Sales Director - Chicago - Blis

Sales Director - Chicago

We're looking for a Sales Director in Chicago.

The role will be remote, with client direct and agency alignment. You will be supported by and report into the VP of Sales based in Chicago and will be tasked with growing business from brands and agencies.

You will have solid relationships with agencies and have a mix of client direct relationships with the ability to grow accounts and continue to seek out new business. You will have an in-depth understanding of the current digital landscape and have key accounts within the market. Key Categories: Automotive, CPG, QSR, Retail, Travel.

Key responsibilities

• Drive the overall Chicago Midwest business via a strategic approach focused on accounts across key categories
• Continually build pipeline and close new business to achieve revenue targets
• Leverage and build deep relationships with customers by providing exceptional customer service and high campaign performance

Skills and requirements

• Strong agency and client-direct relationships in Chicago
• Exceptional track record in developing new business
• Knowledge of digital, programmatic, location based data and analytics
• Proven ability to close deals and achieve revenue targets
• Commitment to being a leader and team player in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment
• Commitment to Blis' Inclusion initiatives & 5 step sustainability plan

The base salary range for this position will be USD $130,000 – $160,000. The base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Our compensation package also includes a comprehensive benefits platform offering and a company bonus.

What we’ll do for you

• Competitive, uncapped commission structure
• Comprehensive healthcare, including vision and dental
• 401K with company match
• Competitive PTO
• Enhanced parental leave
• Career coaching
• And the list goes on!

About us

Blis is the geo-powered advertising tech stack. We’ve built a radically different omnichannel advertising solution structured on geography, not identity. Audience Explorer is our powerful audience planning platform delivering actionable intelligence & insight to advertisers.

With Blis, advertisers can plan unified audiences with data from premium partners, connected by geo. Buy audiences using smart cookieless technology that can double performance and halve costs. Measure the audience, not just the channel, with patent-pending omnichannel measurement technology.

Established in the UK in 2004, Blis now operates in more than 40 offices across five continents. Working with the world’s largest and most successful companies, as well as every major media agency.

As an equal opportunity employer, we treat all our employees and job applicants fairly and equally. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination and take all reasonable steps to create a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity. We don't condone or tolerate any form of harassment, by employees or by others who do business with us.

Our Values - B.L.I.S.
Brave

We're leaders not followers

An innovation and growth mindset helps us solve everyday challenges and achieve breakthroughs. Our passion drives us to innovate. We don’t see barriers, just possibilities.

We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable for outcomes, good and bad – and we don’t pass the buck.

Love our clients

We're client obsessed

We do what we say and build trusted relationships with our partners for the long term. We act with integrity. We put our clients at the center of our business. We obsess over the best insights, ideas and solutions to deliver WOW and work with honesty and accountability to get it done.

Inclusive

We're one team

We are empathetic and embrace diversity. Everyone has a voice and can bring their authentic self to work. We care about and support each other – with humility and good humor. Mutual respect and wellbeing are key. We strive to eliminate bias and be open and transparent.

Solutions driven

We're action oriented

Speed matters in business, so we're solution-driven and action-oriented. We value simplification and calculated risk taking. We are lean, agile and resourceful self-starters. We collaborate and break silos, working thoughtfully and with urgency to solve problems, while learning from mistakes and celebrating wins.

If this looks like the perfect fit for you or if you just want to have a conversation, please apply and we will get back to you as quickly as possible!