Account Executive
Who are we?
fuboTV is the world’s only sports-focused live TV streaming service with top leagues and teams, plus popular shows, movies and news for the entire household. We stream the most popular entertainment, news and sports programming in the world, including more than 30,000 live sporting events per year and 60,000 TV episodes and movies every month.
Headquartered in New York City, fuboTV has quickly evolved into the top independent virtual MVPD in the U.S. and a sports-first cable replacement for the entire family, after initially launching as a streaming soccer service in January 2015. With the launch of fuboTV España in 2018, it became the first U.S. virtual MVPD to enter Europe. fubo Sports Network, the live, free-to-consumer TV network for passionate sports fans, launched in 2019, with event coverage, news, behind-the-scenes and exclusive programming.
About the Role:
fuboTV is looking for an extremely motivated seller to join our high-performance, start-up environment. The successful candidate will have significant experience in Connected TV advertising sales, understanding and delivering direct and programmatic ad sales. The ideal candidate will be looking for a unique opportunity to deliver significant financial value as the business accelerates its growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive video advertising and sponsorship sales while meeting and exceeding all sales goals
- Focus on cultivating client direct, agency and agency trading desk relationships within named accounts
- Set meetings and present the fuboTV and fubo Sports Network value proposition to clients, while gaining an understanding of client goals and KPI’s
- Respond proactively to all client requests in a timely manner that moves the business forward
- Partner with fuboTV’s internal teams including Business Development, Product, Technology, Content Acquisition, Finance and others to devise ad packages that integrate and utilize all fuboTV and fubo Sports Network assets
- Manage, renew, up-sell and scale new and existing clients
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of direct selling experience in advertising sales with relevant sales experience in a media organization
- Ideal candidate will be comfortable writing both direct IO and programmatic deals
- Experienced and knowledgeable within the OTT and Connected TV industry
- Experienced leader of data driven sales managing the sales cycle with advanced campaign measurement and attribution
- Comprehensive knowledge of the programmatic buying and selling process
- Distinguished track record working for multi-media sales organizations
Qualities:
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Team player with the ability to lead projects from start to close
- Sophisticated client-facing skills; highly articulate and able to creatively position our value proposition. Able to simply and compellingly present complex marketing programs to clients
- Manage multiple projects with tight deadlines and operate efficiently within a relatively flat organization; communicate effectively with a range of executives, department teams and clients
- Ability to perform a high level even when faced with unexpected change; creative problem solver in dealing with difficult or unexpected challenges
- A passion for the Streaming TV industry.
- Expert skills with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Perks & Benefits:
- fuboTV provides a highly competitive compensation based on experience and market standards
- Robust benefit package including stock options, health / dental / vision coverage sponsored up to 100% for employees, 401k, life insurance, and commuter benefits
- Free premium fuboTV account
- Health and wellness initiatives including discounts on gym memberships
- Unlimited PTO days and regular company-wide activities
- fuboTV's main headquarters are located in Midtown Manhattan
- fuboTV is an e-verified company
FuboTV is a consumer-first live TV streaming company focused on delivering an exceptional viewing experience for both entertainment and sports fans. With a portfolio that includes Hulu + Live TV and Molotov, FuboTV caters to global audiences, setting new standards for how viewers engage with content.
- Founded
- Founded 2015
- Employees
- 201-500 employees
- Industry
- Media
- Total raised
- $150M raised