THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE NERDERY

Account Director: Chicago

The Nerdery is looking for an account director with agency experience to represent us in the Central Region, based in Chicago. Under limited supervision, this position is responsible for creating and maintaining partnerships with advertising and marketing agencies seeking to enhance their web and software development services. This will include the execution of targeted campaigns, meeting with prospective partners, and active involvement in the marketing and advertising community.

Compensation: Base + Commission

Requirements:

  • Background in marketing/advertising and sales
  • Familiar with the current challenges of ad and marketing agencies and their business structure
  • Comfortable meeting owners, partners, and C-level personnel
  • Able to suggest the use of technology to agency partners and prospects
  • Involved in the marketing and advertising community
  • Minimum three years business-to-business outside sales expertise with focus on new account generation, preferably selling a service
  • Sales experience using a consultative approach
  • Strong presentation and communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office and contact management software
  • Able to travel to visit existing and prospective customers and must have a valid driver’s license

Educational Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Bonus:

  • Conversational knowledge of interactive technology and genuine interest to constantly learn about this rapidly evolving field

Nerd Perks

  • Developer-oriented workplace; work on a variety of compelling, challenging projects surrounded by nerdy supergeniuses
  • Created by nerds, for nerds; 85% of staff has development background, including senior management
  • Casual dress
  • Free Breakfast, and convenient lunch ordering and daily delivery
  • Team environment, collaborative learning environment, transparent communications
  • Flexible 40-hour work week, set your hours
  • Benefits package including a 401k, unlimited sick days
  • On-site Yoga classes, massage service
  • Dog-friendly, including monthly dog grooming
  • Arcade games, Chess, Anime, daily hackysack; home of 20+ extracurricular clubs and room for the one you want to create
  • Opp to advance career at growing company always looking for emerging leaders

About The Nerdery

The Nerdery is a developer-driven interactive production shop that partners with creative minds and big thinkers to engineer and execute their interactive projects, including websites, social media and mobile apps. In 2010 and 2011, The Nerdery ranked #1 on the Best Places to Work list published by Mpls-St. Paul Business Journal. With offices in Chicago and Minneapolis, The Nerdery has a staff of 260+ and was founded in 2003 by three programming pioneers. The Nerdery was honored in 2010 with The Quality of Life Award and The Jefferson Award for its record of corporate philanthropy through The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge, at which volunteers have donated nearly two million dollars worth of web development services to 66 nonprofit organizations. In addition to Biz Journal’s Fast 50 list, The Nerdery has made the Inc 5000 list of fast-growing privately owned companies for four consecutive years.