Alex Kirk
Executive Consultant - EMEA
I specialise in the full range of commercial roles across Digital, Branded Content and Influencer Marketing, helping businesses grow by connecting them with the right talent.
Roles include:
Head Of Brand Partnerships – Leading Heritage Publisher
Business Development Director – Influencer Marketing Platform (start-up)
Sales Manager – Major Digital Publisher
Account Director – Influencer Marketing Agency
My focus is on providing a bespoke service for both clients and candidates - acting as a consultative subject-matter-expert, while providing insights on the market and a tailored approach to each novel situation.
Area's of Specialism:Influencer Marketing, Digital Sales, Branded Content, Creative Solutions & Publisher Sales.
Alex Kirk's Jobs
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Agency Partner - Hypergrowth Adtech Scale Up
London
£50,000 - £60,000 per annum + 100% Comms
Agency Partner (Sales) - Hypergrowth AdTech / Programmatic Scale Up:Salary range - £50K-60K + 100% commission (OTE £100K+)The opportunity:An extremely high growth and ambitious business is scaling once again and (once again) I'm helping them find the best commercial candidates in AdTech to join their high performing team.They understand programmatic inside out and using Data & Insights from their platform they can help their partners deliver programmatic campaigns that will achieve the best results.They help connect clients with the right partners (they're platform agnostic), they have the best tech and an internal team of dedicated programmatic experts that ensure smooth campaign delivery.What’s not to like?They're looking for a motivated AdTech & Agency Sales Professional to help them continue this hypergrowth journey, you'll be tasked with selling their solutions across an Agency Patch.Best bits:They have won awards for best use of data in Digital Media from top media publications.They're regarded by Marketing Agencies as the best partner to work with (better than google and Facebook even!) scoring incredibly high of client feedback ratings!They offer a chance to double your salary, built around realistic individual and team targets with bonuses awarded very year for how well the UK team is doing (spoiler alert, YOY they hit their growth targets) and how well the global team is doing!They have trading deals with all major marketing agencies, which incentivises them to do business with you! Making life as a seller that little bit more simple !You'll join a company with a fantastic high performing culture, who are transparent in all they do and offer great staff benefits, including a global Christmas trip abroad with the whole company! Last year they went to Mexico with all 700 members of staff for a week. Not bad going!Who are you?You'll have a digital media sales/agency sales background with a hunger to drum up new business opportunities with their agency partners!You'll be a hunter who seeks out opportunities to grow your patch and make things happen, underpinned by a motivation to hit and exceed targets!Ideally 3-5 years experience in digital media and AdTech/ProgrammaticYou're excited by high growth opportunities and the opportunity to grow in a high growth environment at a globally reaching business (active in 25 markets across the world)If you'd like to learn more and your background fits the requirements, apply here and we'll set up a call!
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Agency Sales Manager - Rich Media Advertising
London
£45,000 - £55,000 per annum + Comms
Agency Sales Manager - AdTech PlatformSalary - circa £50K + 30K commission (some flexibility dependent on background)I'm working on a truly awesome opportunity with a business who 'mean business' in the AdTech world. They're looking for a Sales Manager to work with their key agency partners on huge international advertising campaigns!Headlines:They are the dominant force in the Rich Media ecosystem within AdTech with a very sophisticated solution which is underpinned by Data, Creativity and strong understanding of Attention metrics! They are also focused on understanding the contextual environments where ads are served and have proprietary AI tech which helps them do so, with image and keyword analysis.If you're working in AdTech and Sales then this is a role you should be super excited about as the product has a strong reputation in market, and through various mergers and acquisitions they are stronger than ever.On top of that, this role is one of the best available for a seasoned seller as you'll be inheriting some massive accounts including one which alone billed £1.3M last year, amongst other large accounts with Agency Holding companies! Overall, you're inheriting clients that love working with this business and spend a lot with them, meaning commission & earning potential is very achievable!Their top performer achieved well over 200% of target last year and the whole team have already hit their Q1 targets! They are pre-IPO but the prospects of that changing in the next two years are big, so now's the time to join the journey! You'll be working with prestigious accounts and currently they are blowing their competition out of the water!Here's the overview of the role:This role is an IC sales role responsible for prospecting & closing sales in their 'market leading' AdTech /Rich Media Platform.You'll report into a Director of Sales and will be leading and developing key relationships and strategy with agencies / brands who are running international campaigns from the UK. A successful candidate will drive continued results and value for clients using a range of products / creative solutions available & you'll have great contacts across international planner & buyers in the UK.You'll be a highly motivated seller who can work collaboratively internally teams and will be entirely dedicated to hitting targets and exceeding sales ambitions while growing their products within your Agency patch.Ideally, you should have a min of 3+ year’s experience in International / Digital Sales or Media Agency side.Must haves:3 years of solid selling international, cross-border digital advertising campaigns.Strong selling experience and a penchant for hitting or exceeding sales targets.Experience selling Managed I/O and Programmatic solutions (they do both).Strong reputation across the industry with former clients and an amazing list of contacts.Perks of working here:They offer huge responsibility, ownership and an opportunity develop and advance your career at an exciting scale-up and be a key part of their ramping up period, they are currently growing fast and that brings opportunities to move up the ladder!You'll work with a global / diverse tribe from over 20 territories globally!You will be working at a stable, friendly, and collaborative work environment.Company laptop.Extra paid days - Holiday, Birthdays (and even moving house)Pension contributionsFlexible working environment (e.g., work hours and opportunities to work in other offices) - During COVID-19 period, this is WFH and we expect this to be a 50/50 split of working from home/office in the future.Monthly reimbursement of expenses (e.g., Business phone call)Get in touch and apply here to learn more!
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Account Executive - AdTech Hypergrowth Scale Up:
New York
Salary range - $90k- $120K + comms
Account Executive - AdTech Hypergrowth Scale Up:Salary range - $90k- $120K + commsThe Opportunity:A truly exciting opportunity in AdTech has arisen with a disruptive business in the programmatic ecosystem. We’ve just been engaged by a highly regarded global AdTech / DOOH firm, who excel in Programmatic advertising, they have a great full stack offering and are really pioneering in this niche of DOOH.Their footprint spans over 15 offices , they secured a juicy chunk of investment, and significantly they are pre-IPO!We've been helping them staff up with senior commercial and marketing talent across globe, and have pretty much built their sales team in all new markets.We are now helping put additional boots on the ground in NYC, where they are looking to add Sales Account Managers/Account Execs to their team. You must have sold digital, programmatic or DOOH/OOH for a minimum of 1-3 years!This is a fast-paced scale-up opportunity and a chance to have smash numbers in an ever developing programmatic channel!Please apply here if you'd like to discuss further.
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Agency Partner (Sales) - Hypergrowth AdTech / Programmatic Scale Up
London
£50K-60K + 100% commission (£100K+ OTE)
Agency Partner (Sales) - Hypergrowth AdTech / Programmatic Scale Up:Salary range - £50K-60K + 100% commission (OTE £100K+)The opportunity:An extremely high growth and ambitious business is scaling once again and (once again) I'm helping them find the best commercial candidates in AdTech to join their high performing team.They understand programmatic inside out and using Data & Insights from their platform they can help their partners deliver programmatic campaigns that will achieve the best results.They help connect clients with the right partners (they're platform agnostic), they have the best tech and an internal team of dedicated programmatic experts that ensure smooth campaign delivery.What’s not to like?They're looking for a motivated AdTech & Agency Sales Professional to help them continue this hypergrowth journey, you'll be tasked with selling their solutions across an Agency Patch.Best bits:They have won awards for best use of data in Digital Media from top media publications.They're regarded by Marketing Agencies as the best partner to work with (better than google and Facebook even!) scoring incredibly high of client feedback ratingsThey offer a chance to double your salary, built around realistic individual and team targets with bonuses awarded very year for how well the UK team is doing (spoiler alert, YOY they hit their growth targets) and how well the global team is doing!They have trading deals with all major marketing agencies, which incentivises them to do business with you! Making life as a seller that little bit more simple! You'll join a company with a fantastic high performing culture, who are transparent in all they do and offer great staff benefits, including a global Christmas trip abroad with the whole company! Last year they went to Mexico with all 700 members of staff for a week. Not bad going if you ask me!Who are you?You'll have a digital media sales/agency sales background with a hunger to drum up new business opportunities with their agency partners!You'll be a hunter who seeks out opportunities to grow your patch and make things happen, underpinned by a motivation to hit and exceed targets!Ideally 3-5 years experience in digital media and AdTech/ProgrammaticYou're excited by high growth opportunities and the opportunity to grow in a high growth environment at a globally reaching business (active in 25 markets across the world)If you'd like to learn more and your background fits the requirements, apply here and we'll set up a call!
