Associate Client Partner, Toronto
#paid
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Oct 21, 2024
About Us
At #paid, we’re on a mission to empower creators to do what they love—create. Our marketplace connects vetted creators with some of the world’s most iconic brands, like McDonald’s, Samsung, and Disney, fostering authentic collaborations that drive real business results. We’ve built a marketplace that solves big challenges in the creator ecosystem, from fair pricing to algorithmic matching and content usage rights, ensuring every partnership is seamless and impactful.
With our proprietary technology and an unwavering commitment to trust and transparency, we’re revolutionizing the way brands and creators come together to make magic. Rated #1 for customer support and managed services, #paid is leading the creator marketing space. Through innovative technology and a team of ambitious humans, we're transforming the future of the creator economy.
The Role
As an Associate Client Partner at #paid, you’ll be an integral part of our Enterprise Sales team. During your first six months, you will work closely with Senior Client Partners to gain hands-on experience, shadowing them and assisting with internal processes and client management tasks. This initial period is designed for you to build a solid foundation in our platform, industry, and sales strategies. As you grow, you will begin nurturing your own leads and transitioning into managing your own pipeline, with the goal of building your own territory.
We are looking for a driven and ambitious team member to join a dynamic sales environment. This team member will play a key role in identifying new business opportunities and helping increase revenue through customer acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Lead Generation: Identify potential clients and generate leads through networking, email campaigns, and other outreach methods
- Sales Support: Assist senior sales representatives by preparing sales proposals, presentations, and reports
- Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with prospective clients, providing them with information about products and services
- Sales Follow-up: Follow up on leads, respond to client inquiries, and ensure timely communication throughout the sales process
- Product Knowledge: Develop a deep understanding of our products/services to effectively communicate their value to potential clients
- Sales Pipeline Management: Help maintain and update the CRM system with accurate sales data, activities, and client interactions
- Market Research: Conduct market research to understand industry trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape
- Training & Development: Participate in ongoing training to enhance sales skills and stay current on company products and market changes
- Sales Target Achievement: Work towards achieving individual and team sales targets and KPIs set by the management
- Team Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments such as marketing and customer support to ensure a seamless sales process and exceptional customer experience
To be successful, you’ll need to:
- Grow your personal account list to self-sufficiency within six months
- Achieve quarterly revenue targets by expanding existing accounts and cultivating new ones
- Lead 5+ new client meetings per week
- Build and maintain long-term strategic relationships with key clients and agencies
- Master #paid’s Go-to-Market strategy and have a deep understanding of the digital marketing industry to provide data-driven insights
- Manage the entire sales cycle—from prospecting to proposals to attending industry events
About you
- Experience: 1–2 years in sales or client-facing roles, such as Account Manager or Digital Planner, preferably in influencer/creator marketing or adjacent fields like media sales, publishing, or social platform sales
- Motivated: You are ambitious, eager to learn, and excited to build your own territory
- Hands-On: Willing to dive into deals of all sizes and manage the entire sales cycle independently
- Relationship Builder: Strong in networking, both online and in-person, to create and nurture long-term relationships with clients
- Continuous Learner: Committed to personal and professional growth through continuous learning and collaboration with Senior Client Partners
Why #paid
- We are a group of passionate and thoughtful people working together to fundamentally change the way brands are built while empowering creators to make a living doing what they love
- We are growing quickly! Plus, #paid is the highest-rated platform on the popular G2 Crowd software review website
- We have all the fun perks you’d expect—flexible vacation policy, competitive vision, dental and health benefits, team offsites and working hubs, and socials (yes, even remotely!)
- We invest in our team members, with L&D budgets and RRSP/401K Matching Programs
- We are proud of our culture and care about it deeply—we live by our team values and are always trying to make #paid a better company today than it was yesterday
- We empower learning through meaningful career progression and the autonomy to test new ideas
Equal Employment Opportunity
#paid is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
We are dedicated to growing a diverse team of highly talented individuals and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their best and authentic selves to work.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, whether it be alternate forms of material, accessible meeting rooms, etc., please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.