Account Executive, Mid-Market; North & South America

Account Executive, Mid-Market (North & South America)

Job type:
Full Time
· Department:
Sales
· Work type:
Remote

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Motion is growing fast (3x YoY), our product is sticky and we recently raised $30M in Series B funding. We've doubled our headcount this year and have just under 60 team members.

But we’re just getting started and we need your help!

We’ve built a new category of software to bridge the gap between performance marketers and creative teams. Our platform combines creative analytics, research, and strategy. Motion is the command center for Creative Strategists.

Our customers are top ecom and DTC brands like Vuori, True Classic, The Farmer’s Dog, Hex Clad, and thousands more. They’ve used Motion to analyze over $6B in media spend.

As an early member of our sales team, you will be looked upon to set the standard for what success looks like  Head of Business Development views our early hires as the future leaders of our company.

We refer to this role internally as an Account Executive, Mid-Market.

• You will be directly responsible for driving net new and expansion revenue.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from initial contact through successful close.
• Approach clients as future partners, supporting a collaborative process that ensures long‑term success.
• Advise prospects on how to implement an effective Performance Creative process using Motion.

Our customers are already feeling the pain, and this problem is a top priority for them. Using a consultative selling approach, you will help teams see how the Motion platform is the answer to the workflow challenges they are experiencing.

Be prepared to explore a new approach to sales!

• We’re looking for drivers (vs passengers) at this point in our growth.
• Business development experience at a performance marketing agency.
• You live in Canada (ideally the Greater Toronto Area) or the United States.
• Approaches everyday with the intention of improving at your craft.
• Elite self reflection skills with the ability to identify where to improve + ideas around how to improve.
• Strong performance/presentation skills (a plus if you have public speaking or theatre experience).
• No ego:
  Ego typically blocks the path to improvement - we want to focus a ton on how to improve quickly and not be slowed down by ego.
• Instantly likable and trustworthy.
• Extremely ambitious and unafraid of the grind.
• Strong critical thinking:
  You’re sharp and able to develop opinions on the role, team, and organization.

• Inbound:
  We are 100% inbound at this point, but we would like this person to hunt for larger deals (approximately 60% outbound).
• Training and development:
  We have comprehensive onboarding to prepare you to be an expert in our industry and will build an individualized learning plan once you’re fully ramped.
• Authority and expertise:
  You’re going to learn to become an expert in marketing.

• A culture of collaboration and willingness to share (we value chatting through opinions vs. top down decisions).
• Autonomy to make decisions and impact output.
• Transparency across the organization into decision making processes + your voice will be heard if you have any feedback.

• We’ve found product market fit which makes everything a bit easier.
• Fully remote team with incredible offsites and retreats to build camaraderie. Our last retreat was a week-long stay at Lake Muskoka.
• We’re a tech company with all the standard startup benefits:
  Great vacation policies, health care, modern tech, home office budget etc.
• Our customers are some of the leading brands and agencies in D2C e-commerce.
• Motion thrived in 2023, and 2024 was a defining year here. We are starting the year with fresh funding and exceptional signals from our clients. On top of this, our founding team has built successful companies before. This role offers an incredible opportunity to get in on the ground floor to help us build a category defining company in the “creative-tech” space.

87,500 base, OTE 175k (if based in US)

87,500 base, OTE 210k (if based in Canada)