Account Director: Consumer Insights & Activation

NielsenIQ; United States; Remote; USD 118,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Flexible working environment

Job summary

NielsenIQ MRI-Simmons is seeking an Account Director to drive revenue growth with advertising agencies in the US. You will focus on consumer insights, activation, enrichment, data enablement, and advanced advertising, building relationships across programmatic, digital, and investment teams.

Based in Chicago or New York, you will own the end-to-end sales cycle, maintain a robust pipeline, and collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Client Service to deliver client value and long-term

Qualifications

• 7+ years in media, advertising, consumer insights, or SaaS sales.
• Proven hunter mindset with ability to win new opportunities.
• Experience selling data-driven solutions to agencies.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and close new agency opportunities across activations and data solutions.
• Renew and expand with existing clients by building deep relationships.
• Manage pipeline and drive cross-team opportunities with programmatic and digital teams.
• Lead proposals and presentations, translating client needs to MRI-Simmons capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product, Commercial, Marketing, and Operations to shape go-to-market.

Skills

Hunter mentality

Client instincts

Consultative selling

Presentation skills

Pipeline management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

NielsenIQ MRI-Simmons is seeking an Account Director to drive revenue growth with advertising agencies in the US. You will focus on consumer insights, activation, enrichment, data enablement, and advanced advertising, building relationships across programmatic, digital, and investment teams.

Based in Chicago or New York, you will own the end-to-end sales cycle, maintain a robust pipeline, and collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Client Service to deliver client value and long-term