Wunderkind is a global marketing and advertising company that uses AI, data, and identity technology to help brands grow digital revenue. Its platform helps businesses recognize more of their website traffic without depending on cookies, then deliver personalized marketing through owned channels such as email and text messaging, alongside digital advertising. Wunderkind works with more than 700 brands, focusing on scalable customer acquisition, retention, and efficient performance marketing.
Director of Programmatic Sales
Lead programmatic display and video advertising sales for Wunderkind, growing revenue through relationships with agencies, trading desks, brands, and DSPs. The role focuses on Washington, DC accounts.
Description
- Grow demand for Wunderkind’s display and video ad inventory among agencies and advertisers across Washington, DC accounts.
- Achieve or exceed revenue targets.
- Build a thorough understanding of Wunderkind’s products and how their differentiators meet client needs.
- Develop relationships with decision-makers across the programmatic buying process, including in-house marketers, agencies, and trading desks.
- Create and carry out effective sales strategies for qualified prospects.
- Partner with account managers to provide strong account service and maximize revenue.
- Represent market needs to Wunderkind’s internal teams, helping shape product development around buyer requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and experience in digital media or digital advertising.
- At least eight years of online programmatic advertising sales experience, including at least five years in a sales role.
- Ability to own and grow the pod’s largest and most strategic territory while meeting individual and team revenue targets.
- Extensive programmatic industry experience with a record of contributing to business growth.
- A strong network of trusted contacts on the buy side.
- Experience with DSPs, ad exchanges, ad servers, or other optimization platforms is a plus.
- Experience selling CPA, CPC, and CPM campaigns.
- Motivated, persistent, and resourceful approach to work.
- Persuasive communication and presentation skills.
- Comfort working in a fast-growing environment where responsibilities may change.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, interest in marketing technology, and humility.
Benefits
- Variable earnings opportunity of up to an equivalent value when on track.