Senior Key Account Director – IL

System1 Group PLC; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K Plan

Unlimited opportunities for interaction with industry leaders

Recognition Scheme

Regular social events

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

A leading marketing research firm seeks a dedicated sales leader to manage U.S.-based accounts. This role involves implementing sales strategies for consultancy services, targeting growth with new and existing clients. Candidates should hold a relevant Bachelor's Degree and possess over 5 years of experience in market research, demonstrating proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The role is based in Chicago or LA, offering a competitive salary of $150,000 per year plus bonus, alongside comprehensive benefits including health insurance and a 401K plan.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a client-facing market research position.
• Experience with both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret marketing data.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales of marketing research and consultancy services.
• Attract new clients and grow sales revenue.
• Maximize conversion through effective strategy deployment.

Skills

Analyzing consumer decision making processes

Utilizing quantitative and qualitative market research methodologies

Analyzing marketing and advertising effectiveness data

Leveraging research-based insight for decision making

Client-facing communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Psychology, or related field

Job description

• Salary Range:$150,000per yearplus bonus /commission

In the words of one of our senior clients recently…“Market Research has changed more in the last 3 years than the previous 40”

Who we are and why we exist

System1 is a The Creative Effectiveness Platform. Our target customers are the world’s largest advertisers. These businesses understand that creativity is the most powerful tool for growth within their control. System1 helps them make confident creative decisions that lead to transformational business results.

What we do

System1 predicts and improves marketing effectiveness. Our advertising and idea tests measure emotion to give our customers the most accurate predictions of the business impact of creativity. We ‘predict’ (provide research results) and ‘improve’ (provide insight and consultancy on those results) on arguably three of the most critical marketing questions for our customers: advertising effectiveness, innovation effectiveness and brand effectiveness. We aspire to do these three things better than anyone else at a value that makes System1 our customers’ choice.

Becoming part of our team

• AIM Listed, and with 10 Global Offices and over 150 employees, System1 is a fast-changing business. With exceptional IP, technological advantage and a world-class team we are very well positioned for rapid growth. Central to this is our people. We need to hire the right people, into the right roles, at the right time.
• Are you up for being a part of a team to promote System1, our thought leadership, partnership activity, product launches and promotional activity?
• Are you excited by working with leading edge IP and products that can make a huge impact on our customers’ businesses?
• Do you relish the role of being the disruptor in a category and rise to the challenge of stretching goals?

What will you be doing?

• Lead and implement sales of company’s marketing research and consultancy services for strategic U.S.-based accounts, attract new clients and establish and grow sales revenue among existing clients, and facilitate in-house sales planning which involves: Lead specific U.S.-based accounts and grow share of client research and consultancy wallet by enhancing upstream business understanding, provide strong delivery, and utilize upselling and cross-selling strategies.
• Ensure that strategy is deployed effectively to maximize conversion, particularly by deploying company’s unique and industry-leading thinking, services and tools. Provide accurate sales processing, planning, and forecasting.
• The position requires little domestic travel to work at System1’s Chicago (Or LA) office and to visit client sites throughout the United States to attend meetings.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Psychology with a concentration in consumer behavior, or a related field
• 5+years experience in a client-facing market research position that involves (1) analyzing consumer decision making processes; (2) utilizing quantitative and qualitative market research methodologies; (3) analyzing marketing and advertising effectiveness data; (4) leveraging research-based insight to guide client marketing investment and business decision making processes; and (5) supporting a client or agency consumer insight or marketing function to deliver research or consultancy output in accessible ways.
• Health Insurance / Medical Insurance / Dental Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Unlimited opportunities to interact with some of the leading thinkers in advertising and marketing fields.
• A Recognition Scheme to say thank you!
• Regular socials, including summer and winter parties.
• Wellbeing resources, including “de-clutter days” for your personal and professional needs.

We welcome applicants from all diverse communities and encourage our candidates to ask us about reasonable adjustments that we may be able to make to support through our recruitment process and while in post.