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Sales Director - Media - US

Kwan Ventures · Los Angeles, CA, USA ·

Job type:
Contract

We are partnering with a high-growth media-tech company that is building its presence in the US market and is looking to hire a senior

Media Sales Director

to lead enterprise revenue growth and strategic advertiser partnerships.
The role will focus on driving advertising and media sales across brands, agencies, and performance marketing clients, while helping establish the company’s commercial footprint in the US. The role will be hired on a year long contract.
Key Responsibilities
Build and scale media sales revenue across enterprise advertisers, agencies, and strategic accounts in the US
Develop relationships with brand marketers, media agencies, trading desks, and performance marketing teams
Drive new business acquisition while expanding existing partnerships
Work closely with product, ad-operations, and leadership teams to shape GTM strategy for the US market
Own end-to-end sales cycle including prospecting, pitching, commercial negotiations, and account growth
Create category-specific strategies across sectors such as consumer-tech, ecommerce, fintech, gaming, mobility, etc.
Represent the company in industry forums, conferences, and advertiser events
Build and mentor an initial sales team as the US business scales
Ideal Candidate Profile
10–18 years of experience in media sales / digital advertising sales / ad-tech sales
Strong network across advertisers and media agencies in the US market
Experience working with digital media, programmatic advertising, performance marketing, creator/media platforms, or ad-tech ecosystems
Prior experience with companies in ad-tech, martech, media-tech, OTT, digital publishing, retail media, or large internet platforms would be preferred
Strong understanding of brand advertising, performance campaigns, audience targeting, and media measurement
Entrepreneurial mindset with experience building new markets or scaling new business verticals