Ad Sales & Partnerships Manager

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Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

 

About the team

Frndly TV’s Ads Business Development team is responsible for direct sales outreach to agencies, brands and DSPs, with a focus on developing new accounts and driving incremental revenue through direct IO, PMP and PG business.

About the role

Frndly TV is looking for a self-starter, with a builder mindset, with experience selling digital video to top tier advertisers to join our Ad Sales Team which is part of Roku Media. The Ads Business Development Manager will contribute to the growth of Frndly TVs direct sales and programmatic business and broader ads business organization. This position plays a key role in developing new accounts while ensuring partner success, by delivering on the needs of clients, while maximizing revenue impact. Your contributions will be essential in developing and  fostering strong relationships, managing partner expectations, and driving value for Frndly TV and its’ partners. This position requires excellent presentation skills for delivering customer pitches, a strong communicator and analytical skills and attention to detail in a fast-paced revenue-driven environment.

For New York Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $105,000 and $126,000 annually.

Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location.
This role is eligible for commission, equity awards, health insurance, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

What you’ll be doing

 

• Represent the ads business development team as the primary point of contact selling Frndly TV advertising inventory to a select groups of agencies and brands
• Efficiently manage and quarterback all outreach and partner tasks including preparing partner plans, reporting, technical troubleshooting, upselling and communication for programmatic partners.
• Develop strategies for working with key agencies and brands
  Partner with Ad Product & Operations and Ad Yield to implement campaigns, meet targeting, pricing and reporting requirements
• Support the ads business development team across key initiatives and partnerships
• Clearly communicate the value proposition of Frndly TV’s offerings to partners including the engagement of viewers, demographics of its audience, etc.
• Qualify leads to ensure they align with the companies’ goals and prioritization
  
  

We’re excited if you have

 

• 5 years in advertising sales at a streaming TV publisher, ad agency, DSP and/or SSP with experience developing new accounts. Relationships at brands and Holding Company agencies are a plus.
• Programmatic experience is preferred. OTT platform experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and relationships skills and ability to work effectively with a team. Experience preparing and presenting PowerPoint presentations
• Extensive knowledge of the programmatic ecosystem, and OTT video are a plus.
• Experience working with a CRM (e.g. Salesforce) and reporting products such as Tableau, among others. Experience in SSP instances is a big plus.
• Working knowledge of both oRTB, VAST and ad-servers
• Analytical, proactive mindset, solutions orientated
• Self-starter, comfortable working in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

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Benefits

Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees