Senior Account Executive

Join us

Join us to build Duolingo Ads, Duolingo’s direct ad business. Duolingo is used by over 150 million users every month to learn a language, music, math, or chess. The vast majority of our learners engage with the free, ad-supported version of our app, which is core to our mission of delivering a learning experience that is accessible to all.

What you'll do

• Own and grow a portfolio of advertisers through prospecting, pitching, closing, and renewal
• Drive revenue growth by generating demand within key verticals by building a robust new business pipeline
• Work effectively and smoothly with key members of the ads team across biz, product, design, and engineering to advance deals
• Establish and implement efficient, repeatable sales strategies and operational processes, prioritizing accounts and leading key relationships effectively
• Make data-informed decisions around pricing, packaging, and prioritization
• Deliver clear, persuasive pitches and proposals tailored to advertiser goals using internal and external data
• Contribute positively to team culture and shared goals

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in direct ad sales
• Success selling video and native/custom ad formats in premium, digital environments
• Able to engage senior decision makers at clients and agencies while also rolling up your sleeves to build sales collateral, troubleshoot issues, and directly bring in revenue
• Consistent track record of building new business into lasting, mutually beneficial ad partnerships with top-tier advertisers
• Strong understanding of ad tech and mobile app ecosystems
• Understanding of the Duolingo product and the freemium business model
• Expertise in using data to derive insights and assess the performance of ad campaigns
• Experience building standard and innovative ad buying agreements
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Ability to operate at a high level with a lot of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment