*What’s the job? You’ll be selling live, host-read advertisements on some of the world’s most popular and best-loved podcasts, including WTF with Marc Maron, Comedy Bang Bang, The Nerdist, Jillian Michaels, Doug Loves Movies, Savage Lovecast, Kevin Smith’s Smodcast network, Entrepreneur on Fire, and more than 150 other podcasts.
Our shows will achieve hundreds of millions of downloads in 2015.
Midroll’s revenue is explosive. Q4 2014’s gross ad sales number is more than double Q4 2013’s. There is a wealth of opportunity here.
Our advertisers consistently find that the host-read quality of podcast ads is what makes them so effective. Check out https://awesome.midroll.com to get a sense of our story to advertisers — and to learn why they’re so thrilled with podcast ad performance.
*Who are we looking for? Your primary responsibility will be landing new advertisers for our podcasts, and successfully managing those accounts. The focus of this role is new business.
You’ll be empowered to achieve that goal in the way that suits you best. That said, we imagine it could involve:
-Finding and developing new advertising clients on an ongoing basis -Effective account management -Creating top-notch proposals and sales presentations -Working with sales management to develop account strategies -Working with sales support staff and finance team to ensure spots are booked, fulfilled, and invoiced properly -Strong communication and people skills -Unrivaled work ethic -Meticulous attention to detail -Ability to multi-task and self-direct -Excellent negotiation skills Resolving sales or delivery issues
*Compensation/benefits: We offer competitive salaries, commissions, and benefits. (Salary listed below is base; we pay commission to all salespeople.)
Salary and compensation
$90,000 — $150,000/year
Equity
0.05 – 0.2

