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Sales Director - Smart TV Job at Nexxen International Ltd. in Los Angeles

Nexxen International Ltd., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Pay: $140,000-$165,000/yr

Job type: Full Time


Who is Nexxen?
Flexible advertising, unified by data. Nexxen empowers advertisers, agencies, publishers and broadcasters around the world to utilize data and advanced TV in the ways that are most meaningful to them. Our flexible and unified technology stack comprises a demand-side platform (“DSP”) and supply-side platform (“SSP”), with the Nexxen Data Platform at its core.

Why join the Nexxen team?
With a global footprint, you can be part of a team that is transforming advertising through our creative, flexible and unified solutions. Employees hustle, commit and dedicate themselves to pillars that make up the Nexxen Way – the 3Cs - Customer Centric, Curious Mindset, Collaborative with No Ego.

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About the Role
Nexxen is hiring a Sales Director in Los Angeles to help build and scale our Smart TV / sales organization. This is a senior, revenue‑driving role for experienced media sellers with deep relationships across OEMs, streaming platforms, and endemic brand advertisers.

Nexxen is first to market offering premium Smart TV home screens and native OEM inventory programmatically; unlocking high‑impact placements that historically been available only via direct IO. This role will be foundational in scaling that programmatic‑first approach and driving meaningful net‑new and expansion revenue.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of media sales experience, with direct exposure to Smart TV, CTV, OEM, or platform‑level monetization.

What You’ll Do

Own and grow a Smart TV / OEM business driving both new logo acquisition and expansion revenue

Partner with sellers on dual‑headed sales calls, but you own this product. This is an SME role.

Sell high‑impact Smart TV native, home screen, and premium CTV solutions, with a focus on programmatic execution in addition to direct IO

Evangelize Nexxen’s first‑to‑market programmatic Smart TV inventory, educating agencies and clients on how to activate these placements at scale

Lead senior‑level sales conversations with:

Agencies and brands

Endemic brand advertisers across entertainment, streaming, gaming, and tech

Represent the Smart TV business at key industry moments such as CES, Upfronts/NewFronts, and client events

Who You Are

10+ years of experience in media, ad tech, CTV, or platform sales

Proven success selling OEM, Smart TV, CTV, or platform‑level inventory

Strong, active relationships with SVOD, FAST, PVOD, Theatrical, and Gaming clients are a must

Deep understanding of Smart TV ecosystems and programmatic and direct buying models

Home screen and native monetization

High‑impact, premium ad formats

Builder mindset — excited to help scale a first‑of‑its‑kind programmatic Smart TV offering

Comfortable operating at a senior level and influencing strategy with sales team and leadership

Why This Role Is Compelling

Opportunity to help define the Smart TV programmatic market

First‑to‑market advantage with premium OEM inventory

Ability to influence product strategy, packaging, and positioning

Significant growth, leadership, and earning upside

Compensation and Benefits
In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full‑time annual base salary for this role is $140,000 - $165,000 at the time of posting. While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. We offer a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, parental leave, unlimited vacation, and company‑paid holidays. The specific programs and options available will vary depending on the state, start date, and employment type. Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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In Summary: Nexxen is hiring a Sales Director in Los Angeles to help build and scale our Smart TV / sales organization . The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of media sales experience, with direct exposure to Smart TV, CTV, OEM, or platform‑level monetization . This is a senior, revenue‑driving role for experienced media sellers .

En Español: ¿Quién es Nexxen? Publicidad flexible, unificada por datos. ¿Por qué unirse al equipo de Nexten? Con una huella global, usted puede ser parte de un equipo que está transformando la publicidad a través de nuestras soluciones creativas, flexibles y unificadas. Nuestros empleados se apresuran, comprometieron y se dedican a los pilares que forman el Camino 3Cs - Cliente , Curious Mindset, Colaboración con No. Se mantenga seguro e informado. Sobre el papel Nexxen está contratando a un Director de Ventas en Los Ángeles para ayudar a construir y escalar nuestra organización Smart TV / ventas. Este es un puesto principal, que impulsa los ingresos para vendedores de medios experimentados con profundas relaciones entre OEMs, plataformas de transmisión y anunciantes de marcas endémicas. Este es un papel de las PYME. Vender soluciones nativas, para pantalla doméstica y CTV premium de alto impacto en Smart TV, con enfoque en la ejecución programática además de dirigir IO Evangelize Nexxen's first-to-market programmatic smart TV inventory, educar a agencias y clientes sobre cómo activar estas colocaciones a escala Liderar conversaciones de ventas a nivel superior con: Agencias y marcas anunciantes de marca endémica en entretenimiento, streaming, juegos y tecnología Representan al negocio de la televisión inteligente en momentos clave del sector como CES, Upfronts/NewFronts y eventos de clientela Quienes tienen más de 10 años de experiencia en medios de comunicación, publicidad, CTV o plataforma Provención de venta de productos electrónicos, venta de televisores inteligentes, Ctv o una base activa de invento Oficina de mercado Asigna relaciones sólidas con SVOD, FAST, The Roatrical Advantage, La estrategia de marketing de los productos Endemic en el ámbito del entretenimientos, transmisión de videojuegos y tecnologías que representan el negocio de las pantallas inteligentes en momentos claves tales como CES , Upfront / NewFrontes y acontecimientos de cliente ¿Quiénes son? Si bien esta es nuestra expectativa razonable esto no es una garantía de compensación o salario, la compensación real está influenciada por una amplia gama de factores que incluyen pero no se limitan al conjunto de habilidades, nivel de experiencia, educación, certificaciones, responsabilidad y ubicación geográfica. Los candidatos contratados para trabajar en otros lugares estarán sujetos a el rango de pago asociado con ese lugar. Ofrecemos una variedad de beneficios, incluyendo seguro médico, dental, visión, discapacidad, 401 (k), EAP, licencia parental, vacaciones ilimitadas y vacaciones pagadas por empresa.