Junior Sales Manager - Agencies

About Teads Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform focused on driving outcomes for brand and performance advertisers across screens. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, Teads drives value by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, New York with a global team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries. For more information, visit www.teads.com. About the Opportunity This role sits within our Italian Agency Sales team, based in our Milano office and reporting directly to the Head of Independent Agency Sales, Italy. Our team is responsible for managing and growing key partnerships with the independent media agencies in Italy, helping them utilize Teads' unified omnichannel platform. You will join a highly collaborative, revenue-driven team, working closely with Account Managers, Creative Strategists, and Ad Operations to deliver best-in-class advertising solutions. About the Role Core Mission : Join us in our Milano office to support our independent agency sales team, driving revenue growth and relationship-building across top-tier media agencies in Italy. Team Alignment : Partner closely with internal squads—including Account Management, Creative (Teads Studio), and Data & Insights—to build integrated, high-performing campaign pitches. Scope of Ownership : Take hands-on ownership of commercial support tasks, including constructing media proposals, answering briefings, tracking pipeline health, and prospecting for new agency accounts. Impact Metric : Success in this role means providing flawless client servicing, identifying fresh business leads, and helping the Italian Agency team meet and exceed its collective revenue targets. What will you do? Strategy & Innovation Identify New Business Avenues : Proactively map out the independent Italian agency landscape to identify, track, and prospect new growth and campaign opportunities. Promote Omnichannel Solutions : Promote Teads' ad format portfolio to agency contacts, sharing insights on online video, native display, and Connected TV (CTV) to capture market share. Execution & Flawless Delivery Support the Proposal Process: Coordinate and draft compelling media proposals and respond to agency briefs with precision and speed. Track Pipeline Health : Manage commercial pipeline metrics and campaign data internally, ensuring that sales opportunities and pipeline statuses are tracked accurately. Deliver Premium Client Servicing : Provide day-to-day support and responsive servicing to agency partners to drive renewals and incremental budgets. Stakeholder Management & Collaboration Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work daily with internal Account Managers, Creative, and Ad Operations teams to ensure campaign specs are aligned with agency expectations. Cultivate Trusted Relationships : Build strong, mutually beneficial connections with day-to-day agency planners, buyers, and account coordinators. What will you bring to the team? Must-Haves Experience: Initial commercial experience or internships in digital media sales, account management, or agency support roles. AdTech Curiosity: A general understanding of and a high affinity for digital advertising, including online video, display, performance, and CTV. Communication & Synergy: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with a self-driven, team-oriented mindset. Organizational Agility: Highly structured with a proven ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and work under tight deadlines. Language Skills: Fluent Italian (written and verbal) is essential. Good working knowledge of English is required to collaborate across our global offices. Location/Legalities: Right to work in Italy (Milan) without requiring future v…