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 **
Teads is looking for a proactive and results-driven Industry Director to join our growing team in Milan. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and developing mid-to-senior level relationships with key client contacts, achieving revenue targets, and executing our sales strategy across Luxury, Beauty and Fashion accounts in Italy.
This role requires a focused professional who can manage client needs effectively, drive key activations, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure excellent campaign execution and performance.
What will you do?
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Manage and grow relationships with a portfolio of Luxury, Beauty and Fashion advertisers, focusing on mid-to-senior level contacts and media agencies to secure Teads' inclusion in core media plans and budgets.
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Work with clients to identify their key marketing needs and execute advertising solutions that are aligned with their campaign objectives and drive measurable results.
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Act as a client expert, presenting performance reports, case studies, and updates on Teads' innovative advertising solutions.
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Work closely with the local and multi-market sales and operations teams to manage the day-to-day delivery and optimization of campaigns, ensuring consistency and client satisfaction.
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Take ownership of specific client projects and revenue goals, working independently to execute the sales strategy and contribute to regional growth.
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Actively troubleshoot campaign-related issues with a hands-on, problem-solving approach, and communicate clearly with both clients and internal teams.
What will you bring to the team?
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Solid experience (e.g., 4-7 years) in media or digital advertising, with proven success in managing client accounts, ideally within the Luxury, Beauty and Fashion sectors.
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A strong understanding of the Italian media agency landscape and a history of building productive, long-term partnerships with media planners and buyers.
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Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate campaign results and product value propositions to client teams.
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Good working knowledge of online video, display, and performance advertising, with practical experience in running and optimizing cross-channel campaigns.
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Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across sales, operations, and product teams to meet common objectives.
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Experience in successfully converting media budgets from traditional or competing digital channels.
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Proficiency in spoken and written Business English is essential
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You connect with our values:
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*Relentless Customer Focus: *You put customers at the heart of everything, building strong relationships, understanding customers needs, and making decisions that keep their perspective front and center.
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*Act Today, Not Tomorrow: *You make smart decisions quickly, prioritize action over perfection, and keep things moving forward, even when things aren’t 100% clear.
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*Obsess About Outcomes: *You’re outcome-driven, take ownership of your results, and work through challenges to deliver what really matters.
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*Evolve Through Change: *You’re adaptable, curious, and see change as a chance to learn and improve. You evolve your skills to keep up and push ahead.
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*Human-driven, Powered by AI: *While we use AI to drive performance, it’s our people who make the real difference. You bring empathy, collaboration, and a love of learning to everything you do.
**We care about you **
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Office and home hybrid working,
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Daily meal voucher,
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All Teads full-time employees are entitled to 15 days Work from Anywhere (WFA),
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Happy hours …and of course a fully stocked kitchen!
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Please submit your CV in English.
Life at Teads
At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.
As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out:
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We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.
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As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.
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Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.
Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.
Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.
Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.