About:
We are looking for a competent Account Executive to find business opportunities and manage customer relationships. You’ll be directly responsible for the preservation and expansion of our customer base.
The ideal candidate will have talent in sales and experience in customer service. We expect you to be a reliable professional able to achieve balance between customer orientation and a results-driven approach.
The goal is to find opportunities and turn them in long-term profitable relationships based on trust and mutual satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
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Prospect and win new business to meet and exceed monthly revenue targets by selling ads on Product Hunt-owned assets
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Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to understand their needs and develop customized advertising strategies to meet their goals
Collaborate with ad operations to ensure the successful delivery of campaigns
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Find new sales opportunities to build and manage a healthy pipeline
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Introduce products/services to prospective clients/customers
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Keep track of sales trends
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Negotiate agreements
Qualifications:
Fluent in English
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3+ years experience as an Account Executive ideally in advertising sales
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Proven track record of meeting and exceeding revenue targets
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Good active listening and negotiation skills
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Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients and internal teams
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Proven track record of identifying and closing new business opportunities
Creative thinker with a passion for developing innovative advertising campaigns that drive results
- Experience working with CRM software and sales tools
Key Principles:
- Ownership: Take responsibility for the success of your campaigns and client relationships, and go above and beyond to exceed expectations.
- Creativity: Bring fresh ideas and innovative solutions to develop advertising campaigns that stand out and deliver results.
- Hustle: Be proactive and persistent in identifying and winning new business opportunities, while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and integrity.
How We Work:
- Curious – Product Hunt was founded with an experimental mindset, an important principle when building something new
- Authentic – People seek authenticity more than ever. It’s a value we hope to demonstrate inside and outside the company.
- Bold – Each person on the team should feel empowered to take measured risks to create an outsized impact
- Empathetic – Launching a product is anxiety-inducing. It’s important each person on the team can empathize with makers and our community.
- Kittenish – We’re serious about our work, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun :)
We’re a distributed team across 9 countries including Bulgaria, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States. It’s important to us to build an inclusive team – across gender, ethnicity, and experiences – to best serve our global community.
Full-time Employee Benefits / Perks
A few of the benefits we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Wellness stipend – Your health is important to us, too.
- Full health insurance coverage for you and your dependents if you live in the US and a generous stipend for outside the US.
- Company paid laptop, WFH set up, and a monthly internet stipend
- Fluid work schedule – We don’t believe in face time, work when you’re most productive.
- Generous vacation time – Hard work deserves time off, so please take it.
- Wellness Mondays - First Monday of the month is your time. Spend it however you want.
- Professional development stipend - Grow, learn, and become even better at what you do.
- Live wherever – Fully remote and distributed