Sr. Director, New Business Development - Digital Media | AMS | Pearl River, NY

Active Media Services, Inc.

$90K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years in digital media sales or ad tech business development.
  • Experience with notable platforms like The Trade Desk and Amazon Ads.
  • Solid grasp of digital media buying and programmatic workflows.
  • Proven ability to generate strategic accounts and sales pipelines.
  • Experience engaging with agencies and enterprise marketing teams.
  • Strong consultative communication and presentation abilities.
  • Skilled in navigating complex sales processes involving multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Develop targeted outbound business development strategies.
  • Generate qualified leads for new and underdeveloped accounts.
  • Lead meetings to qualify opportunities and gather insights.
  • Position media capabilities around efficiency and performance advantages.
  • Collaborate with leadership to shape strategic proposals.
  • Diligently maintain CRM and manage sales forecasts.
  • Gather competitive insights to enhance messaging and positioning.
  • Support long-term growth within priority accounts.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Disability benefits included in the package.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Paid time off for work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for community engagement.
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment.
  • Access to professional development and learning opportunities.
Full Job Description
About the role

  • AMS has built a modern media and programmatic growth capability that unlocks scalable digital revenue opportunities across agencies, brands, media owners, and platform partnerships.
  • The role requires a candidate who can combine disciplined outbound prospecting with enough media and programmatic sophistication to establish credibility with senior stakeholders.

What you'll do

  • Develop outbound business development strategies targeting high-priority verticals and accounts.
  • Generate qualified pipeline across net-new and underpenetrated accounts.
  • Lead discovery meetings and opportunity qualification conversations.
  • Position AMS's media capabilities strategically around efficiency, inventory access, pricing advantage, and performance.
  • Partner with solutions and leadership teams to shape strategic proposals and deal structures.
  • Maintain disciplined CRM, forecasting, and pipeline management.
  • Gather market intelligence and competitive insights to refine positioning and messaging.
  • Support long-term account penetration and expansion strategies.

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years in digital media sales, ad tech business development, programmatic partnerships, or agency sales.
  • Experience at organizations such as The Trade Desk, Magnite, IAS, DoubleVerify, Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, DSP/SSP platforms, retail media networks, or agency holding companies.
  • Strong understanding of digital media buying ecosystems and programmatic workflows.
  • Track record of opening strategic accounts and building pipeline.
  • Experience selling into agencies, enterprise marketing organizations, or media buyers.
  • Strong consultative communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to navigate complex multi-stakeholder sales environments.

Success Metrics

  • Consistent generation of qualified pipeline.
  • Strategic entry points established into priority accounts.
  • Strong meeting-to-opportunity conversion rates.
  • Longer-term account expansion opportunities created.


Travel
This position does not require regularly scheduled travel

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The salary for this role is $90,000. The successful candidate's salary will depend on the actual ranges of current employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, geography, as well as the candidate's skill set, level of experience, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation. AMS offers a very competitive benefits package inclusive of medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401(k), paid time off, community engagement opportunities, great colleagues, and great learning opportunities.

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