Senior Account Executive - Influencer Marketing
We are seeking a Senior Account Executive to join our team. Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the effectiveness of our platform to a variety of businesses and brands, through partnerships with collegiate, professional and retired athletes.
Who we are:
OpenSponsorship is the largest digital marketplace, making it easy for brands to partner with athletes. We have 20,000+ athletes across 160 sports (including over 50% of the NFL and NBA) and support clients like Walmart, Sperry, FanDuel, and ESPN. We recently closed a $4.5M growth round, and are backed by NBA team owners, athletes, notable VCs, and world-class accelerators.
We are hiring remote employees in the U.S., offer a great compensation package, company-provided healthcare, 401K, generous holidays, a supportive team and an amazing product and mission to get behind. Our company values are accessibility, transparency and education -- and we live this outward when thinking about customers, and inward when considering our own culture. We are a diverse & passionate team that’s working to democratize the global sports marketing industry.
Who you are:
- Internally motivated and proactive with the ability to prioritize.
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Experienced in all things marketing. Influencer, social media, digital and sports marketing (or a strong desire to learn more)!
- Curious and open-minded, with a desire to stay ahead of industry trends and cultural news.
- A natural sales and goal-driven individual, resilient in the face of rejection.
What you’ll do:
- Generate sales leads and activity through research and by contacting potential customers to qualify their needs. Build quality relationships with decision-makers.
- Respond promptly to incoming leads generated from a variety of online and offline sources.
- Make discovery calls and deliver product demonstrations via video (Zoom).
- Present solutions to qualified businesses.
Your qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in sales.
- Proven success in a Sales, Martech, or Adtech Environment.
- Proven ability to use cold email and outbound methods to book meetings.
- Proven success in a sales environment/comfortable with having a monthly quota
- Excellent communication (verbal, written, and presentation) and interpersonal skills (positive and personable)
- Experience with and proven understanding of social media and digital marketing
Base Salary Range: $60,000-65,000 + Commission = $90,000-$110,000
OpenSponsorship provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. This position is fully remote, requires no physical demands, and is eligible for flexible accommodations.