Account Executive - Chicago

Blis; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the geo-powered advertising sector is seeking a dynamic Account Executive in Chicago. This hybrid role requires a strong track record in digital media sales, focusing on building key relationships and driving revenue growth across diverse verticals. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit aligned with the company's values of innovation, client obsession, and inclusivity.

Benefits

Competitive, uncapped commission structure

Comprehensive healthcare, including vision and dental

401K with company match

Competitive PTO

Enhanced parental leave

Career coaching

Qualifications

• Strong network of agency and client-direct relationships.
• Proven track record of developing and closing new business.
• Results-driven mindset with consistent history of exceeding revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the Midwest/West Coast revenue strategy.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline and consistently close new business.
• Cultivate deep relationships with clients and agencies.

Skills

Digital media expertise

Client relationship management

Sales

Networking

Job description

Account Executive - Chicago

Hybrid/Remote

We're looking for a dynamic Account Executive to join our growing Chicago team. This is a hybrid role.

As an Individual Contributor, you’ll report directly to the VP of Sales, Midwest/Westand play a key role in driving revenue from both brands and agencies. You won’t be managing a team, but you will be at the forefront of growing our presence across key verticals.

We’re looking for someone who brings strong existing relationships with agencies and direct brands, a proven ability to grow accounts, and a hunger for uncovering new opportunities. A deep understanding of the digital advertising landscape is essential, and experience in categories like Automotive, CPG, QSR, Retail, and Travel is a big plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the Midwest/West Coast revenue strategy, with a focus on high-impact accounts
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline and consistently close new business
• Cultivate deep relationships with clients and agencies through exceptional service and campaign results
• Commitment to Blis' Inclusion initiatives & 5 step sustainability plan

What You Bring

• Strong network of agency and client-direct relationships across the Midwest/West Coast
• Proven track record of developing and closing new business
• Expertise in digital media, including programmatic, location-based data, and analytics
• Results-driven mindset with a consistent history of meeting or exceeding revenue targets
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial spirit aligned with Blis’ inclusive culture and sustainability initiatives

What We Offer

• 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 cookie-less 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!