Head of West Coast Sales | meebo
head of west coast sales (major league pitcher)
Position located in Mountain View or Los Angeles
Our West Coast leader will help shape Meebo's innovative ad product offerings, sales culture, and overall media strategy for our fast-growing entrepreneurial organization. Whether designing the organizational footprint, hiring a team of interactive-media specialists, executing the company's sales growth strategy, building and managing a revenue pipeline, or interacting with customers, this individual will play a critical role in positioning Meebo as a top-tier media company in the live communication space. This role will involve frequent interaction with customers across a diverse client and agency landscape and a consistent presence and voice at industry events. We are looking for an experienced sales leader who is team-oriented, results-driven, and will bring out the best in the incredible team we have here at Meebo. Wii Tennis skills are a plus... :)
What you'll do--there is no "typical day" but you will:
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key agencies and clients in the entertainment, consumer electronics, telecom, CPG, auto, and other relevant categories
- Hire, lead, and coach Meebo's West Coast direct sales team to high performance
- Ensure our ad programs, targeting, pricing, and reporting are customer-centric
- Help establish processes, communications, and procedures to help scale Meebo as our business grows
- Increase awareness about Meebo within the advertising, media, and marketing communities by evangelizing the efficacy of our platform and product capabilities
- Create persuasive sales presentations using market trends, case studies, and other analytics
- Help build and develop a customer-oriented sales organization that embodies candor and integrity
What you'll need:
- Client-focused approach, with excellent judgment about ad development and pricing
- Extensive network within the agency, brand, and sales communities
- Understanding of technical requirements and opportunities within web media
- Enthusiasm about pop culture and digital media used by our users and clients
- Flexibility, patience, and a roll up your sleeves work ethic
- Bachelor's degree (graduate degree a plus)
- 8+ years demonstrated success in consumer media sales leadership at top-tier firms
How you'll succeed:
- Forge partnerships with a multitude of major brands quickly and effectively
- Meebo exceeds revenue goals
- Contribute to innovation in the online marketing space—be a thought leader
- Strong follow-on business—increase in spending per client over time
- Ability to ask lots of questions, with strong listening skills to complement your own vision
Please submit resumes/cover letters to jobs@meebo.com. Look forward to hearing from you!