Account Director

About Teads Teads is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, the combined company ensures value is driven with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the open internet, Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 36 countries. For more information, visit www.teads.com. Teads are looking for a seasoned Account Director to join the dynamic sales team. If you are ambitious, entrepreneurial minded, hungry for success and looking for an exciting role in a lively and passionate environment, then read on!

Responsibilities

• Manage and development, a prominent client and agency portfolio
• Manage trading desks or agencies in the UK
• Deliver best in class levels of sales ability/technique and market coverage
• Identify new opportunities to leverage business and relationships
• Attend weekly sales meetings/presentations with agencies and clients to discuss strategy and Teads positioning
• Advise clients and create brand loyalty
• Negotiate Sales contracts
• Manage and maintain a sales pipeline for International business
• Achieve sales targets

Requirements

• You will have an excellent track record of prospecting and selling advertising solutions in the digital media landscape
• You will be extremely well connected with the international teams within Havas and/or other agencies
• You will have an intimate knowledge of everything digital and a firm understanding of online video
• Programmatic experience is essential and broadcast media valuable
• Experience with forging strong relationships with clients and creating compelling RTB’s to meet the demands of sales opportunities and challenges
• Have a proven track record of successful prospecting, building strong pipelines and winning business
• Confident self-starter. Able to learn quickly, use their own initiative and motivated to get the job done effectively
• Harness a positive, solution driven mentality at all times with a proactive and can-do attitude
• A team player!
• Good technical knowledge and understanding of ad-serving and tracking technologies
• Solid grasp of arithmetic, percentages and decimals, and performance analysis
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to resolve queries efficiently, effectively and courteously
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Social and outgoing and able to build relationships with ease
• Proficient with all facets of MS Office, in particular Excel and Powerpoint
• Strong organisational skills

Life at Teads At Teads, we don’t just offer jobs - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.

Role As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out: We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web. As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning. Teads is committed to your success, offering all the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role. Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance. Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment. Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.