Advertising partnerships

Company Description Thrad serves ads in ai apps. Brands buy ads in AI and Publishers monetize with in-chat ads. DSP and SSP for LLMs, the Ad infrastructure for AI. Startups and Fortune 500 companies use Thrad to launch campaigns across a large network AI applications reaching 1 billions users per month chatting to AI. Brands reach high-intent users at the moment they express needs, questions, or purchase intent.

Thrad enables contextual marketing across LLM applications, turning user prompts into measurable distribution.

Role Description This full-time Advertising Partnerships role is a hybrid position based in New York, NY, with flexibility for part-time work from home. The role is responsible for identifying, pitching, and closing advertising partnership opportunities with brands and agencies that want to reach users within AI and LLM apps. Day-to-day responsibilities include prospecting and qualifying leads, conducting discovery calls, building and delivering proposals, and managing the full sales cycle from initial contact to contract execution. The person in this role will work closely with marketing, product, and operations teams to design ad solutions, optimize campaigns, and ensure that partner objectives are met. Additional tasks include analyzing performance data, preparing partnership reports, maintaining an accurate pipeline in CRM tools, and representing Thrad at industry events to expand the network of potential advertisers.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess strong Marketing and Sales skills to drive advertiser acquisition, negotiate deals, and develop compelling partnership proposals.


• Candidates should possess robust Analytical Skills and Data Analysis capabilities to interpret campaign performance, generate insights, and optimize media strategies.


• Candidates should possess excellent Communication skills to build relationships with external partners and collaborate effectively with internal teams.


• Experience in digital advertising, ad tech, programmatic media, or paid media planning and buying is highly beneficial.


• Proven track record in managing a sales or partnership pipeline, including using CRM tools and meeting revenue or quota targets.


• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment, with the ability to adapt to evolving products and market dynamics in AI and LLM-based advertising.


• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.