[Hiring] Strategic Account Executive, Media Intelligence @Muck Rack

Role Description

We’re looking for a strategic, consultative, and results-driven Strategic Account Executive, Media Intelligence to join our team and help us accelerate growth in one of our most important expansion areas.

As our Strategic Account Executive, Media Intelligence, your mission will be to drive enterprise revenue for our media intelligence solutions while helping shape how Muck Rack positions and sells this offering post-acquisition. This is a great opportunity for someone who is excited about bringing deep industry expertise into a high-impact role, influencing go-to-market strategy, and partnering cross-functionally to help build a growing business from the ground up.

What you’ll do:

• Build and close a pipeline of large enterprise software and media intelligence opportunities, driving net-new revenue
• Lead complex sales cycles from discovery through close with PR, communications, and insights buyers
• Position Muck Rack’s media intelligence solutions with credibility, clarity, and strong business value
• Act as a subject matter expert for media intelligence across the sales organization
• Partner with Product, Marketing, and Sales leadership to refine messaging, pricing, and packaging
• Collaborate with Customer Success and the Media Intelligence team to support account transitions, expansion, and retention

How success will be measured in this role:

• Confidence to help shape and define a brand-new role, contributing ideas on how the function should evolve and succeed
• Achievement of revenue and quota targets tied to media intelligence solutions
• Healthy pipeline generation and conversion in target accounts
• Strong win rate and sales cycle efficiency
• Expansion and retention outcomes for inherited or acquired accounts
• Positive influence on broader AE enablement and deal support

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of quota-carrying sales experience, including significant experience selling media intelligence solutions
• Track record of success in enterprise sales environments with complex, consultative deal cycles, including managing both net-new business and expansion opportunities within existing accounts
• Strong executive communication and relationship-building skills
• Experience selling to PR, communications, or insights stakeholders
• Proficiency with CRM tools such as Salesforce
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence GTM strategy in a growing business
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and helping build process where needed

Interview Overview

Here’s what you can expect from our process. We’ll keep you informed at every step and let you know if anything changes along the way.

• Intro call with a member of our Talent Team
• A video interview with the Hiring Manager
• Peer interviews
• Final call with executive team member(s)

Salary

In the US, the on-target earnings for this role are between $260,000 – $300,000+, depending on skills and experience. Total compensation for this role consists of base salary & variable commission. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location.

Benefits

• Remote Work, Forever
• Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup
• Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership
• Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions)
• Transparent & Fair Compensation
• Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S.
• Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment
• Standardized bonus or commission structure
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Equity opportunities
• Health & Wellness
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents
• 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans
• 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program
• Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits
• Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription
• Time Off & Family Benefits
• 4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days
• 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days
• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Learning and Development
• Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion
• Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training
• Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly
• 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development
• Inclusive, Customer-First Culture
• Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives
• Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation
• Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide