What's the salary range?

Reddit lists $142,400–$199,100 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 12 years of relevant experience for this Lead Client Partner, Large Customer Sales (Restaurants & Drinks) role.

Where is the role based?

Reddit is hiring for this position in Chicago, IL, United States.

What seniority level is this role?

Reddit targets lead candidates for this position.

Lead Client Partner, Large Customer Sales (Restaurants & Drinks) at Reddit

Joblaze summary

In the role of Lead Client Partner for the Restaurants & Drinks vertical at Reddit, the individual will focus on nurturing and expanding relationships with key advertising clients, ensuring they effectively utilize Reddit's advertising tools to achieve their business goals. This position requires extensive experience in digital media sales, particularly within the restaurant sector, and a strong understanding of social media and native advertising. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record of managing high-level partnerships and driving account growth strategies. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams to align client needs with Reddit's advertising offerings.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 8, 2026. Last confirmed on Reddit's careers page October 8, 2026.
Salary band is in line with the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$140,000).
Starts above 42% of 204 comparable lead sales/marketing roles in United States we track (median $150,000 across 76 companies).

Quick facts

Is the Lead Client Partner, Large Customer Sales (Restaurants & Drinks) role remote?: It's hybrid — Reddit expects some on-site time in Chicago, IL, United States.
What's the salary range?: Reddit lists $142,400–$199,100 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 12 years of relevant experience for this Lead Client Partner, Large Customer Sales (Restaurants & Drinks) role.
Where is the role based?: Reddit is hiring for this position in Chicago, IL, United States.
What seniority level is this role?: Reddit targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Lead Client Partner, Large Customer Sales (Restaurants & Drinks) role at Reddit.

From the original posting

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

We're looking for an experienced seller to join the Restaurants & Drinks vertical of our Large Customer Sales team in Chicago. As a Lead Client Partner, you will be responsible for forming relationships with key brands and agencies while ensuring they meet their business objectives using Reddit's advertising suite.

This role is required to be based in person in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, or Los Angeles.

Responsibilities:

Proactively manage and deepen relationships with existing advertising partners, both with agencies and directly with clients to drive year-over-year revenue growth
Proactively construct upfront and joint business plans with top clients
Establish mutually beneficial relationships with new clients, educating them on Reddit and the Reddit ads platform
Leverage agency and client direct relationships to identify new buyers of Reddit advertising products
Leverage data from internal and external sources to inform client strategies and pitch proposals
Consistently meet deadlines for all projects, ensuring that clients receive the highest level of customer service
Own client meetings from agenda to final presentation, instilling confidence and setting all interactions up for success by appropriately setting client expectations, identifying outcomes, and communicating clear next steps
Act as the primary point of contact for clients to communicate major platform updates, releases, changes, and/or opportunities that will deepen or expand the relationship
Provide strategic, proactive, and consultative advice to clients in order to uplevel and grow the relationship
Persistently explore and uncover the needs of your clients, leveraging deep product knowledge to align their goals with new and unique opportunities on the platform
Collaborate with Account Management and Ad Operations to meet and exceed clients’ marketing goals
Shape Reddit’s ads product roadmap by aggregating and sharing client feedback and campaign metrics with cross-functional stakeholders
Provide thought leadership and act as a Reddit evangelist with partners and at industry events
Share your industry, client, and product expertise by mentoring and training other team members
Collaborate closely with other Client Partners and Account Managers to craft a cohesive strategy across shared accounts
Build and leverage deep internal relationships, both within your direct team and cross-functionally, working together to deliver on client and business goals

Required Qualifications:

12+ years of experience in digital media with at least 7+ years of experience in sales, Restaurants & Drinks client experience preferred
Experience owning partnerships with complex enterprise tech organizations
Proven experience managing relationships up through C-level executives
Deep industry expertise in specific verticals, product types, and/or measurement solutions
Deep existing relationships within the agency and client direct space
Subject matter expertise in the social media landscape and native advertising
Experience building and executing long-term account growth strategies
Demonstrated top-performer achievement against sales targets
Ability to lead special projects
BA / BS degree or equivalent work experience

Benefits:

Comprehensive Health benefits
401k Matching
Workspace benefits for your home office
Personal & Professional development funds
Family Planning Support
Flexible Vacation (please use them!) & Reddit Global Days Off
4+ months paid Parental Leave
Paid Volunteer time off

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Pay Transparency:

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and will also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.

$142,400—$199,100 USD

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Lead Client Partner, Large Customer Sales (Restaurants & Drinks)

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