Sales Director

Cluep; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

401k contributions

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Cluep is seeking an experienced sales leader in the United States to drive net-new revenue through consultative selling of AI-powered audience intelligence. You will develop territory plans, build senior-level relationships with agencies and advertisers, and collaborate with product and client services to deliver measurable results.

The role requires a strong network across brands and agencies, a passion for consultative selling, and a track record of landing and growing revenue in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 8–10+ years in digital media or advertising sales with a proven quota track record.
• Strong relationships across agencies, holding companies, and brand advertisers.
• Experience proposing strategic media solutions and using data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Generate and grow advertising revenue through consultative, solution-based selling.
• Prospect, develop, and close net-new business opportunities across brands and agencies.
• Build and execute territory plans that drive pipeline growth.
• Develop senior-level relationships with agency and advertiser decision makers.
• Translate AI-powered audience intelligence into business solutions.
• Deliver persuasive presentations, proposals, and RFP responses.

Skills

Digital advertising sales

Relationship building

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Strategic selling

CRM / Salesforce

AI understanding

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

DSPs/SSPs

Job description

Cluep is an AI company that helps brands advertise to people based on how they feel and what they see on social media. Using its advanced AI models to analyze publicly shared text, image, video and audio signals, Cluep delivers exceptional results for leading brands such as McDonalds, Microsoft, Toyota, Starbucks, Amazon, and many more across the globe.

Founded by three young entrepreneurs (recognized in the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30), Cluep began working with advertising agencies and brands in 2014. Since that time, it has worked with hundreds of agencies, ran thousands of campaigns across North America and Europe, and continues to develop new and industry leading advertising solutions as it expands its team.

Recent Awards

Our program for McDonald’s and OMD has been selected as a finalist for Best AI-Driven Campaign at the Digiday AI Awards.

In the News

Ad Age featured our AI Agent-powered campaign for The Coca-Cola Company. Our campaign with Coke represents a fundamental shift in how brands and consumers interact. Moving from passive targeting to active assistance, from demanding attention to delivering value.

The Role

This is a highly visible, individual contributor role for a proven hunter who thrives on creating opportunities, opening doors, and building revenue from the ground up.

The ideal candidate has a strong network across brands and agencies, a passion for consultative selling, and a track record of landing and growing net-new business. They are competitive, resourceful, highly accountable, and energized by the challenge of building in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

You will work closely with leadership, product, client services, and account management teams to drive revenue growth while helping shape the next phase of Cluep's expansion.

Responsibilities:

• Generate and grow advertising revenue through consultative, solution-based selling
• Prospect, develop, and close net-new business opportunities across brands and agencies
• Build and execute territory plans that drive consistent pipeline growth
• Develop and maintain senior-level relationships with agency and advertiser decision makers
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships into larger strategic partnerships
• Translate AI-powered audience intelligence capabilities into compelling business solutions
• Create and deliver persuasive presentations, proposals, and RFP responses
• Partner with Client Success and Account Management teams to ensure campaign performance and client retention
• Collaborate with Product and Leadership teams to provide market feedback and identify growth opportunities
• Analyze campaign results and contribute to case studies and client success stories
• Consistently achieve and exceed quarterly revenue goals and key performance metrics

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 8-10+ years of experience in digital media, advertising technology, mobile, programmatic, CTV, retail media, or related advertising sales experience
• Proven track record of prospecting, landing, and growing net-new business relationships
• Demonstrated success exceeding revenue targets in a quota-carrying sales role
• Strong relationships across media agencies, holding companies, independent agencies, and/or brand-direct advertisers
• Experience developing strategic media recommendations and consultative client solutions
• Working knowledge of programmatic advertising, DSPs, SSPs, audience targeting, measurement, and attribution
• Strong understanding of AI, audience intelligence, data-driven marketing, or emerging advertising technologies
• Exceptional communication, presentation, negotiation, and storytelling skills
• Highly self-motivated with strong organizational and time-management abilities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment with evolving priorities

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently builds and maintains a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities
• Wins new logos and expands strategic client relationships
• Becomes a trusted advisor to agency and brand partners
• Identifies market opportunities and provides valuable customer feedback
• Contributes to a collaborative, high-performance sales culture
• Helps position Cluep as a leader in AI-powered audience intelligence
• Time off: 3 weeks of paid vacation approx. 2 weeks off during holiday period and 4 extended summer long weekends
• Schedule: hybrid work model (3 days in office) with flexible start/end times
• Well-being: employer paid extended health benefits, paid sick days and 401k contributions
• Culture: supportive team environment and inclusive work force
• Social: semi-annual offsite social events, holiday and life event celebrations, quarterly company wide all hands, and more!

If you're excited by the challenge of building relationships, creating opportunities, and helping brands leverage AI-powered audience intelligence to drive business outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and vow to make any necessary disability-related accommodations, upon request, throughout the entirety of the recruitment and selection process. Need support in your application? Just let us know by emailing our HR at [e-mail] with the email subject being "Accommodation Request for Interview – Job Title"