Associate Account Executive, Brand Partnerships (Central)

My Code Media • Chicago, IL

42d • $100,000 - $110,000

About The Position

My Code is seeking a highly motivated Associate Account Executive, Brand Partnerships (Sales) to help drive the continued growth of our media sales business. We are looking for someone with the curiosity, drive, and grit to build relationships, uncover opportunities, and actively contribute to revenue growth across agency and brand partners.
This role is ideal for a seller who understands the digital media landscape and is eager to roll up their sleeves, prospect, and develop new opportunities. You bring energy, initiative, and the confidence to dive in—someone with the gumption to open doors, build relationships, and turn conversations into revenue.
The Associate Account Executive will play an active role in prospecting, building pipeline, and developing strong media relationships for My Code. This role focuses on driving media sales with a strong understanding of programmatic advertising and marketplace solutions, including Private Marketplace (PMP) and Programmatic Guaranteed (PG) deals.
You are comfortable navigating the programmatic ecosystem, partnering with internal programmatic teams, and understanding how agencies and buyers evaluate inventory, audience, and performance when activating campaigns.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in digital media, advertising, programmatic, or sales support roles.
• Understanding of the digital media and agency ecosystem.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally across teams.
• Deep passion for culture, community, and purpose-driven brand work.
• Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion both internally and externally.
• Be a leader and embrace our team’s core values: Culture First, Play Like a Team, Pave The Way, Care, and Think Big.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to programmatic advertising, private marketplaces (PMP), or programmatic guaranteed deals preferred.
• Familiarity with CRM tools and sales pipeline management systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Account Directors and senior sellers in developing and advancing media and programmatic revenue opportunities, including private marketplace (PMP) and programmatic guaranteed (PG) deals.
• Proactively prospect and identify new business opportunities across brands and agency partners through outreach, account mapping, and relationship building.
• Assist in building media proposals, programmatic solutions, presentations, and RFP responses for agency and brand partners.
• Help maintain and grow relationships with agency and brand contacts across direct media and programmatic buying teams.
• Contribute to outreach efforts to identify new business opportunities and expand existing accounts.
• Partner with internal teams including Marketing, Ad Operations, and Programmatic to ensure campaigns launch smoothly and deliver strong performance.
• Support pipeline development and tracking, maintaining accurate account updates and opportunity stages within CRM systems.
• Monitor market trends, advertiser activity, and programmatic marketplace dynamics to identify emerging revenue opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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