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Kargo

Senior Account Director

Kargo, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Kargo creates breakthrough cross-screen ad experiences for the world's leading brands and publishers. Every day, our 600+ employees bring the power of their creativity and diversity to radically raise the bar on what mobile, CTV, AI, social, and eCommerce can do to build businesses. Now 20 years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. Kargo was recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In in 2025.

Who We Hire

Success takes all kinds. Diversity describes our workforce. Inclusion defines our culture. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status. Individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Title:

Senior Account Director

Job Type:

Full-time; 4 Days In Office, Mandatory Mondays

Job Location:

New York, NY

Salary Range:

$200,000 - $350,000 (On Target Earnings)

The Opportunity

As a Senior Account Director, you are the primary link between Kargo and the marketplace. In this senior sales role, you'll leverage your deep relationships and experience to drive significant growth across key agencies, brands, and platforms. You will provide valuable input in revenue forecasts and regularly provide market insight back to the company to inform direction and roadmap.

The Daily To-Do

Evangelizes Kargo as a consultative partner providing world-class customer service and developing strategic partnerships

Creates and grows partnerships both brand direct and with key agencies

Develops corporate contacts and cultivates relationships at all levels that enhance Kargo's position

Possesses a strong baseline understanding of the full digital ecosystem, with a curiosity to always learn more

Works to deeply understand the customer's business, challenges, and goals

Increases revenue from positioning and presenting new and existing products, preparing appropriate ROIs, and closing the sale

Exhibits a HUNTER mentality – an appetite for building and closing deals

This includes growing market share of current business and driving new business

Thought leader, with a knack for pushing forward new innovation and research to drive activation

Maintains complete and accurate documentation in Salesforce of all activity

Maintains broad knowledge of company products and their capabilities as well as the strengths/weaknesses of competitive products

Cycle market responses back to the company, primarily the product organization, to help inform our roadmap and positioning

Interface with Kargo creative, design, research, and yield teams to develop sound, compelling proactive ideas and proposals

Works very closely with Account Management teams to service, maintain, renew, and up-sell current clients

Possesses leadership qualities to help mentor and encourage junior members of the team

Qualifications

8+ years of experience selling both video/CTV and programmatic advertising AND 3+ years of marketing, brand advertising, media sales, and/or online advertising experience

Must have experience selling in Media- Advertising Sales and/ or Media Agency markets

Experience with Enterprise level accounts preferred

Must have a strong list of deep brand and agency relationships

Ability to engage and partner with C-Level executives

Ability to win the support of key stakeholders

Attend local industry events and plan regular client entertainment. We're looking for someone who loves being out in the market, this role is in-market 5 days a week with a goal of 10 client meetings weekly

Extensive knowledge of digital and mobile marketing including programmatic

Must possess superb written and verbal communication skills

Must be a highly motivated team player that can collaborate cross-functionally with Client Partners, Client Services, Campaign Management, Research, and Design to drive outcomes and success on high-attention accounts

PowerPoint, Excel, and Word skills are a must. Knowledge of Salesforce is a plus

Passion for sales/marketing, and the ability to adjust quickly to changing demands or strategies

Must be willing and able to travel

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