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Agency Partner, Leading Global Programmatic Platform
London
£50K-60K + 100% commission (£100K+ OTE)
Agency Partner (Sales) - Hypergrowth AdTech Scale Up:Salary range - £50K-60K + 100% commission (OTE £100K+)The opportunity:An extremely high growth and ambitious business is scaling once again and (once again) I'm helping them find the best commercial candidates in AdTech to join their high performing team.They understand programmatic inside out and using Data & Insights from their platform they can help their partners deliver programmatic campaigns that will achieve the best results.They help connect clients with the right partners (they're platform agnostic), they have the best tech and an internal team of dedicated programmatic experts that ensure smooth campaign delivery.What’s not to like?They're looking for a motivated AdTech & Agency Sales Professional to help them continue this hypergrowth journey, you'll be tasked with selling their solutions across an Agency Patch.Best bits:They have won awards for best use of data in Digital Media from top media publications.They're regarded by Marketing Agencies as the best partner to work with (better than google and Facebook even!) scoring incredibly high of client feedback ratings!They offer a chance to double your salary, built around realistic individual and team targets with bonuses awarded very year for how well the UK team is doing (spoiler alert, YOY they hit their growth targets) and how well the global team is doing!They have trading deals with all major marketing agencies, which incentivises them to do business with you! Making life as a seller that little bit more simple !You'll join a company with a fantastic high performing culture, who are transparent in all they do and offer great staff benefits, including a global Christmas trip abroad with the whole company! Last year they went to Mexico with all 700 members of staff for a week. Not bad going!Who are you?You'll have a digital media sales/agency sales background with a hunger to drum up new business opportunities with their agency partners!You'll be a hunter who seeks out opportunities to grow your patch and make things happen, underpinned by a motivation to hit and exceed targets!Ideally 3-5 years experience in digital media and AdTech/ProgrammaticYou're excited by high growth opportunities and the opportunity to grow in a high growth environment at a globally reaching business (active in 25 markets across the world)If you'd like to learn more and your background fits the requirements, apply here and we'll set up a call!
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Product Sales Specialist - Global AdTech Leader
London
£50,000 - £65,000 per annum + Comms
Product Sales Specialist - Global AdTech LeaderSalary circa £50K - 65K + 43% bonus. (£73-93K OTE)The opportunity & role:An outstanding business within the AdTech ecosystem are looking for a switched on and commercially minded individual to work closely with Sales & Product to help educate clients and ultimately get them excited about a variety of omnichannel advertising solutions they provide! They have a number of exciting products which are designed to support brands and marketing agencies across the whole marketing & advertising funnel!Having worked with over 20,000 advertisers globally and having 2800 members of staff and growing, they are one of the destinations for workers in Tech & Advertising!This role almost exclusively consists of 'warm sales' given that they've developed a number of exciting new products to help advertisers navigate changes coming up in the Digital Advertising industry, which they want to educate their existing client base about. Ideally their goal is to help their strong client base of advertisers & agencies continue to achieve their goals & objectives!You may (on very rare occasion) help close new business but would be supporting the sales team rather than being front line sales yourself!You will work closely with product to become a product sales expert, deeply understanding their wide ranging and innovative omnichannel advertising products and would be expected to present sales decks/presentations to clients educating them as to how their other newer /other advertising solutions can further support them with their advertising objectives, essentially helping upsell & cross sell a number other products and features they can offer, to help drive further revenue for this business!You will be the go-to specialist that product and sales rely on to make compelling arguments as to why these products can support advertiser and agencies' strategies!They offer great training and development opportunities and 1 in 3 new hires they make is an internal promotion! They also have a great global culture, cultivating a family & supportive atmosphere within all their teams despite their size!This is the first hire in the UK for a product sales specialist, so there will be opportunities for entrepreneurial and driven candidates to progress quickly as they develop this team!They have successful teams in the US and France doing this role already and this is the first of its kind in the UK, but you'll be working closely with Sales, Product and Account Management, so won't feel isolated but rather part of a high functioning and collaborative team!Who are you?This role is perfect for someone from an AdTech Account Management background who is looking to become more sales & product focused without the high pressure of front line sales.Alternatively, if you've been focused on front line sales in AdTech but are keen to sell across a more diverse range of clients (both brands / agencies of varying sizes) in a warmer inbound sales role where you can gain new experience in a more product focused and technical sales role, then again this would be a great role for you!Ideally, you'll already have commercial experience within AdTech and a good strong understanding of the online advertising world with a minimum of 3-5+ years exp.Interested in learning more? Please apply here and get in touch!
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Senior Sales Manager - EMEA - SaaS AdTech Business
London
£60,000 - £70,000 per annum + Comms (OTE £120K)
Senior Sales Manager - EMEA - Omnichannel AdTech SAAS Business:Salary - £60-70K base + commission (£120K OTE)The opportunity:Here's a chance to work for a leader in Digital Advertising!They're an AdTech Platform who can can integrate TV, CTV, digital and Social Media into a unified advertising strategy to drive optimal performance while simplifying the whole process for their clients. They drive measurable results and have a very strong reputation across the global AdTech market for their sophisticated product!They are specialists in omnichannel advertising strategy going beyond the traditional DSP by engaging audiences across all media channels and being the only business equipped to do so, there are strong opportunities here for a motivated seller to drive revenue across the EMEA region!Who are you?You will navigate the main agency groups across EMEA, promoting their awesome offering, evangelising the product and driving net new revenue.You'll deeply understand the AdTech competitive landscape and ecosystems of key markets to expand their footprint across EMEA.You'll be driven & highly motivated with strong AdTech experience, preferably with knowledge of DSP's, DMP's, CTV/OTT and programmatic!Ideally you'll bring 5+ years digital sales experience, with a proven capacity to drive and close business with Agency clients!Speaking another European language is a benefit but not a prerequisite!Get in touch now if your background fits! Apply here.