Account Executive

Aragon Advertising • New York, NY

8d • $135,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Aragon Company is a performance marketing agency focused on client ROI and measurable results, specializing in customer acquisition across various industries. Vibrant Performance, the affiliate partnership agency division of The Aragon Company, helps advertisers grow through Affiliate Marketing, AEO, Paid Social, and Pay Per Call. This role is for an Account Executive responsible for new-business sales, managing the entire sales process from prospecting to closing deals and ensuring a smooth handoff to the delivery team. The ideal candidate is a motivated closer who can build their own pipeline and has a direct impact on a growing business.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of proven full-cycle sales experience, including self-sourcing and closing your own deals against an individual quota.
• Strong discovery, proposal, negotiation, and closing skills.
• Confidence owning a revenue target and accountability for results.
• Strong CRM and pipeline-management discipline with accurate forecasting.
• Self-motivation, coachability, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, performance-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Agency, affiliate, or performance-marketing sales experience.
• Experience selling services, retainers, or other consultative offerings.
• Experience working with financial services or other regulated, compliance-sensitive industries.
• HubSpot proficiency.
• Familiarity with affiliate platforms such as Everflow, Impact, TUNE, Rakuten, or Partnerize.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle: Manage opportunities from prospecting, discovery, and proposal through negotiation, close, and contract.
• Build your own pipeline: Self-source opportunities through outbound email, LinkedIn, calls, market and competitor analysis, and inbound follow-up.
• Run effective discovery: Understand prospect goals, challenges, and economics to recommend the right affiliate and performance-marketing solutions.
• Build and present proposals: Develop tailored proposals, present solutions confidently, and address objections.
• Negotiate and close: Lead opportunities to signed contracts and consistently achieve quota.
• Manage your pipeline in HubSpot: Maintain accurate deal stages, activity, forecasting, and reporting.
• Ensure strong handoffs: Transition closed clients to the delivery team with the context needed for a successful onboarding.
• Expand client relationships: Identify and pursue cross-sell opportunities across The Aragon Company's services.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision: Aetna medical coverage, including no-deductible and HSA-compatible high-deductible plan options, plus MetLife dental and vision.
• Tax-advantaged accounts: HSA, FSA, and commuter benefits.
• Life & disability: Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance, with voluntary supplemental life and short- and long-term disability options.
• 401(k): Retirement plan with automatic enrollment.
• Unlimited PTO: Flexible PTO after an initial 90-day period, plus paid sick leave.
• Paid holidays: Generous holiday schedule, including a company-wide year-end closure between Christmas and New Year's.
• Wellness & family support: One Medical membership, Talkspace virtual therapy, Employee Assistance Program through Health Advocate, Kindbody family-building support, and employee discount programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed