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# Senior Account Executive/Sales Director - Enterprise (Central) at Nexxen

- **Company:** Nexxen
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nexxen/332f5e40-e8c0-4aab-ae3c-6f60a70fa194

## Job description

## What you'll do

As a Senior Account Executive/Sales Director Enterprise Sales (Chicago), you will lead all the tactical sales and client management responsibilities of your book of business across our Central US region. You’ll be responsible for driving revenue through a combination of first-class account management and proactive selling of our full-stack, end-to-end technology solution. You will drive sales, ensure exceptional client satisfaction, and build long-term, reliable relationships with agencies and brand direct clients by delivering superior sales and client service acumen. Each day can be different here at Nexxen, but some of the things you can expect to be doing daily are.

- Achieve fiscal and strategic goals
- Cultivate and nurture connections with agencies and brands
- Oversee sales forecasting tools and reporting
- Collaborate with local Trading and Account management teams to achieve client goals by coordinating stakeholder milestones for project completion
- Communicate effectively with external partners, clients, and internal stakeholders, adapting communication style to persuade and positively influence outcomes
- Recognize business challenges that Nexxen's solutions can address
- Innovate and implement solutions for unarticulated needs and both new and existing market requirements
- Please note - We have a hybrid work model with the expectation of 3 days in the local office to collaborate with your amazing teamates.

What will I bring?

- 10+ years of experience in AdTech sales, selling to brands and ad agencies
- A proven approach to solution selling: Positioning and packaging bespoke offerings across our solution set (THIS IS NOT A TRANSACTIONAL MEDIA SALES ROLE)
- Solid track record of exceeding revenue expectations
- Deep understanding of the AdTech ecosystem including DSP, SSP, DMP, ad networks, ad exchanges, ad servers, and other online advertising technologies
- Familiarity with key MarTech ecosystem functions, including CDPs and CRM functionality
- Familiarity with key data and measurement partners across the programmatic ecosystem
- Strong communication skills with the ability to speak with C-level clients
- Established network of relationships with decision-makers at brands and advertising agencies locally and within the Midwest region
- Ability to manage strategic and complicated sales cycles involving multiple internal and external teams
- Strong team player and ability to succeed in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment while maintaining high levels of operational rigor, digital acumen, and business excellence
- Successful negotiation experience, producing impactful results
- Add value to the Nexxen culture
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees preferred

In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full-time annual base salary for this role is $125,000 - $165,000 at the time of posting, with the potential of an incentive or bonus. While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. We offer a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, parental leave, discretionary time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available will vary depending on the state, start date, and employment type. Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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For information about how we handle your personal information please view our [Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice](https://nexxen.com/applicant-and-candidate-privacy-notice/)

Important Notice from Nexxen: Your Safety Matters At Nexxen, we care about the well-being of our current and future employees. We are aware of the growing number of online scams and fraudulent job postings, and we urge all job seekers to remain vigilant. Please be advised that Nexxen will never request payment (whether in cash, cryptocurrency, or any other form) as a condition of employment, offer positions that require you to invest in vague or dubious financial schemes, or promote roles that resemble get-rich-quick opportunities. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Nexxen or encounter a questionable job posting associated with our name, please contact us at infosec@nexxen.com to verify its legitimacy. Your trust is important to us. Stay safe and informed. [Nexxen Fraud Alert and Notice: Protect Yourself from Impersonation and Fraudulent Activity](https://nexxen.com/nexxen-fraud-alert-and-notice/)

