Account Executive - Senior AE - Publicis

Nexxen
New York, NY
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with agency sales experience and technical fluency in AdTech will find this strategic partnership role with Publicis Groupe rewarding, especially if they thrive in a collaborative, relationship-driven environment in New York.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with agency sales experience and technical fluency in AdTech will find this strategic partnership role with Publicis Groupe rewarding, especially if they thrive in a collaborative, relationship-driven environment in New York.
    — “Proven success in digital advertising, programmatic, AdTech, or media sales, ideally with experience selling into major holding companies.”
  • Individuals who have previously built relationships with Publicis Groupe agencies and advertiser clients are ideal for this role.
    — “Established relationships within Publicis Groupe or strong knowledge of its agencies, investment teams, and buying structures.”
  • Candidates who can engage both buyers and senior decision-makers will align well with this consultative sales role.
    — “Consultative and strategic selling skills, with the ability to engage both day-to-day buyers and senior decision-makers.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires strong forecasting discipline and accountability for results.
    — “Strong pipeline management, forecasting discipline, and accountability for results.”
  • This role may involve extensive cross-functional collaboration with multiple internal teams.
    — “Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Client Success, Trading, Product, and internal leadership.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight prior success in expanding advertiser budgets and driving adoption of DSP and SSP solutions.
    — “Identify opportunities to capture a greater share of client advertising budgets.”
  • Emphasize your ability to build and manage a pipeline of qualified opportunities.
    — “Build & Manage Pipeline: Develop a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities.”
  • Showcase your ability to translate complex AdTech into business outcomes.
    — “the ability to translate complex advertising technology into meaningful business outcomes.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • revenue growth
  • new business acquisition
  • existing account expansion
Typical background
salesmarketingadvertising

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesAccount ManagementNegotiationClient Relationship ManagementSales Strategy

Preferred

Digital AdvertisingProgrammatic AdvertisingMedia Sales

Stack & domain

Digital AdvertisingProgrammaticAdtechMedia SalesDspsSspsCTVCross-screen Media StrategiesConsultative SellingStrategic SellingNegotiationPipeline ManagementForecasting

About the role

Original posting from Nexxen via Ashby

Nexxen is seeking a driven, strategic, and relationship-oriented seller to help grow our partnership with Publicis Groupe, one of our most important holding company relationships and a significant opportunity for future growth.

Publicis represents one of Nexxen's most strategically important partnerships, with significant opportunity to expand advertiser adoption, grow existing investment, and unlock new business across its agency network.

This role will be responsible for developing and expanding relationships across Publicis agencies and their advertiser clients, identifying new revenue opportunities, and positioning Nexxen as a strategic technology, data, and media partner.

The ideal candidate combines strong agency relationships, a consultative sales approach, and the ability to translate complex advertising technology into meaningful business outcomes. We're looking for someone who can both develop new business and grow existing relationships, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

What You'll Do

  • Drive Revenue Growth: Own and grow a portfolio of Publicis agency and advertiser relationships, delivering against revenue targets and identifying opportunities for incremental investment.
  • Expand Agency Relationships: Build and deepen relationships across Publicis agencies, including investment, programmatic, planning, activation, and client leadership teams.
  • Develop New Business: Prospect and activate new advertisers, expand existing accounts, and identify opportunities to capture a greater share of client advertising budgets.
  • Lead Strategic Sales Conversations: Understand agency and advertiser business objectives, challenges, and priorities to develop tailored solutions that drive measurable results.
  • Position Nexxen's Solutions: Drive adoption of Nexxen's DSP, SSP, data, CTV, and cross-screen advertising capabilities, demonstrating the value of our differentiated technology and insights.
  • Build & Manage Pipeline: Develop a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities, maintain accurate forecasts, and proactively advance opportunities through the sales cycle.
  • Grow Strategic Partnerships: Identify opportunities for preferred partnerships, expanded agency adoption, and larger cross-client initiatives that strengthen Nexxen's position within Publicis.

Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Client Success, Trading, Product, and internal leadership to deliver strong client outcomes, retain business, and unlock growth.

What You'll Bring

  • Proven success in digital advertising, programmatic, AdTech, or media sales, ideally with experience selling into major holding companies.
  • Established relationships within Publicis Groupe or strong knowledge of its agencies, investment teams, and buying structures.
  • Demonstrated ability to generate new business, grow existing accounts, and consistently deliver against revenue goals.
  • Strong understanding of programmatic advertising, DSPs, SSPs, CTV, audience data, and cross-screen media strategies.
  • Consultative and strategic selling skills, with the ability to engage both day-to-day buyers and senior decision-makers.
  • Strong business acumen, negotiation skills, and ability to develop compelling commercial opportunities.
  • Proactive, resourceful, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving technology environment.
  • Strong pipeline management, forecasting discipline, and accountability for results.
  • Establish and expand meaningful relationships across priority Publicis agencies and advertiser accounts.
  • Build a qualified pipeline of new and incremental revenue opportunities.
  • Activate new advertisers and grow investment from existing clients.
  • Increase adoption of Nexxen's technology, data, and cross-screen solutions.
  • Consistently deliver against revenue targets while strengthening Nexxen's position as a strategic partner to Publicis.

In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full-time annual base salary for this role is $90,000 - $150,000 at the time of posting, with the potential of an incentive or bonus. While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location.

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