Sell what you love. For us and millions of users across the globe, that’s Spotify. Join the Sales team and you’ll build the relationships that help grow our business in existing markets and beyond. We don’t just sell creative solutions to our clients and partners, we help to shape them; using our expert knowledge of ad products, sales channels and the industry to impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts.
Spotify is looking for an outstanding Account Director to look after the relationships with our clients. We are looking for someone with a proven record of revenue generation and a deep interest and passion for digital media and innovation. We want someone who loves our product and knows how to sell advertising solutions for clients and partners. You should be confident while staying humble, you work hard, and know how to have fun. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts on Spotify.What you'll do: - Develop and maintain excellent relationships with our key named clients, allowing us to better understand their businesses and position Spotify as an invaluable partner in overcoming their strategic challenges.
- Develop the partnership with an assigned portfolio of clients to drive business and fuel the growth.
- Sell audio formats, video formats, display advertising and other ad space in order to grow advertising revenues by creating, maintaining, and sustaining relationships with media agencies, creative agencies, and clients directly (including Programmatic) in order to meet and exceed advertising revenue goals.
- Work across multiple marketing and agency departments, i.e. brand, buying, strategy, comms planning, radio, digital, programmatic, branded content and innovation teams, to deliver successful campaigns.
- Coordinate with the communications planning team and strategic planners, client partners, and buyers to create successful ad campaigns
- Partner with internal marketing, brand partnerships, and label relations teams to maximise revenue for Spotify and our partners.
- Focus on brand sell, educating and inspiring our clients to use Spotify to enhance their business.
- Represent Spotify at events and serve as a brand ambassador
- Manage activity using Salesforce
Who you are:- You have 7+ years of commercial advertising experience at a brand, agency or in a media/online sales role.
- You have knowledge of online and offline media and have the ability to be creative with audio and digital client solutionsYou have phenomenal communications skills and are a strong networker with the confidence to build relationships at all levels, from c-level to junior.
- You have strong negotiation skills and the ability to present effectively and close the deal.
- The ability to build a pipeline and proven track record of exceeding goalsYou have a deep understanding of digital ecosystem.
- You are a standout colleague, smart, adapt well with change and have a positive attitude.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced, exciting environment and across external and internal teams to deliver creative, fresh campaigns.
- Fluent Dutch and English language, spoken and written is required.
- Please apply to this role with a cv/resume in English.
- You are based in Amsterdam
Where you be:- Our offices are currently closed due to COVID-19.
- Post COVID, while we will ask you to pop into the office from time to time, we are giving you the flexibility to work from home should you choose to do so.
- This position will be based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
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