Senior Account Executive

February 27

🌽 Illinois – Remote

Although this job is listed in Illinois, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $90k - $125k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💼 Account Executive

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Wattpad is a leading global webnovel platform operated by WEBTOON Entertainment, dedicated to revolutionizing the world of storytelling. With a community of over 90 million users, primarily made up of Gen Z and millennials, Wattpad enables users across the globe to read, write, and share stories in over 25 languages. The platform connects diverse voices with Hollywood and other major entertainment industries, turning popular stories into movies, TV shows, and more. Founded in 2006 by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen, Wattpad has grown from a simple mobile reading app to becoming a significant player in the entertainment sector. It empowers writers to monetize their work through its Paid Stories and Wattpad Originals programs, offering a platform where serialized stories thrive and where community and innovation lead to new entertainment frontiers. Wattpad's headquarters is in Toronto, with additional offices worldwide, including a notable presence in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2006

📱 Media

👥 B2C

💰 Venture Round on 2019-03

📋 Description

• WEBTOON Entertainment is a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms. • As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON Entertainment has transformed comics and visual storytelling for fans and creators. • With its CANVAS UGC platform empowering anyone to become a creator, and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators and series, WEBTOON Entertainment’s passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. • WEBTOON Entertainment adaptations are available on Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and other screens around the world, and the company’s content partners include Discord, HYBE and DC Comics, among many others. • WEBTOON is actively seeking an outgoing, highly motivated Account Executive in the Midwest with a well-established record of cultivating strategic alliances and formulating strategies for both new and existing advertising clients, be it agency or brands. • As part of this role, you will leverage your extensive network within agencies and among brands to drive business growth through WEBTOON & WATTPAD’s array of ad offerings, including standard Display Ads, Rewarded Video, Offerwall and Custom Content Integrations. • WEBTOON takes pride in our unique custom storytelling ad products like Branded WEBTOON and Branded Epilogue Story, fostering collaborations with our in-house original creators. • This position offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal part in shaping the trajectory of WEBTOON's Advertising as we expand our U.S. based sales team. • This is a remote position based in Chicago.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required. • A minimum of 7 years in sales, preferably within the digital advertising space. • Experience managing relationships with existing and potential advertisers, overseeing the sales life cycle from initial contact to contract execution. • An outgoing personality, coupled with an unwavering determination to close new business. • Understanding of US digital advertising market trends. • Excellent communication/presentation skills both in large and small groups. • Proven track record of proactively pursuing new business opportunities with brands and agencies, driven by an unwavering commitment to securing IOs. • Ability to retain and expand business with existing clients.

🏖️ Benefits

• Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals • Health benefits, including vision and dental! • Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up • 401K Contributions • Commuter Benefits • Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program • Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!