Sales / Account Manager – Italian Market

Vertigo Media; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Continuous learning and professional development

Exposure to major European advertisers

Job summary

Vertigo Media in Barcelona is seeking a driven Sales & Account Manager for the Italian market. The role involves developing strategic partnerships and managing high-value accounts while promoting lead generation solutions. Ideal candidates should have 2+ years in Sales or Performance Marketing, strong KPI management skills, and a deep understanding of digital acquisition channels. This position offers a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and real career growth opportunities within a fast-paced and merit-driven environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in Sales, Business Development, or Performance Marketing environments.
• Strong understanding of CPL/CPA models and digital acquisition funnels.
• Experience managing KPIs and client portfolios is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio of Italian advertisers and partners.
• Identify and close new business opportunities via outbound sales.
• Monitor campaign performance and optimize commercial results.

Skills

Sales

Business Development

Account Management

Lead Generation

Performance Marketing

Digital Acquisition

KPI Management

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

TikTok Ads

Affiliate Traffic

Job description

Sales & Account Manager – Italian Market

VMPis a leading international Performance Marketing Agency specialized in qualified lead generation and customer acquisition at scale. We support major brands across industries such as Insurance, Finance, Telecommunications, Energy, Education, Home Services and E-commerce through advanced acquisition strategies combining Paid Media, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Landing Pages, Data-driven optimization and Affiliate Marketing. We generate high-quality leads for more than 350 B2B and B2C clients across Europe..

We are looking for a highly driven and entrepreneurial Sales & Account Manager – Italian Market to accelerate our growth in Italy. The ideal candidate is commercially aggressive, performance-oriented and passionate about digital acquisition and lead generation. The selected candidate will play a key role in developing strategic partnerships, managing high-value accounts and identifying new business opportunities within the Italian market. This role combines Business Development, Account Management, Performance Marketing and Strategic Sales while working closely with media buying, operations and management teams to scale campaigns and maximize client performance.

Main responsibilities include developing and managing a portfolio of Italian advertisers and partners, identifying and closing new business opportunities, prospecting new clients through outbound sales, networking, LinkedIn and events, promoting Vertigo Media’s lead generation and performance marketing solutions, building long-term relationships with clients and business partners, understanding client KPIs and objectives to deliver profitable acquisition strategies, monitoring campaign performance and optimizing commercial results, coordinating internally with media buyers and operations teams to improve lead quality and delivery, negotiating commercial agreements and analyzing market trends and acquisition opportunities.

The ideal profile has at least 2 years of experience in Sales, Business Development, Account Management, Lead Generation or Performance Marketing environments. Strong understanding of CPL/CPA models, digital acquisition funnels and online lead generation ecosystems is required. Experience managing KPIs, margins, client portfolios and commercial performance is essential. Good knowledge of digital channels such as Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads and Affiliate traffic is highly appreciated.

We are looking for someone highly ambitious, performance-driven and entrepreneurial with a strong hunter mindset. The ideal candidate is autonomous, proactive, organized and solution-oriented, capable of working in a fast-paced and demanding environment while remaining strongly KPI and results-focused. Curiosity for digital marketing, acquisition strategies and business growth is essential, along with resilience, adaptability and excellent interpersonal skills. The candidate must also be a strong team player capable of collaborating with multiple departments in an international environment.

We offer the opportunity to join a fast-growing international performance marketing agency within a young, ambitious and merit-driven environment, with real career growth opportunities, exposure to major European advertisers and high-volume campaigns, a hybrid working model, competitive salary package based on experience and performance, continuous learning and professional development opportunities.