Account Executive

Job Description

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; make content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspire our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like Complex Networks and HuffPost to come.

The Role

BuzzFeed & Tasty LatAm is looking for a dynamic digital sales person with experience with social content-driven advertising. You'll introduce our social advertising and media products to brands and agencies, and collaborate with our product and account service teams to ensure that the programs are implemented to maximum long-term client satisfaction. You have previous experience to allow you to learn our products and begin generating revenue. You will report to the Head of Sales for LATAM.

You Will

• Introduce our products to brands and agencies through meetings, speaking opportunities, and written materials
• Exceed individual sales goals while contributing to overall team goals
• Prospect and build new relationships with advertising agencies and clients
• Develop relationships at all levels from CMO to Brand Managers to Agency Buyers
• Provide feedback to our product and sales teams about the needs and successes in the market
• Collaborate with our editorial teams to introduce sponsorship opportunities around new editorial launches to client partners
• Identify and understand trends within media
• Analyze data and use it to grow the business

You Have

• 2+ years previous digital sales experience
• Sales experience at a publisher, brand or social media platform
• Experience driving revenue through discovering, prospecting, creating new business and growing and retaining existing business
• Create and deliver presentations and written pitch materials
• Cold calling and new client outreach skills to create meetings and build relationships
• Negotiation, influencing skills and an ability to persuade at all levels of an agency or client
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• An understanding of social ad products including Targeted Social Posts & Promoted Tweets
• Passionate about social advertising, marketing, and new media
• Knowledge of the online advertising industry
• Ability to work in a fast moving company and industry

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning at BuzzFeed (L@B) team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary and stock options.
• A great benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more.

We want all employees to feel safe and comfortable when they engage in any in-person meetings, when visiting the office, or when working from an offsite production or meeting location. As part of this commitment to health and safety, BuzzFeed requires COVID-19 vaccines for current U.S. employees, including all newly hired employees. Requests for accommodation per applicable law for health and/or religious reasons will be considered. Union employees are subject to what is outlined in their applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.