Account Executive

Posted 24 Days Ago
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Gaithersburg, MD
Senior level
AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
The Role
The Account Executive at Vector Media will be responsible for proactively selling transit advertising, managing client relationships, and developing new business in Montgomery County, MD. This role involves using creative and organizational skills to exceed sales quotas and meet customer needs through effective communication and collaboration with internal teams.
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About Us
Here at Vector Media, we lead the forefront of innovation in transit advertising. Since our inception in 1998, Vector Media has been at the cutting edge of transforming transit advertising into a dynamic arena for brand engagement and efficient reach to millions of Americans. Headquartered in NYC, our reach extends across the nation with offices and assets in over 50 markets.
Vector Media started with a vision to break the traditional OOH advertising mold by elevating transit advertising into a creative and data-informed medium. From city streets to transit systems, from digital billboards to unique experiential activations, our campaigns capture attention and create memorable interactions.
At Vector Media, we believe in the power of OOH advertising to not just reach people, but to move them. Our work covers a wide range of needs, from local businesses to global brands, each with its own story of impact and engagement. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us trust and accolades within the industry and from our clients.
In a world where advertising spaces are cluttered, Vector Media stands out by making every message count. 
What We Value

  • Creativity: We are resourceful, inventive and take pride in creating dynamic campaigns for our advertisers.
  • Collaboration: We value diversity and work in concert as a team. It’s more fun that way.
  • Thoughtfulness: We are purposeful in our goals and our efforts to achieve them.
  • Accountability: We are responsive and reliable and take ownership of our actions.
  • Growth: We value learning, as well as the ambition and perseverance it requires.
  • Fun: We’re unabashedly cheeky at times, and never take ourselves too seriously.

Position Summary
Vector Media is searching for an Account Executive in Montgomery County, MD and surrounding areas to join our sales team. The Account Executive will report to our Maryland Regional Manager. The Account Executive role is an individual contributor, sales position that proactively calls on companies, and the decision-makers. The Account Executive will establish and cultivate relationships through regular contact (via phone calls, emails, meetings) with prospective customers. You will leverage Vector Media’s unique asset offerings and delivery methodologies and position Vector Media as the OOH vendor of choice within our local markets. This position sells Transit Advertising on local Ride On buses, Bus Shelters, Bike Share Kiosks, and Digital Media.
Who You Are
  • A quick learner and self-motivated with a strong sense of professionalism, good organizational skills, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet tight deadlines!
  • Have the skills necessary to independently develop new business.
  • Have the customer service and sales skills necessary to retain and grow business with existing clients.
  • A thorough worker, attentive to details and very organized.
  • An entrepreneurial spirit that's motivated to drive business growth.
  • Have the ability to effectively communicate with business owners and/ or their marketing personnel to uncover opportunities to help them grow their business by utilizing the products we offer.


What You’ll Bring

  • Must have a proven record of exceeding sales quotas over an extended period in an outside sales position within the last 5 years.
  • Experience presenting and selling products that require a long sales cycle and multiple touch points within a prospect company.
  • High level of organization, skill, and experience managing sales pipeline.
  • Comfort level with negotiating terms of a delivered proposal.
  • Ability to travel to and from for prospect visits and industry events.
  • Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal direction.
  • Ability to create and attend networking events.
  • Demonstrated relationship building skills that extend to internal team members in pre/post-sales.
  • Proficiency in all aspects of the sales cycle, including qualifying accounts.
  • Experience selling mobile/digital advertising ecosystem a plus.
  • Ability to understand products and effectively identify how it can provide value to a prospective client.
  • 5+ years of client direct or OOH sales.
  • Local market knowledge required for this role.


What You’ll Do

  • Independently managing time, account list, and travel in a way that maximizes the number of sales calls via phone, email, and direct, in-person customer interactions.
  • Prospecting for new customers and managing your personal sales pipeline.
  • Consistent and detailed use of the CRM system to track and manage all sales activities and pipeline opportunities.
  • Collaborate with internal creative departments and clients to assist in development of effective advertising campaigns.
  • Partner with Charting, Creative, Operations and Administrative staff to ensure on time delivery of advertisements in agreed upon locations.
  • Assist in the collection of invoices.
  • Meet a preassigned sales quota.
  • Collaborate with other team members.
  • Attend weekly sales meetings.
  • Build a sales pipeline equal to at least four times your monthly quota.
The Company
HQ: New York, New York
176 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Transit Advertising, Reimagined.

We’re redefining offline media with experiences that cut through the clutter and foster true and lasting connections. Our innovative platform aims to inspire creativity and deliver measurable impact

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