events
Create, maintain, and sustain relationships with media agencies, creative agencies, and clients directly while hitting quarterly sales targets
Work across multiple client and agency partners, i.e. branded content, video, digital and innovation teams, to deliver successful campaigns
Coordinate effectively with Marketing, Client Services, Media Planning and Studios Teams to create successful ad campaigns
Focus on brand sell, educating and inspiring our Financial clients to use Insider Inc. to enhance their business
Develop strategic account plans to achieve target revenue goals; hit or exceed these revenue goals
Develop in-depth knowledge of the digital media industry
Represent Business Insider at events, entertaining clients and serve as a brand ambassador
Manage activity using salesforce.com
Qualification
Required
Experienced, client facing, enthusiastic digital media experts with a proven record of building and nurturing client relationships and partnerships
Strong network with a record of collaborating with Financial clients from advertising clients across the industry
Sophisticated understanding of both creative custom packages and data-driven audience programs
Experience and ability to sell digital media solutions across various geographic areas
Insatiable curiosity combined with the ability to translate abstract concepts and ideas into actionable marketing solutions
Creative thinkers who are passionate about storytelling, technology, media, and selling
Willingness to navigate named accounts, understand marketing strategies, position Insider's products and ad solutions on their behalf, and close deals
At least a cursory knowledge of programmatic ad selling
Ability to create custom content solutions
Preferred
A solid understanding of programmatic, both tech and sales sides of the business, is preferred
Benefits
Competitive commission plan
Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
Matched and vested 401k plan
Access to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health reachout and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Additional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more
Company
Business Insider
Business Insider is an online platform that offers the latest business, celebrity, and technology news. It is a sub-organization of US Business Funding.
Founded in 2007
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Business Insider has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2023 (1)
2022 (8)
2021 (5)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$55.6MKey Investors
Axel Springer Digital VenturesBezos ExpeditionsIVP
2015-09-29Acquired
2015-01-29Series Unknown· $25M
2014-03-05Series Unknown· $12M
Leadership Team
Barbara Peng
Chief Executive Officer
Henry Blodget
Co-Founder
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