Brand Partner (Temporary) - Houzz

Job Title: Brand Partner (Temporary)
Job Location: Remote - US
Job Listing URL: https://jobs.lever.co/houzz/94411559-ab64-46e0-8671-e4cbb07805f9
Job Description: About the Role

Houzz’s brand advertising sales team is responsible for monetizing Houzz’s consumer and trade audiences through advertising and sponsored content sales. Brand Partners work with companies in the home decor and home improvement space to ensure they understand the value of advertising on Houzz and to persuade them to do so. As one of only a handful of salespeople on this team, each brand partner manages a territory or account list and is responsible for generating advertising revenue that meets or exceeds an annual quota.

This is a 1-year temporary full-time position.
What You’ll Do
Manage a territory and sales quota, particularly focused on brands in home related categories
Develop account and territory strategies for long-term revenue growth
Own prospecting and lead generation, cold outreach to brands, setting up meetings, pitching the benefits of advertising on Houzz, negotiating deals, and closing sales
Act as a business specialist on behalf of your clients - strategically developing digital and mixed media solutions to suit their objective
Establish and foster relationships with clients by conducting a high volume of face-to-face calls
Prioritize and lead to ensure proper account management both internally and externally
Establish oneself as a thought leader within the home category and evangelize Houzz’s unique positioning within the marketplace
Ability to stay ahead of the curve on marketplace trends relating to their clients as well as the digital industry
At a Minimum, We’d Like You to Have
Sales professional with an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in an unstructured, goal-oriented environment
3+ years of advertising sales experience with proven track record; experience working with home category partners is a plus
Cultivate and leverage deep client relationships
Full knowledge of the digital space – native, content, sponsorships, social, and custom
Have a strong desire to win and grow as digital ad sales professional
Exceptional communication and organizational skills
Well-developed presentation skills
Ability to manage multiple account challenges at once
BS/BA degree, or equivalent training and experience
Must be extremely detail oriented
Fluent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; familiar with CRM systems like HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.
Ability to travel when required; anywhere from 10% to 25% of the time
Be located US time zone
Ideally, You'll Also Have
Experience working with home category brands
Ad agency experience
Programmatic sales experience
Or a degree in marketing, advertising, or business

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