Published 2026-04-09
About the Team
The Ad sales team is responsible for the advertising vision, development and growth of our largest advertising partnerships. This is a newly created team, seeking founding members to build an industry-leading ads and promotions business across Door Dash’s core categories, starting with CPG brands. The growing Door Dash ads business will quickly become the single best place for merchants and brands to market to local customers, in an ecosystem that benefits all parties.
About the Role
As an Account Executive, you will build partnerships that create tangible value for both Door Dash and advertisers. In this role, you will manage the ads strategy across a focused portfolio of accounts, and drive adoption of our growing ads and promotions offering. You will also work cross-functionally with account management, marketing, analytics, and product to innovate on our future approach and solutions. You will report to the Director of International Ad Sales.
This is a Hybrid role with 3 days per week in Office (Melbourne/ Sydney) and 2 days remote.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… Be part of the growing Door Dash Ads & Promos team
Lead end-to-end marketing and commercial conversations across a portfolio of CPG advertisers, owning strategy, execution, and post-campaign reporting. Drive net-new advertiser adoption in a new and growing market, while overseeing engagement and sales strategy for Door Dash’s largest CPG partners. Grow and scale CPG revenue by driving Ads & Promos product adoption and delivering sustainable advertiser value. Manage a robust sales pipeline , developing annual and quarterly plans, co-creating pitch materials, and maintaining sales content to enable future team and business scale. Represent advertiser needs cross-functionally , influencing the Ads & Promos product roadmap and go-to-market strategy while aligning Door Dash resources to support partners’ multi-channel growth.
We’re excited about you because… You are a consultative seller with 8+ years of experience in digital media
You’re an expert in using data and insights to inform recommendations, rooted in advertiser objectives and business priorities
You know the basics of digital ads measurement - from attribution to funnel metrics
You have strong written/verbal communication and presentations skills, and experience operating across several levels of an organization
You diligently manage a sales pipeline and can juggle both short- and mid-term impact
Impact-driven, curious, and strategic , with a natural desire to improve the business, dive into details to uncover insights, and identify win–win opportunities that drive partner and company growth.
Notice to Applicants for Jobs Located in NYC or Remote Jobs Associated With Office in NYC Only
We use Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT in NYC. As part of the hiring and/or promotion process, we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound from August 21, 2023, through December 21, 2023, and resumed using Covey Scout for Inbound again on June 29, 2024.
The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor. Results of the audit may be viewed here: Covey
About Door Dash
At Door Dash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.
Door Dash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
Advertising professionals are responsible for creating and implementing effective marketing campaigns, managing budgets, and analyzing campaign results to optimize future strategies
Typically, a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field is required, along with relevant work experience and skills in digital marketing and data analysis
Salaries vary depending on experience and position, but the average salary for an advertising professional in Australia is around $80,000 per year
Key skills include digital marketing, data analysis, creativity, and strong communication skills, as well as the ability to stay up-to-date with industry trends and developments
The best industries for advertising career opportunities in Australia include media, finance, retail, and technology, with many companies having dedicated marketing and advertising teams
