Kinective Media Account Executive

$120,000 - $150,000/Yr

United Airlines - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - San Francisco, CA

Air Transportation

About the position

The Kinective Media Account Executive role at United Airlines offers an exciting opportunity to join a newly launched travel media network. This position focuses on creating meaningful connections between travelers and brands through personalized advertising and content, leveraging insights from United's extensive loyalty program, MileagePlus. The role involves utilizing digital media expertise to drive sales and establish relationships with key decision-makers in the advertising community.

Responsibilities

• Proactively uncover new business opportunities and build relationships with key agency and client decision makers.
• Manage the end-to-end sales process with minimal oversight while exceeding independent sales targets.
• Identify and implement omnichannel media planning and measurement solutions.
• Use a consultative selling approach to provide relevant insights and craft solutions that address client challenges.
• Build and manage effective account growth plans in collaboration with internal stakeholders and client decision makers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve client issues with responsiveness and a commitment to partnership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Advertising, Digital Media, Communications or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of outside digital media/ad tech sales experience and client-facing partner management.
• Experience building new customer relationships and working with agency leadership to establish partnership plans.
• Proven track record of managing a cross-channel, multi-million dollar advertising business.
• Deep understanding of ad industry challenges and measurement solutions.
• Strong knowledge of the ad industry and programmatic landscape, particularly in omnichannel media planning.

Nice-to-haves

• Creative storytelling ability to use data to quantify opportunities and influence decision-makers.
• Previous experience working with cross-functional teams on go-to-market opportunities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Commuter benefits
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• 401(k) plan with employee and company contributions
• Flight privileges