## About Nexxen

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Nexxen is a publicly traded advertising technology company that offers a unified platform of DSP, SSP, and data services to power full-funnel programmatic advertising across CTV, digital, and linear media.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Ticker: NEXN on Nasdaq and London Stock Exchange)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, USA (also dual HQ in Tel Aviv, Israel)
- **Founded**: 2005
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Advertising Technology (AdTech), Programmatic Advertising, Connected TV (CTV), Data Management
- **Target customers**: B2B — serves advertisers, agencies, publishers, and broadcasters globally
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To empower advertisers, agencies, publishers, and broadcasters around the world to utilize data and advanced TV in the ways that are most meaningful to them [nexxen.com](https://nexxen.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Nexxen DSP (Demand-Side Platform)**: A programmatic buying platform enabling advertisers to reach audiences across the open internet, including CTV, display, video, and audio.
- **Nexxen SSP (Supply-Side Platform)**: A platform for publishers and broadcasters to monetize their inventory programmatically.
- **Nexxen Data Platform**: The core data layer providing unique audience intelligence, including proprietary ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) data from 45M+ global households across the open internet [nexxen.com](https://nexxen.com/).
- **Programmatic Home Screens**: Capability to programmatically activate native smart TV home screen units.
- **Voice-to-Action Creative**: CTV creative prompts enabling voice-activated responses, built in partnership with Say It Now.
- **CTV Green Media**: Eco-conscious private marketplace inventory in partnership with Scope3.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: ~$921 million (as of mid-2026) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexxen-inc)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $364.8 million (most recent fiscal year) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexxen-inc)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Public company; strategic partners include Hisense/VIDAA, PeerLogix, Comscore, Scope3, Say It Now. Has completed acquisitions of Amobee ($239M, 2022), RhythmOne ($176.5M, 2019), Unruly Group (2020), and Spearad GmbH ($14.7M, 2021) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexxen-inc)
- **Growth Signals**: 681 employees (+8.4% YoY); active job postings up +124.3% year-over-year with 83 open roles; operates in 14 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexxen-inc)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary ACR Data**: Exclusive access to viewership data from 45M+ global households (via Hisense/VIDAA and PeerLogix), providing unique audience insights unavailable to competitors [nexxen.com](https://nexxen.com/).
- **Unified Full-Stack Platform**: A single tech stack combining DSP, SSP, and data management, enabling seamless cross-channel campaign management and efficiency gains.
- **CTV Innovation First-Mover**: Early leadership in programmatic CTV with innovations like voice-to-action creative and programmatic home screen activation.
- **Eco-Conscious Media**: First-mover advantage in sustainable advertising with CTV Green Media and Scope3 integration, appealing to brand sustainability goals.

## Strategic Focus
- **CTV & Advanced TV Dominance**: Deepening capabilities in connected TV and linear TV convergence through proprietary ACR data and innovative ad formats.
- **Data-Driven Performance**: Leveraging the Nexxen Data Platform to deliver full-funnel performance from awareness to conversion.
- **Global Expansion**: Scaling presence across 14 countries, with particular growth in the US, Israel, Australia, and Asia-Pacific markets.
- **Sustainability Leadership**: Differentiating through eco-conscious programmatic inventory and green media products.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “customer-centric, curious mindset, collaborative with no ego” — the company calls this the “3 Cs” culture [nexxen.com](https://nexxen.com/careers/).
- **Work Model**: Hybrid — 3 days per week in the local office, enabling collaboration and relationship-building [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/nexxen).
- **Global Presence**: 17 total offices worldwide, including New York (HQ), Tel Aviv, London, Sydney, Toronto, Tokyo, Singapore, and major US cities [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/nexxen).
- **Engineering & Tech**: 250 Product + Tech employees; tech stack includes React, Spring, Scala, MySQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, and Oracle [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/nexxen).
- **Growth Trajectory**: Public company with aggressive hiring (+124% YoY job posting growth), strong revenue base ($364M+), and a history of strategic acquisitions — signals stability and expansion.
- **Notable Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the company emphasizes career growth, skill enhancement, and being part of a team transforming advertising through AI and proprietary data [nexxen.com](https://nexxen.com/careers/).

## Sources
1. [Nexxen Website](https://nexxen.com/)
2. [Nexxen Careers Page](https://nexxen.com/careers/)
3. [Nexxen Job Board (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nexxen)
4. [Built In - Nexxen Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/nexxen)
5. [LinkedIn - Nexxen Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nexxen-inc)

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