Sr. Agency Development Manager

at Amazon in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description

Amazon Ads is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers and their agencies. Our ad solutions-including Sponsored Ads, display, audio advertising, video advertising, OOH and custom programs-leverage Amazon’s innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences throughout their daily journeys. With a range of flexible pricing and buying models, these solutions help clients build brand awareness, increase product sales, and more. Amazon Ads is in a rapid and exciting growth phase. In order to accelerate the next phase of development, we are committed to transforming the depth, scale and ambition of our partnerships with major media agencies. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior agency development individual to join the team to shape and drive Amazon Ad’s strategic agency partnerships with major agencies. Displaying a consultative style, candidates must be excellent communicators, experienced at operating to senior level agencies and advertisers, and be able to earn trust with stakeholders across other Amazon teams. In addition, candidates should be comfortable with complex data sets and have the ability to invent and simplify for customers. Candidates will be self-motivated, happy to work autonomously and highly goal-oriented in order to contribute to Amazon Ad’s ambitious growth plans. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place.

Key job responsibilities

- Develop and execute a customer-led growth strategy across both Indie and major US agencies

- Lead education and enablement of key agency functions including delivery of agency-wide events

- Identify opportunities for agency collaboration around creative solutions and large scale custom executions

- Partner with wider Amazon ADM teams to identify transformative opportunities for agency partnerships offered by Amazon Ads’s product development roadmap

- Ability to lead video conversations with proficiency to help educate and grow agency Amazon’s video footprint

- This role requires a minimum of three days working from the assigned office a week and will require travel as needed.

Basic Qualifications

- 8+ years of media sales experience

- Experience working with senior agency executives and navigating agency dynamics

- Experience building new customer relationships

- Experience in business development working with media agencies

- Experience in search, ecommerce and media strategy

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of data-driven (i.e. programmatic) media trading

- Agency experience

- Experience working with Fortune 500 advertisers, agencies, and clients

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