Digital Director

at  GumGum

GumGum is a contextual-first, global digital advertising platform that uses advanced AI technology to serve captivating creative ads that drive consumer attention, without the use of personal data. At GumGum, we don’t need to know who you are to deliver relevant and engaging ads that align with your active frame of mind. We believe that a digital advertising industry based on context rather than personal data builds a more equitable and less invasive future for the internet and is better for consumers, publishers and advertisers alike. Our blueprint for the future, The Mindset Matrix™, combines the power of context and creative in digital advertising to deliver superior attention and drive consumer action without sacrificing personal data.
To be a part of this next phase of digital advertising that prioritizes data privacy, please visit www.gumgum.com/careers
The Digital Director role is an individual contributor responsible for prospecting and closing sales in GumGum’s Market Leading Contextual Advertising platform. Reporting to the Sales Director, this role is responsible for developing sustainable relationships within key agencies with occasional managerial guidance on client calls. We require this role to work relatively autonomously while being supported by a cross-functional pre-sales team.
Digital Directors have experience and deep knowledge of the online media landscape, the advertising community and have at least 5+ years of digital media experience. The Digital Director uses existing processes to solve a variety of challenging problems to deliver for clients. The role is required to apply independent judgment and discretion to select appropriate options from GumGum’s defined and proven products.
And finally, as we thrive to get the best out of our teams, we also get to celebrate successes together with our teams and with our partners. So we will be having lots of moments to hang out together and have fun.

SKILLS YOU’LL BRING

• Ideally 5+ years of selling experience in digital advertising sales
• Experience managing a large book of business (3M+)
• Must have strong selling experience and track record of hitting or exceeding sales targets demonstrated with a list of brand and agency contacts in addition to other assignments in the region
• Programmatic experience preferred
• Strategic relationships across multiple holding companies
• Proficient in SalesForce (is comfortable logging meetings, calls, pulling reports, etc.)
• PowerPoint, Excel and Word skills a must
• Outgoing and can build and maintain/grow client relationships at all levels (entertaining is required)
• Looking for someone who is eager, motivated and passionate about GumGum’s products
• Extraverted in nature and can build and maintain/grow client relationships at all levels (entertaining is required)
• Proactive not reactive in approach with a strategic mindset
• Flexible and have the ability to adjust quickly to changing demands or strategies
• Is open and welcoming of change and innovation
• Continue to grow and embrace both GumGum and industry knowledge
• Must be a highly motivated team player

Please refer the Job description for details