Sales Account Executive, King

Activision Blizzard Media

$72.7-134.5k

Junior and Mid level
New York

1-4 days a week in office

King

Mobile games developer

Open for applications

King

Mobile games developer

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentMobile

Open for applications

$72.7-134.5k

Junior and Mid level
New York

1-4 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentMobile

Company mission

At King, we’re Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We’re the creators behind it. But we aren’t just crushing it with candies, we’re also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games.

Role

Who you are

  • ABM is seeking a passionate, innovative, and broad-thinking Sales Account Executive to work on an agency team and help take our mobile media and Xbox offering to the next level
  • We’re seeking a Sales Account Executive with previous experience in Media and/or Ad Technology, generating demand for Digital Media Sales
  • A focus on Omnicom, Dentsu, and/or Horizon is preferred but not required
  • 2+ years of media experience in an ad agency partnership or direct media sales capacity
  • Strong relationships throughout the New York/East Coast market (focus on Omnicom, Dentsu, and/or Horizon preferred, but not required)
  • Working knowledge of programmatic execution and understanding of technology (I.e., Google Ad Manager, video/mobile media products, audience targeting, and the programmatic landscape)
  • Demonstrated experience in sales-focused or partnership role selling through agencies
  • Ability to articulate complex requirements to achieve results
  • Comfortable building and managing relationships across business stakeholders, internal and external
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills with experience working through cross-functional teams
  • Demonstrated track record of exceeding client and revenue expectations

What the job involves

  • Reports to: Agency Partnership Lead
  • Activision Blizzard (ABM) is scaling its advertising business, Activision Blizzard Media, an embedded business unit of King - the makers of the #1 mobile game Candy Crush Saga and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard
  • This is an opportunity for you to tell our story in the market and build relationships within the advertising agency holding company landscape in NYC
  • Cultivate and build relationships with strategic investment partners at agency holding companies and clients, focusing on Omnicom, Dentsu, and/or Horizon
  • Oversee some existing partnerships with support from sales management
  • Ensure mutual success between the customer and Activision Blizzard Media while maximizing the potential of the relationship
  • Manage business and technical escalations and continually communicate requirements to all stakeholders, internal and external

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Insights

Top investors

15% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • ❀️ Reimbursements for both physical and mental health-related activities
  • πŸ“š Dedicated learning & development resources including LEAP and other leadership coaching
  • 🌴 Generous paid holidays and vacation time, paid sick time, and compassionate, bereavement and parental leaves
  • ⌚ A Team First, Hybrid Working approach allows working patterns to be based on the needs of the team
  • πŸ₯ 401(k) Plan with company match, medical, dental, and vision coverage options, and more
  • πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Four employee-led diversity-focused networks and other community groups that raise awareness
  • πŸ… Community Day, charity donation matching, free and discounted Activision Blizzard games, and our Royal Recognition Awards rewarding commitment of long-serving Kingsters
  • πŸ“š Voluntary benefits including tuition reimbursement, group discounts for legal services, ID protection, home and rental insurance, and others

Funding (2 rounds)

Sep 2005

$43m

SERIES A

Jun 2005

$41m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $84m

Our take

Gaming is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, but many still view gaming as inconvenient, inaccessible, or niche. King solves that problem by designing mobile games with broad market appeal.

Since its launch, King has released more than 200 titles in 14 languages, including Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue, and more. The company pioneered in-game spending, which allows it to monetize user interactions without charging them to buy the game. Titles such as Candy Crush are designed to be highly accessible to demographics that wouldn’t usually define themselves as β€œgamers”, including older users. King now boasts more than 200 million monthly active users, making it a clear market leader.

In 2016, King was bought by gaming giant Activision Blizzard, which has since been purchased by Microsoft. While the company still operates with a high degree of independence, it has greatly profited from the financial and marketing support of its parent corporation. This support has been instrumental in enabling King to maintain its competitiveness in the constantly evolving mobile gaming industry.

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