Sales Account Executive: Programmatic & Retail Media

Best Buy
Corona, NY, 11368, USA

Sales
Full-time
programmatic advertising
digital media sales
retail media

Our job summary

The Sales Account Executive for Programmatic & Retail Media at Best Buy Ads manages client relationships and drives programmatic advertising sales leveraging first-party data. They serve as strategic advisors to media agencies and advertisers, oversee onboarding and training, and collaborate with internal teams to optimize campaign performance and achieve revenue targets. The role requires strong expertise in digital media, ad tech, and campaign analytics within a hybrid work environment.

Best Buy Ads is seeking a Programmatic Account Executive to support the agency partnerships efforts leveraging our first party data for high-impact digital campaigns. You’ll serve as a strategic advisor to media agencies and advertisers activating in house, helping them navigate the programmatic ecosystem and optimize performance to achieve key KPIs. This individual will be responsible for generating significant adoption of programmatic activation and hitting revenue goals. In this client-facing role, you’ll lead onboarding, provide ongoing consultation and best practices. You’ll collaborate with internal teams across sales, product, and analytics to ensure client success and contribute to the evolution of our advertising solutions.
This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at a Best Buy Ads office in Midtown Manhattan and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What You’ll Do:

Build and maintain relationships with programmatic trading teams and in-house client teams aligning platform capabilities with client goals.

Have account ownership of programmatic only advertisers

Ensure that programmatic revenue targets are being achieved

Respond to RFPs in collaboration with agency partnership team members across the holidng companies.

Create Deal IDs, push audiences to advertiser's seat.

Lead onboarding and training sessions, develop support plans, and share industry insights to drive adoption.

Analyze campaign performance data to identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and recommend optimizations along with our DSP partners.

Provide weekly performance reporting externally and internally

Partner with product and engineering teams to relay client feedback and support beta feature rollouts.

Contribute to process improvements to enhance the client experience.

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years in programmatic advertising sales or digital media consulting

Experience working directly with clients and agency account teams in a strategic or technical capacity

Strong understanding of DSPs, ad tech, and campaign optimization

Ability to analyze data and communicate insights clearly

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in retail media or e-commerce advertising
Familiarity with omni-channel marketing strategies

Strong presentation and communication skills

Experience with analytics platforms, DMPs, or CDPs

About Us:
Best Buy Ads connects brands with customers through data-driven media solutions across our digital and physical retail ecosystem. We’re committed to innovation, inclusion, and delivering meaningful results for our partners.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Category:Sales, Keywords:Sales Account Executive, Location:Corona, NY-11368

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