Account Executive

Food52 • Full-time • Remote (Greater Chicago Area, US) • $90k - $115k / year • 1d ago

FSD (Food52, Schoolhouse & Dansk)

Our family of brands includes Dansk, the heritage home brand from Denmark; Schoolhouse, the lighting and lifestyle goods company based in Portland, Oregon; and Food52, the curated cooking and home destination based in Brooklyn, New York.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Account Executive, you will be responsible for meeting sales goals and bringing in new advertising partners to Food52. The ideal candidate will be a high-energy, self-sufficient seller who has relevant relationships within the advertising community. This person will have superior communication skills, an ability to help develop creative solutions for brands and a proven track record of excellent customer service and exceeding quarterly goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategize and close advertising business to meet your quarterly goals
Build and maintain your network of advertising partners
Work with internal teams to sell and execute innovative ideas
Meet tight deadlines and communicate effectively while working independently.
Drive revenue by leveraging new and established relationships with agencies and brands
Proactively identify opportunities to create new and impactful relationships; with a strong ability to respond to client needs with thoughtful, tailored, and highly effective proposals
Develop and execute a strategic revenue plan that achieves goals and grows market share
Deliver marketplace feedback to improve sales products and selling strategy
Work closely with Brand Strategy, Account Management, Client Services, Content, Insights, Commerce, Video & Social teams to drive the development of new proactive, cross-platform opportunities
Contribute creative and strategic guidance at the client, category, and territory levels
Serve as an ambassador for our brands in market, clearly explaining our value proposition and creative platforms
Identify, monitor, and accurately forecast sales activity
Use knowledge of the relevant market and competitors to identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators

QUALIFICATIONS

Established relationships with agencies and brands
Experience selling 360° branded content campaigns to include social, interactive digital destinations, newsletter, and experiential
In-depth knowledge of reading media plans with digital, custom content, social, newsletter, and experiential components
Demonstrated success with forecasting, meeting goals and time management to improve sales effectiveness
Excellent collaboration skills to work with internal teams at Food52
Exceptional written and verbal communication, problem-solving and time management skills.
3-5 years working in digital advertising as an Account Manager, Client Services Manager, Brand Strategist, or Sales Development Rep OR 1-2 years experience selling digital advertising
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills. Creativity is also a must!
Familiarity and enthusiasm for Food52 our products, and the utility we offer to our audience
Creative, strategic thinker who enjoys digging in and problem-solving
Energetic, positive, and well-organized approach to sales

WHAT WOULD SET YOU APART

Track record of maintaining strong, long-term relationships with potential and existing clients
Willingness to thrive in a startup organization, highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and energetic

COMPENSATION

The base compensation for this role is $90,000 to $115,000. Factors used to determine the salary range for a given position may impact what salary within the stated range may be offered to any particular candidate (e.g., years of experience, level of education obtained, etc.).
This role comes with a commission structure tied to sales performance.
This is an exempt role.

WORKING AT FOOD52

Food52 is committed to providing our team with a competitive benefits package. Some of our benefits include:

Health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
Unlimited paid time off.
Monthly fitness reimbursement.
Citibike (NYC) or BikeTown (PDX) company-sponsored annual membership.
Generous employee discount across our brand portfolio.
401K
FSA / HSA

EEO STATEMENT

Food52 is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all team members. We value diversity and recruit, hire, and promote individuals solely based on talent, qualifications, competence, and merit. We evaluate candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics as required by law and as a matter of our company values.