Bombinate - Head - Ad Sales & Ad Strategy - Koo App

Head - Ad Sales & Ad Strategy @ Koo App

About Koo:

- Koo is one of the most unique social platforms being built in India, for the world. Our vision is to unite the world, despite its language barriers. We are one of the few consumer brands from India, going global. We've started our journey with Brazil and will soon expand to the rest of the world.

- Koo is a microblog that enables people to express in their language and connect better with millions of others that speak the same language and also with those that don't. It does this through immersive language experiences and product flows.

- Today over 8,000 eminent personalities around the world use Koo everyday to connect with millions of users. Some of the personalities include Dalai Lama, The President of Brazil, Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal, Karan Johar, Anupam Kher, Shraddha Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Virendar Sehwag, Over 20+ Chief Ministers, Top Union Ministers, Top Sports personalities, Journalists & Editors among many other eminent personalities.

- Be a part of a team that's creating history and will be celebrated worldwide for fighting global tech giants by innovating in every sphere - be it the problems we choose, our solutions, the way we moderate content to create a safe space for the world and our monetization properties.

Head - Ad Sales & Ad Strategy:

We are looking for someone who can lead our advertising sales and report to the Business head and drive the following:

- Positioning and evangelize Koo as a premium social network

- Inform stakeholders about our branding properties

- Manage stakeholders like media agencies, brands, startups, ad agencies & digital advertising networks

- Create new branding properties with the product team

- Do PR for new ad properties to create pull-based interest from the eco-system

- Create strategies and architecture for monetization in countries outside India

- Forge the right structure for monetization in new markets

- Hire and manage a lean sales team to achieve a leveraged high-ROI ad team set up

- Set, manage, and achieve sales targets

Reporting:

This person will report into the Business Head who is responsible for revenues from various sources. They will also work with the founders.

Who should apply:

- 5 years of experience in digital ad sales

- Existing relationships with agencies, ad networks and brands

- Good to have: Worked on launching new ad properties and has a creative mind to think of new ad properties and evangelize them correctly

- Priority given to entrepreneurial people even if they fall short on skills and relationships

Who shouldn't apply:

If doing something new, innovative, and challenging doesn't excite you, don't apply to Koo. If you're just looking for a job without passion for our purpose, don't apply. It's a high-pressure environment. We celebrate innovation and victories achieved in a short span of time. We are here to create something unique and that needs individuals who are willing to sacrifice their time and years to create it.

Compensation:

Will be in line with industry standards and as per your last drawn compensation.

Cover letter:

We don't want to know what you've done in the past in your cover letter. We want your top 3 ideas for monetization at Koo. If those ideas seem sensible, you will be contacted.