Sales Director

SuperAwesome•Chicago, IL

About The Position

SuperAwesome powers the youth digital media ecosystem. Our platform is used by hundreds of companies to enable over twelve billion kid-safe digital transactions across advertising, community and parental consent every month. SuperAwesome has pioneered the kidtech sector, delivering engagement with the under-18 audience built around privacy and responsibility. SuperAwesome is looking for an experienced Sales Director (focused on CPG, F&B and Retail), to join their North American sales team. As a Sales Director, you are responsible for accelerating revenue growth and building key client relationships across several core verticals. We're looking for a proven commercial leader with deep industry expertise/relationships and a track record of driving meaningful revenue. In this high-impact role, you'll accelerate growth by building trusted relationships with top-tier clients and brands, shaping go-to-market strategy, and delivering innovative advertising solutions that protect and engage the next generation.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in media/digital sales.
Experience working in highly cross functional organizations and influencing key stakeholders to ensure that this customer segment is represented across the business.
Data driven storyteller. Comfortable using data to build customer insights to close deals.
Proven commercial leader with deep industry expertise/relationships and a track record of driving meaningful revenue.
Sharp command of cross-media ecosystems (YouTube, CTV, digital video, and creator-led platforms).
Deep understanding of Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences.
Customer-centric, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative.
Ability to creatively solve problems in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
Excellent presentation, communication, influencing, sales and business development skills.
Self-motivated with a bias toward action; you won’t be afraid to step in when needed.
Highest degree of professional ethics and integrity.

Responsibilities

Own the strategy and execution required to accelerate revenue growth and expand high-impact client partnerships across key verticals.
Lead the full sales lifecycle, driving expansion within priority accounts while aggressively identifying, pursuing, and converting new business opportunities.
Craft forward-thinking, results-driven solutions that resonate with today’s most influential consumers.
Be responsible for prospecting, penetrating & growing key customers with a focus on senior executive client & marketer decision makers.
Work to provide outstanding service that results in consistent growth from our top customers.
Lead and align efforts across pre-sales, brand strategy, post-sales, and insights teams to ensure exceptional client service and the delivery of tailored, strategic solutions that meet the unique needs of our customers.
Develop & maintain critical internal communications around these verticals.
Leverage your own deep expertise to ensure that our wider global sales organization can communicate effectively with customers across each vertical.
Develop new business across the most high value, high opportunity growth advertisers.
Build trusted partnerships with marketing leaders and brand decision-makers.
Identify strategic opportunities to expand revenue within existing and new accounts.
Represent SuperAwesome’s mission and solutions with clarity, vision, and credibility in the market.