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Account Executive

The Trade Desk · Chicago

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
The Trade Desk's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
5% of The Trade Desk's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at The Trade Desk
high
159 stale, 3 reposted of 159 open
Hiring momentum
290 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from The Trade Desk's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for The Trade Desk.

About this role

As an Account Executive at The Trade Desk, you will focus on acquiring and nurturing relationships with Independent Agencies in the Central Region. Your daily tasks will include conducting meetings with ad agency decision-makers, demonstrating the media buying platform, preparing proposals, and achieving revenue targets through new business development and account growth.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of The Trade Desk as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 2-4+ years of outbound sales experience
  • Strong quantitative skills and negotiation ability
  • Self-starter – able to tackle new clients or territories with little mentorship
  • Agile learner – able to rapidly grasp new technology and product changes
  • Strong experience prospecting new accounts

Nice to have

  • Relationships with advertising agencies, media buyers and technology decision-makers in the Central Region

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves travel 1-2 times per month, including overnight travel
  • Collaboration with multiple teams may require strong interpersonal skills

Summarised from The Trade Desk's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by The Trade Desk on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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