Account Executive, Media Sales

Vistar Media
London, United Kingdom
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to self-driven, relationship-focused professionals with digital advertising sales experience working in the out-of-home (OOH) media domain.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in digital advertising sales and a history of building new business from scratch
    — “Experience in solutions sales in digital advertising and track record of building a business from scratch”
  • Individuals who are comfortable with training clients on complex platforms and metrics
    — “Provide training and support on the digital OOH industry and trading model”
  • Professionals who can navigate both traditional and emerging OOH buyers with tailored engagement
    — “Identify incremental opportunities with independent trading desks, brands and boutique agencies who may be new to OOH”

Things to consider

  • The role requires regular in-person presence in London despite hybrid work arrangements
    — “Flexible hybrid work arrangements with access to our office in London”
  • Candidates must be prepared to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across different client profiles
    — “Agility to respond to differing sales and support needs and requests, business models and client profiles”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in building new client relationships and driving revenue in sales-focused roles
    — “Proven track record of sourcing and building new contacts and relationships”
  • Demonstrate your familiarity with programmatic, mobile, and data advertising technologies
    — “Understanding of digital advertising technology and trading; programmatic, mobile, audio, data, currency tracking and attribution”
  • Position yourself as a confident communicator capable of explaining technical and commercial solutions
    — “Confident in presenting technical, product and commercial solutions”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • growing DSP revenue in the UK market
  • developing strong industry networks
Typical background
2-4 years of relevant sales experiencebackground in digital advertising

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesAccount ManagementDigital AdvertisingProgrammatic Advertising

Preferred

OOH AdvertisingDOOH Advertising

Stack & domain

Digital Advertising TechnologyProgrammaticMobileAudioDataCurrency Tracking And AttributionSelf-motivationAutonomyAgilityTenacityCalm Under PressureConfidence In PresentingAdvertisingMedia Sales

About the role

Original posting from Vistar Media via Ashby

Vistar Media is the home of out-of-home (OOH). As a global ad tech company and the world's largest digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising marketplace, we offer technology designed to make buying and selling OOH media easier. Our goal is simple: to help the world's marketers leverage OOH's unique ability to motivate and delight. 

From strategic partnerships with major media owner networks to executing impactful campaigns with renowned global brands such as Nestlé, Porsche, Target, and Levi's, our team is filled with passionate, innovative, and collaborative problem solvers, engaging and entertaining consumers like you in the real world. Find your home in out-of-home - find your people at Vistar.

As of January 2025, Vistar Media was acquired by T-Mobile and is now part of T-Mobile Advertising Solutions. By combining our DOOH expertise with T-Mobile’s unique customer insights and expansive omnichannel capabilities, we’re creating new opportunities to innovate at scale and make a meaningful impact on the future of out-of-home media.

About the role:

Reporting to the Sales Director UK, the Account Executive, Media Sales (Sales Manager level) will be responsible for growing the demand side of the business and selling the DSP to buyers, brands, and agencies.

What you’ll do:

● Grow DSP revenue in the UK market, through self and managed service partnerships across media agencies and brands

● Proactively source and develop a pipeline of potential clients

● Drive uptake of the platform and engagement from buyers of digital advertising and programmatic traders, and ensure seamless ability to transact

● Identify incremental opportunities with independent trading desks, brands and boutique agencies who may be new to OOH, as well as traditional OOH buyers

● Provide training and support on the digital OOH industry and trading model, ensuring the media model and metrics are understood, and OOH can be easily incorporated into digital deals

● Develop strong industry networks and represent the company as required in-market and at events

What experience we’re looking for:

● 2-4 years of relevant experience

● Understanding of digital advertising technology and trading; programmatic, mobile, audio, data, currency tracking and attribution

● Proven track record of sourcing and building new contacts and relationships

● Experience in solutions sales in digital advertising and track record of building a business from scratch

● Tenacity to build client relationships across stakeholders and teams

Who you are:

● Self-motivation, the determination to succeed, and grow a small business unit within an international support framework

● Autonomous, able to drive the development of new business and sales engagement independently

● Agility to respond to differing sales and support needs and requests, business models and client profiles

● Tenacity to pursue and close contracts, and ensure their execution and uptake

● Calm under pressure, and patient in communicating with people of all backgrounds

● Confident in presenting technical, product and commercial solutions

What we offer:

● Competitive salary & Commission Structure

● 25 Vacation Days + 10 public holidays!

● Comprehensive Pension Scheme

● Private health insurance

● Quarterly lifestyle stipend

● Flexible hybrid work arrangements with access to our office in London

● Continuous Learning Opportunities

If you’re ambitious, highly driven, and interested in making an impact, Vistar is the place for you. Apply to join our team… we’ll see you out there.

Source: Vistar Media careers (Ashby)

Similar roles