Associate Ad Sales Manager

2-5 years of digital advertising sales experience or similar work history
Knowledge of the digital landscape including: Display, Native, Mobile, Social, Email, Programmatic & Data
Excels at selling data-driven products and services
Advanced presentation, negotiation and communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (with a can-do attitude!)
Goal driven and ambitious self-starter with ability to deliver on targets without constant supervision
Good sense of humor and loves working in an unstructured, fast paced environment
HUNGRY to learn/team player
Willingness to travel

Responsible for all aspects of the ad sales pipeline across our endemic verticals (Flight, Hotel, Car, Package) and OTA (online travel agency) partnerships to exceed quarterly targets
Build strategic proposals, media plans and presentations for your advertisers based on their campaign goals and measurement objectives
Close new business by aggressively working with prospective advertisers, and building your pipeline
Conduct in person meetings and attend industry conferences
Use our vast amounts of easily accessible data to better understand platform trends and insights to close deals
Collaborate closely with client success to actively monitor performance and maintain consultative relationships with clients that include ongoing optimization recommendations
Work cross-functionally with internal partners to aid in the development of new ad products and process improvements
Contribute to team strategy and processes to drive long-term partner success
Evangelize KAYAK’s value proposition and the power of Travel Metasearch
Stay attuned and responsive to the evolving competitive landscape of digital advertising and travel search sites to help identify and supply ideas on how we can remain best-in-class

Travel/Tourism and/or Agency experience preferred
BA/BS degree in Marketing, Advertising, or Business preferred, but not necessary