Senior Account Executive
About The Position
Zillow Elevate is Zillow Group's comprehensive suite of premium media and advertising solutions, empowering brands to connect authentically with our massive, high-intent audience of hundreds of millions of monthly home shoppers, movers, buyers, sellers, renters, and homeowners across Zillow. By seamlessly integrating brand messaging into the Zillow experience, both onsite and offsite, Elevate delivers highly targeted ad placements, precise audience segmentation powered by exclusive first-party data, and innovative tools that reach consumers at every stage of the home journey, from dreaming about a move to settling into a new home. Focused on verticals closely tied to moving and homeownership, Elevate enables brands to engage high-value audiences at the moments that matter most, driving superior engagement, measurable performance, and strong ROI. Our mission is clear: create outstanding personalized experiences for users, deliver exceptional value and results for brand partners, and fuel significant revenue growth for Zillow, all within a passionate, knowledgeable, and flexible team culture that prioritizes work-life balance and collaboration. The Senior Account Executive leads new business opportunities for major brand clients. It’s a senior-level role for a strategic leader with significant opportunity to influence team direction and drive growth. Clients include national brands in critical verticals such as telecommunications, home furnishings, entertainment, home security, finance, and home improvement. We present digital media campaign opportunities and close high-value business. If you are a seasoned seller committed to innovation and mentorship, we’d like to meet you!
Requirements
- Highly self-sufficient with a proven ability to excel in an autonomous work environment
- 7+ years of sales experience or equivalent preferred, with a focus on digital media or advertising
- Demonstrated track record of exceptional revenue growth in both existing and new business, strategic relationship building, and delivering customer success
- Proactive and consultative in your sales approach, skilled at uncovering and aligning with client goals at the executive level
- Strong one-on-one and group presentation skills, including to C-suite audiences
- Proven ability to manage multiple high-value client relationships, complex campaigns, and competing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in negotiation and contract management
Responsibilities
- Own and grow revenue for a portfolio of key clients, including high-profile national accounts
- Prospect for new clients in high-growth verticals, with a focus on enterprise-level opportunities
- Master and demonstrate advanced sales techniques and deep product knowledge to solve complex client challenges and priorities
- Sell comprehensive solutions spanning native, audience, and programmatic scale
- Evaluate new growth opportunities and develop long-term account plans to expand client relationships
- Collaborate closely with Product teams, Ad Ops, Account Management, and other internal teams
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to optimize sales processes and shape team strategy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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