Sr Client Partner - Strategic Accounts - NY (GIPHY)

Shutterstock, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

GIPHY is seeking a Sr. Client Partner - Strategic Accounts to spearhead revenue growth through strategic, high-impact partnerships with key clients. The role demands an experienced digital sales leader with a proven track record of driving substantial revenue growth and nurturing long-term client relationships.

The position focuses on both new business acquisition and cultivating deeper brand engagement, across top brands and agencies in a fast-paced, creative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven success in sales, brand partnerships, and strategy with a focus on revenue growth.
• Experience building long-term relationships with Fortune 100 brands.
• Proven track record of driving large-scale campaigns and high-value partnerships.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new market opportunities, ad products, and sales strategies aligned with growth objectives.
• Own revenue generation for a diverse portfolio including major brands and agencies.
• Build and expand a sustainable pipeline with Fortune 100 brands and FAANG clients.
• Lead outreach, prospecting, and relationship-building to exceed targets.
• Foster long-term client relationships and drive renewals and upsells.
• Own the sales pipeline, forecast revenue, and align internal resources for success.
• Represent the brand at industry events and panels to elevate market position.

Skills

Sales leadership

Brand partnerships

Strategy

Revenue growth

Negotiation

Executive communication

FAANG partnerships

Relationship building

Job description

The Role

GIPHY is seeking a dynamic Sr. Client Partner - Strategic Accounts to spearhead revenue growth by driving strategic, high-impact partnerships with key clients. This role is ideal for an experienced digital sales leader with a proven track record of driving substantial revenue growth, building and nurturing long-term client relationships, and executing large-scale branded content campaigns. The Sr Client Partner - Strategic Accounts will play a critical role in focusing on both new business acquisition and cultivating deeper brand engagement.

The Role

GIPHY is seeking a dynamic Sr. Client Partner - Strategic Accounts to spearhead revenue growth by driving strategic, high-impact partnerships with key clients. This role is ideal for an experienced digital sales leader with a proven track record of driving substantial revenue growth, building and nurturing long-term client relationships, and executing large-scale branded content campaigns. The Sr Client Partner - Strategic Accounts will play a critical role in focusing on both new business acquisition and cultivating deeper brand engagement.

The Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Strategic Revenue Growth:
  • Lead the identification and development of new market opportunities, ad products, and sales strategies that align with GIPHY's long-term growth objectives.
  • Drive and influence strategic planning to enhance GIPHY’s position as a top choice in a competitive market.
  • Ensures work aligns with operational policies
  • Responsible for a significant portion of the overall department revenue goals
• Ownership of Revenue Generation:
  • Responsible for a substantial and strategically diverse book of business, encompassing clients across various industry verticals.
  • Ownership of a portfolio that includes high-stakes engagements, partnerships with leading FAANG organizations, large-scale media corporations, and established Fortune 100 companies.
  • Take full responsibility for your portfolio’s revenue targets, strategically prioritizing efforts across clients and sectors to maximize long-term revenue growth.
  • Manage multiple projects, ensuring alignment across all delivery teams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align resources and deliver exceptional results.
  • Proactively share knowledge from your area of expertise across multiple teams.
• Business Development:
  • Build and expand a sustainable business pipeline by identifying and converting new business opportunities.
  • Lead outreach, prospecting, and relationship-building to secure long-term, high-value partnerships that consistently exceed sales targets.
  • Convert New Business opportunities and cultivate relationships with stakeholders from Fortune 100 brands.
• Long-Term Client Relationships:
  • Cultivate and manage long-term relationships with senior decision-makers and key stakeholders at top brands and agencies. Develop tailored solutions that drive both short-term campaign success and long-term brand loyalty, fostering ongoing revenue growth through renewals and upselling.
• Forecasting & Strategic Planning:
  • Own the sales pipeline, proactively reporting on progress, identifying potential roadblocks, and delivering accurate revenue forecasts. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure strategic alignment and maximize campaign success.
  • Supports teams in planning their work, proposing alternative delivery methods
  • Determines resources required to deliver outcomes and/or projects for which they are responsible
  • Help to lead the national go-to-market strategy for high-value clients and brand partnerships
• Thought Leadership & Brand Representation:
  • Represent GIPHY in high-level industry events, panels, and conferences to elevate the brand and establish yourself as a thought leader within the industry.
• Team Leadership & Culture:
  • Be a driving force in creating and maintaining a positive and collaborative team culture. Mentor and lead by example.
  • Ensure that the function goals & strategy plans and priorities set by the higher-level position are implemented effectively within their team
  • Provides guidance to more junior members on addressing learning needs
  • Proactively shares knowledge from their area of expertise
  • Provides clear direction and support to team members, aligning work with company strategy
  • Proactively identify roadblocks to team engagement & collaboration and proposes resolution plans to the leadership team
  • Be an awesome coach, motivate your team, set goals & provide a path for your reps to success

What You'll Bring To The Role

• 10+ years of proven success in sales, brand partnerships, and strategy, with a focus on driving significant revenue growth and building long-term relationships with Fortune 100 brands.
• A track record of exceeding performance targets and delivering measurable impact on revenue and business growth through strategic thinking, market positioning, and negotiation expertise.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to identify opportunities, shape strategic conversations, and recommend impactful solutions that drive significant revenue outcomes.
• Expertise in negotiating and closing deals at all levels of a client or agency organization, with the ability to tailor solutions to a variety of stakeholder needs.
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to assess market trends, customer needs, and internal data to drive strategic decisions that maximize revenue.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts in a compelling and actionable way.
• Proven experience and previous partnerships with FAANG companies.
• Experience in Sales Management and team leadership is a plus.

GIPHY

GIPHY sits at the intersection of personal communication and shared moments. GIPHY is the best way to search, share, discover and create GIFs on the Internet. The content on GIPHY's website, app, and API is all of the best and most popular GIFs on the web, along with content created by talented GIF artists and world-class brands. Our goal is to help make finding and sharing the good GIFs easier.

Shutterstock

Shutterstock connects diverse artists and creative professionals around the globe with the agencies, brands and people who need their work and services. It’s a place where creators come to be inspired and discover new ways to produce their best work.Shutterstock enables its employees to drive culture and tap into the world around them to develop the toolbox and solutions that help others share their world views. At Shutterstock, your ideas will be welcomed, your uniqueness will be celebrated, and you will be supported in presenting your view of the world as you experience it. We’re champions of resiliency; quickly learning from our shortcomings in our pursuit of continuous growth.Diverse teams are critical to our success. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply and we commit to creating and maintaining a culture where employees know they belong and have equal opportunities to succeed.

At Shutterstock, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. The compensation package offered may vary depending on employment experience, skills, and knowledge. You may also be eligible for our generous benefits package including health, wellness and financial benefits. Compensation ranges for candidates in locations outside of the location(s) below may differ based on the cost of labor, market, and additional factors.

Note: Commission-eligible roles are expressed as on-target earnings (base and commission). Non-commission roles are expressed as base salary only but are also eligible for annual incentives.

The Pay Range For This Position Is Below

• 300,000 - 340,000 per year in New York

Shutterstock Values

We are one team collectively focused on creating an unrivaled experience for our Customers and Contributors. Our Values represent the mindset of the employee who will thrive at Shutterstock.

Shutterstock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Suitably qualified and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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The referenced salary range is based on the Company’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.