Account Executive, Growth Mid-Market - Marketing Solutions

This role will be based in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, or Detroit.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. 

As a Growth Mid-Market Account Executive in Marketing Solutions, you will partner with a portfolio of customers to drive measurable business outcomes through digital marketing strategy. You will act as both a strategic advisor and operator, helping customers connect their marketing investments to real business impact. Portfolio Account Executives operate in a SPOC (single point of contact) model, owning both the strategy and optimization of their book of business. Success in this role requires strong commercial acumen, the ability to navigate complex buying groups, and a disciplined approach to using data to inform decisions and unlock growth at scale.

This role goes beyond traditional sales. You will lead with insights, shape long-term customer strategies, and influence investment decisions by demonstrating how LinkedIn delivers value across the full marketing funnel across a book of 25-40 parent accounts This is a unique position within our Marketing Solutions team that requires both depth of strategy, relationship and campaign level knowledge.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. This role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute a strategic plan for your book of business, balancing scaled engagement with deeper, high-impact partnerships across priority accounts
• Build trusted relationships with customers by understanding their business, marketing objectives, success metrics, and challenges across the funnel
• Lead insight-driven customer conversations, using data to shape strategy, influence decisions, and connect marketing performance to business outcomes
• Develop and implement tailored marketing strategies that align LinkedIn solutions to customer goals, driving both performance and long-term growth
• Demonstrate and communicate ROI through measurement, value reviews, and ongoing optimization recommendations that unlock additional investment
• Multi-thread across buying groups, engaging stakeholders at multiple levels to build alignment, gain buy-in, and accelerate decision-making
• Drive revenue growth by identifying new opportunities, expanding product adoption, and increasing share of wallet across your portfolio
• Maintain strong forecasting, pipeline hygiene, and operational rigor to deliver predictable business outcomes
• Continuously build expertise in LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, industry trends, and digital marketing strategy to differentiate LinkedIn’s value

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct platform account management experience in performance media or advertising sales and 8+ years partnering with media/advertising teams
• 3+ years in a customer-facing, quota-carrying sales or account management role
• Experience using data and tools to manage a book of business and inform decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Performance media sales or account management role in-platform (ie, Meta, Google, Linkedin, Pinterest) 
• Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding quota in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Ability to forecast accurately and execute against business goals with rigor and discipline
• Strong ability to translate data into insights and tell a compelling story that drives customer action
• Experience navigating and influencing complex buying groups, including senior stakeholders
• Ability to build long-term, trust-based relationships and operate as a strategic advisor to customers
• Deep understanding of digital marketing, including full-funnel strategy, measurement, and account-based marketing
• Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically within a portfolio model of 25-40 parent accounts
• Strong communication skills across multiple channels (virtual, phone, and written), with the ability to simplify complex concepts
• Highly organized, structured, and comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving environment
• Experience with LinkedIn solutions or similar advertising platforms, and tools such as Salesforce, Tableau, or Gong
• B/A in marketing, business or related field

Suggested Skills: 

• Paid Media  
• Performance Marketing 
• Driving Revenue 
• Selling 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. 

The pay range for this role is $167,000 to $255,000 (On Target Earnings). Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. 

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits. 

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