VP Sales, Media (Advanced Advertising)

Location: Remote within the United States; preferred locations are Tri-State/NYC, Chicago, or Los Angeles. Must be in the US at the time of application.

Salary: USD 117,500–200,000 yearly base compensation, plus eligibility for a sales-based incentive or performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global’s majority-owned MRI-Simmons joint venture provides consumer insights, media planning, audience research, data enrichment, activation, and measurement solutions for the US media ecosystem.

What you will do

• Drive sales initiatives for Insights, Planning, and Advanced Advertising solutions, including data enrichment, media planning, and activation.
• Develop new opportunities with media, streaming, agency, and audience-based marketplace partners and participate in Advanced Advertising presentations.
• Lead renewal, new business, and upsell deals from pre-sales and proposals through negotiation, contracting, and closing.
• Collaborate with Product, Commercial, Operations, Development, and Client Service teams to prioritize solutions and define data, software, and delivery requirements.
• Maintain sales processes, CRM data, sales orders, payments, client reporting, and contractual obligations.
• Help define go-to-market strategy, promote product initiatives, and guide colleagues through advanced data-driven opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10–15 years of experience in sales or business development within marketing research, Advanced Advertising, or data-driven sales in the media industry.
• Strong network of contacts in the Advanced Advertising sector, preferably within media, including media and streaming companies.
• Proactive hunter mindset with the ability to start quickly and independently develop opportunities.
• Ability to communicate the value of advanced data solutions and understand client needs.
• Strong understanding of the Digital/Advanced Advertising ecosystem and expertise in applying MRI-Simmons data to advanced television partnership opportunities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, relationship management, and stakeholder skills, including experience with executive-level clients and colleagues.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to understand and implement complex contracts and agreements.
• Excellent consultative selling skills and familiarity with Challenger sales methodology and MEDDICC; ability to use partner-industry knowledge to identify opportunities and make strategic recommendations.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working environment.
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts, Health Savings Account with company contributions, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) with company matching.
• Discretionary paid time off, 11 paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning, and Employee Assistance Program.