Account Executive, Retail Advertising

TL;DR

Account Executive, Retail Advertising (Digital Advertising/Retail Media): Managing and growing agency and brand partnerships while developing media solutions across direct, programmatic, and TV channels with an accent on retail insights, shopper engagement, and creator-driven advertising. Focus on building strategic proposals, responding to RFPs, developing revenue opportunities, and translating client needs into effective campaigns.

Location: Chicago, United States; hybrid office environment with a minimum of two in-office days per week

Salary: $115,000–$130,000 annual base salary, plus additional incentive compensation

Company

hirify.global is a media and advertising technology company that helps independent creators and publishers monetize premium content and connect advertisers with engaged audiences.

What you will do

• Manage and grow a portfolio of agency and retail brand relationships.
• Develop new business through prospecting, follow-up, research, pipeline development, and account management.
• Create strategic proposals and respond to RFPs using retail insights, audience solutions, branded content, programmatic, direct, and TV offerings.
• Partner with sales leadership and senior colleagues on larger or more complex opportunities.
• Coordinate with sales planning, strategy, marketing, creative, account management, and operations to support campaign execution.
• Maintain accurate pipeline records and share client, agency, retail, and market feedback to improve sales strategy and product development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in digital media, advertising sales, agency partnerships, media planning, retail media, shopper marketing, commerce marketing, or a related client-facing role.
• Experience working with agencies, holding companies, retail brands, commerce teams, or brand-direct clients.
• Strong understanding of digital advertising, media planning, RFP processes, branded content, programmatic, audience-based solutions, retail media, or commerce-driven marketing.
• Ability to build relationships, manage client communication, support revenue growth, and identify opportunities within retail accounts.
• Strong verbal and written communication, organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• BA/BS degree preferred.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with major agency teams.
• Experience with retail brands, commerce marketing, or shopper marketing.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a creator-first media environment focused on a diverse and open internet.
• Collaborate across sales, strategy, marketing, creative, account management, and operations.
• Join an entrepreneurial environment with evolving priorities and opportunities for continued development.
• Additional incentive compensation is available beyond the base salary.
• Recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place To Work for 2025–2026.