Job Details
Description
Amazon Ads is one of our fastest growing businesses. Amazon Advertising offers advertisers a rich array of media solutions now inclusive of premium video across both entertainment, gaming and Live Sports. The insights we deliver to advertisers and their partners enable them to build unique connection with consumers, from first discovery to loyalty in a unique and compelling way versus any other media platform at scale. We believe that advertising, when done well, enhances the customer experience with delightful discovery for consumers and compelling performance for advertisers.
As a Sr. Video Specialist, you will work directly with both Holding companies and client direct. The VSS will need to support vertical sales efforts and drive budgets through agency teams around strategy and buying groups. As part of an account team you will drive adoption of Amazons Video offering with advertisers and ensure the customers video investments fit into their overall marketing strategy with Amazon. You are naturally curious, and will apply your creativity and curiosity by taking a lead in strategizing video solutions for our advertisers, diving deep within the advertising community to discuss Amazons benefits, and working internally to innovate solutions that meet the objectives of our advertising customers. As an individual contributor, youll be joining an elite sales organization and will benefit from having direct access multiple leadership teams. Candidates should have experience buying, planning, packaging, and selling video both directly and programmatically. Candidates will have a strong knowledge of the STV landscape, experience negotiating and closing upfronts, and the ability to drive conversations with C-Suite client contacts.
Key job responsibilities
Video Specialists are aligned to the Large Customer Sales (LCS) organization and work closely with Account Teams, Agency Development Managers (ADMs), Go to Market (GTM) specialists, and Amazon Advertising Customers. They are responsible for:
Scaling video GTM strategies across your account teams internally
Drive adoption of Amazons video advertising offerings externally, by articulating the value proposition across all video, entertainment, sports and gaming.
Work closely with agencies and client direct to negotiate and close video deals
Understand full funnel media strategies and how to activate across Amazon
Deliver innovation to help position Prime Video as the #1 Streaming Service and long term growth opportunity.
Understand 3rd Party and 1st party measurement for streaming transactions
Ideate with Brand partnership Team to develop branded integration opportunities and unique sponsorships for your accounts.
Partnering with LCS and Vertical Marketing to develop narratives that differentiate Amazon Ads unique offerings tied to customer objectives and business outcomes; and
About the team
Amazon Ads is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for both brands and agencies through advertising. Our ad solutions including sponsored content, premium video, audio and custom ads leverage Amazons innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage meaningfully with audiences.
We're all about helping brands reach the right audiences in the right places, without causing disruption. Our robust insights, expansive portfolio of properties, and comprehensive advertising solutions help advertisers interact and form relationships with customers and give them a purposeful presence in customers lives.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
New York, NY, USA
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of B2B sales experience
- 10+ years digital advertising experience
- 4+ years of advanced TV/STV advertising experience
- Experience selling various video formats (MS, SS, Sponsorships, Sports)
- Effectively works cross-functionally (AE, Sales Leadership, Yield, Product, Measurement)
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep relationships within the advertising industry
- Experience negotiating Video Upfronts at agency and Brand level
- STV/TV measurement proficiency
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $144,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. This position is eligible for variable pay via a sales compensation plan. These plans pay according to achievement level against sales targets and/or business objectives. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.