Lead the growth of Pinterest's US agency business by leveraging relationships and expertise in the ad platform.
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Joblaze summary
The Agency Lead at Pinterest is responsible for driving growth within the US agency business by establishing strong relationships with WPP agencies and educating them on the Pinterest ad platform. This role requires extensive experience in digital advertising, particularly in agency sales, and a deep understanding of agency operations. Ideal candidates are seasoned professionals who excel in communication and strategic thinking, with a proven ability to manage revenue pipelines and leverage AI tools for efficiency. Pinterest emphasizes collaboration and innovation, making this position pivotal in scaling its advertising platform.
Quick facts
- Is the Agency Lead role remote?
- It's hybrid — Pinterest expects some on-site time in New York, NY, US.
- What's the salary range?
- Pinterest lists $134,705–$235,734 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Agency Lead role.
- Where is the role based?
- Pinterest is hiring for this position in New York, NY, US.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Pinterest targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Agency Lead role at Pinterest.
From the original posting
About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.
Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.
We’re looking for an Agency Lead to help grow Pinterest’s US agency business. As the primary point of contact for WPP agencies in the US, you’ll leverage executive relationships and your Pinterest ad platform expertise to inspire agencies to become Pinterest ad experts and transform our agency partners into advocates to meet their clients’ goals. In doing so, you’ll play a key role in scaling one of the fastest growing advertising platforms in history through your agency partnerships.
What you’ll do:
- Establish Pinterest as a leading business driving platform for a US agency network
- Drive incremental and new business revenue within your book of business
- Act as the primary point of contact, escalation point and thought leader for your Agencies
- Build relationships at the c-level and educate agencies to master the Pinterest ad platform and maximize success for their partners
- Continually keep agencies updated with new Pinterest ad offerings so they can present new offerings to partners
- Conduct periodic business reviews with Agency leadership and important constituencies
- Provide best-in-class client service and partnership across all facets of Agency investment, planning, social and research
- Track, analyze, and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends as they relate to agency relationships
- Work cross-functionally to help Pinterest build a world-class advertising platform
- Use AI to quickly analyze data, track business trends, and streamline QBRs, presentations, and strategic recommendations
What we’re looking for:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in digital advertising, including experience at agencies and in agency sales, specifically working with media and related agencies on brand and performance advertising products
- Demonstrative capabilities in implementing sales strategies into the holdco and opco level of a media agency network, showing a strong understanding of agency operating models and structures
- Experience working with executive-level business and marketing leaders within agency organizations with a customer focus
- Proven track record of managing revenue pipeline with forward-looking predictability
- An independent, business-focused creative thinker who is excited to work with leading agency and technology partners
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, attention to detail, and a bias for proactively resolving issues
- Experience using AI tools to drive efficiency, generate insights, and improve the quality of business materials and client communications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or equivalent experience
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 2-3 times/week and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from the New York Office.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity and incentive compensation. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
US based applicants only
$134,705—$235,734 USD
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