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Account Executive, Strategic Growth

Velocity Made Good (VMG) · New York, NY, USA ·

Pay:
$105,000-$210,000/yr
Job type:
Full Time

The way businesses create content, manage operations, and scale their teams is changing fast. AI, automation, creative technology, and global talent are transforming how companies work. At VMG, we're helping businesses navigate that transformation, and we're looking for someone ambitious who wants to help lead the conversation.

VMG is a global creative and technology-enabled services company with nearly 500 professionals across our international operations. We support premium apparel and retail brands, globally recognized publishers, and leading content marketing studios to deliver creative production, image retouching, video editing, digital publishing, design, and outsourced business solutions.

Established in 2009, VMG has the resources, relationships, and operational expertise to deliver at scale. But we operate with an entrepreneurial mindset, giving people the freedom to identify opportunities, develop ideas, and make a meaningful impact.

We're looking for an ambitious, growth-minded Account Executive with an entrepreneurial spirit, fresh ideas, and the drive to build relationships, solve business problems, and create opportunities where others might not see them.

This isn't a role where you'll simply sell a fixed set of products or follow a rigid sales playbook.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop new markets, work directly with senior leadership, shape innovative client solutions, develop a client portfolio, and help define where our business grows next.

If you're commercially curious, confident connecting with senior decision-makers, and excited by the intersection of business, creativity, and technology, we'd love to meet you.

The Opportunity
This opportunity is ideal for an ambitious, high-potential sales professional who has built a strong foundation in business development and is ready to take the next step in their career. We're looking for someone with a proven ability to create opportunities, a hunger to learn, and the ambition to grow into a senior commercial role as they help expand our business.

You’ll play a key role in expanding VMG’s relationships with brands, marketing organizations, publishers, and businesses looking to rethink how they manage creative production and operational workflows.

You’ll have the freedom to pursue your own ideas and relationships, supported by an established business development function, experienced leadership, and a global team of specialists.

Rather than simply selling predefined services, you’ll work consultatively with clients to understand their challenges and develop practical, commercially compelling solutions.

Some opportunities may involve creative production or digital publishing. Others could involve AI-enabled workflows, outsourced teams, automation, or entirely new service categories.

Your role is to recognize the opportunity, develop the relationship, and bring the right people together to make it happen.

What You’ll Get to Do

Build meaningful relationships with senior decision-makers at brands, media companies, marketing organizations, and other businesses.

Identify and pursue new business opportunities across creative services, AI-enabled production, digital content, and business process outsourcing.

Lead consultative sales conversations, uncover operational challenges, and develop solutions that create measurable business value.

Work directly with VMG leadership to develop commercial strategies, shape proposals, and pursue high-value client opportunities.

Collaborate with our international production, creative, and technology teams to translate client needs into practical solutions.

Develop opportunities through your professional network, industry relationships, referrals, events, and targeted prospecting.

Partner with our dedicated sales development team to identify prospects, develop outreach strategies, and build a strong pipeline.

Manage opportunities from initial conversation through proposal, negotiation, and close.

Grow successful client engagements into long-term relationships across additional teams, services, and markets.

Help identify emerging markets, new service offerings, and opportunities that contribute to VMG’s long-term growth.

Who We’re Looking For

You’re a natural relationship builder with an entrepreneurial mindset and a genuine interest in understanding how businesses work.

You enjoy meeting new people, opening doors, developing relationships, and turning complex business challenges into opportunities.

You’re confident engaging senior executives, comfortable leading commercial conversations, and capable of presenting thoughtful recommendations rather than simply pitching services.

You’re self‑motivated, resourceful, and comfortable operating in an environment where you have the freedom to make decisions and take ownership of your success.

You love challenges and aren’t afraid to step outside of your comfort zone.

You don’t need every answer on day one. What matters is your curiosity, judgment, initiative, and ability to bring the right people together.

What You Bring

Approximately 3–7 years of successful experience in B2B sales, business development, or consultative solution selling.

Experience developing relationships with senior decision-makers and managing opportunities through the full sales cycle.

A demonstrated ability to identify new business opportunities, build a pipeline, and convert relationships into revenue.

Strong commercial instincts, excellent communication skills, and the confidence to lead client conversations independently.

An entrepreneurial approach to problem‑solving and the ability to work effectively without excessive structure or oversight.

Genuine curiosity about AI, automation, emerging technologies, and how businesses are evolving.

Comfort working with CRM, sales intelligence, and AI‑powered tools to improve prospecting, research, and sales effectiveness.

The ability to collaborate with technical and operational specialists to develop solutions that are both commercially attractive and practical to deliver.

Experience That Would Be Especially Valuable
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be an advantage:

Business process outsourcing (BPO), offshoring, or managed services.

Creative services, digital production, marketing services, or agency environments.

Technology‑enabled business services, SaaS, or marketing technology.

Publishing, digital media, or content operations.

Enterprise sales involving customized solutions, recurring services, or complex client requirements.

We value commercial talent, curiosity, and initiative over a perfectly matched industry background. If you have a track record of building relationships and creating business, we’re interested in hearing from you.

Why VMG?

Entrepreneurial freedom, without starting from scratch. You’ll have the freedom to develop ideas, pursue new markets, and build relationships, backed by the capabilities and infrastructure of an established international business.

A genuine voice in the business. You’ll work directly with senior leadership, contribute to commercial strategy, and have the opportunity to influence new offerings and growth initiatives.

An industry that’s rapidly evolving. AI, automation, creative technology, and global delivery are opening new opportunities for companies to rethink how they operate. You’ll be at the center of those conversations, helping businesses adopt smarter, more efficient ways of working.

Global resources behind your idea. You’ll have access to nearly 500 professionals across our creative, production, technology, and client services teams, enabling you to pursue opportunities with confidence.

Support where it matters. Our dedicated sales development, marketing, account management, and production teams will help support your efforts, allowing you to focus on building relationships, developing opportunities, and growing revenue.

A culture that values initiative. We’re a collaborative, relatively flat organization where good ideas can move quickly. We value people who take ownership, solve problems, challenge conventional thinking, and enjoy getting things done.

Opportunity to grow. As you build successful client relationships and contribute to business growth, you’ll have opportunities to expand your commercial responsibilities, develop new service areas, and advance your career.

Year 1 Total Compensation Potential: $105,000–$210,000 comprised of $105,000–$130,000 base salary (paid twice per month) and up to $20,000 per quarter performance bonus.

Annual reviews of compensation and opportunities for expanded responsibilities.

Health insurance.

Vacation and holiday benefits..

Let’s Build Something
Some sales roles are about executing an established playbook. This one is about helping write the next chapter. At VMG, you’ll have the opportunity to build lasting client relationships, develop new business opportunities, and help shape the future of a global company operating at the intersection of creativity, technology, and business transformation. You’ll have the backing of an established organization, the freedom to think entrepreneurially, and the opportunity to see your ideas turn into real business.

If that sounds like the kind of opportunity you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you. www.vmgpremedia.com.

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