Account Executive, Programmatic Sales

The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence and authority averaging 80 million unique viewers a month. Over the past 223 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post Digital Network offers highly addictive, irresistible content with a dedicated following of leading influencers, and a renowned tradition of bold coverage with revealing news features and in depth exclusives. We are made up of NYPost.com, PageSix.com and Decider.com and offer a fresh experience to users and brand partners.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic Account Executive, Programmatic Sales for our programmatic sales team to align key company priorities with growing market needs.

This role will help the department continue to grow revenue and relationships quarter over quarter in 2024 and beyond. Our fast-paced sales team is on a mission to exceed sales goals and continues to be a high-growth area for our company. Reporting into the programmatic sales lead, you will work with the national sales team and the planning team to continue to build upon the strong foundation being built at the NY Post Digital Network.

Responsibilities:

• As a subject matter expert, lead programmatic sales efforts for the New York Post Digital Network, driving and supporting PMP and PG sales initiatives

• Develop and own relationships with programmatic buyers in assigned territory, agencies, DSPs and in-house programmatic marketers

• Partner with the national sales team to expand the overall private marketplace business, providing support for programmatic RFP responses, client calls, and delivering insights and analysis as needed

• Identify opportunities in the open exchanges to convert into PMP/PG campaigns

• Collaborate with the advertising operations team to guarantee the successful delivery of programmatic PMP campaigns, troubleshoot any challenges that arise, and proactively devise strategies to enhance revenue through deal optimization

• Understand how to leverage all programmatic strategies and platforms, including, but not limited to, the use of 1st party data and data clean room solutions

• Work closely with Post Studios, our in house creative studio, on all outbound programmatic marketing material including client presentations

Requirements:

• BA/BS preferred

• 3+ years of sales experience from one of the following: ad agency, agency trading desk, SSP, DSP or publisher

• Client/agency facing experience

• Book of business with contacts and relationships within the advertising industry highly preferred

• Proven track record of consistently delivering against sales targets

• Knowledge of SSP interfaces a plus

• Willing to travel as needed

• Ability to work cross functionally with other internal teams

• Excellent communicator with proven ability to lead client presentations

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Positive attitude and a good sense of humor

Note: The NY Post adheres to a hybrid work model.

Base Salary Range: $70,000 – $100,000

*The salary range listed above reflects base salary. This role is also bonus eligible.

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Accordingly, offers extended for this role will include an annual bonus target. Similarly to salary, set annual incentive bonus targets are based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice, experience, tenure, and essential skills.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship. ​

Job Category : SALES