Enterprise Account Executive, Media Intelligence

Muck Rack is trusted by thousands of organizations around the world to understand how their brands show up across news, social media and AI-generated answers.

Our AI-powered platform connects the entire PR workflow in one place, helping communications teams manage media relationships, understand the conversations shaping their brands, take action and measure their impact. Combined with analyst-led Media Intelligence and advisory services, Muck Rack turns signals into insights and insights into action.

Founder-controlled and growing  profitably and sustainably, we have the freedom to build forward-thinking products, put our customers first, and offer an inclusive culture that welcomes diverse perspectives.

We're growing quickly and looking for a confident, driven Enterprise Account Executive with experience selling media intelligence, media monitoring, social listening, communications technology, or other complex enterprise SaaS solutions. In this role, you'll be responsible for winning new enterprise customers, generating pipeline, and driving revenue growth across a territory of strategic accounts.

As an Enterprise Account Executive, you'll partner with communications, PR, corporate affairs, and marketing leaders to help them modernize how they monitor, measure, and understand their media impact. We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at navigating complex enterprise sales cycles, and has a proven track record of building executive relationships, managing multiple stakeholders, and closing high-value SaaS opportunities. If you enjoy uncovering business challenges, delivering consultative solutions, and competing to win new business, you'll be a great fit for this role. You'll join a tenured team of enterprise sellers who share what works, coach each other, and expect every new teammate to raise the bar.

What you'll do:

• Serve as the primary point of contact and fully manage an Enterprise territory account list
• Achieve sales goals and maintain the activity needed to build a healthy pipeline
• Prospect for self-generated opportunities within your book of business to build highly qualified and credible pipeline, and respond to inbound demo requests
• Lead tailored Muck Rack product demonstrations at meetings, on calls, and at events, connecting platform capabilities to customer challenges and business outcomes
• Navigate complex enterprise sales cycles, engaging multiple stakeholders and executive decision-makers throughout the buying process
• Negotiate contracts and close new enterprise business
• Forecast your pipeline accurately and own your number in weekly reviews
• Partner with Onboarding, Success, and the CAE team for a clean handoff after close
• Share what's working with the team and learn from what's working for others

How success will be measured in this role:

• Individual revenue goal and new enterprise customer acquisition
• Pipeline generation and prospecting activity
• Metrics such as ACV, qualified win rate, and cross-sell attachment
• Forecast accuracy

If the details below describe you, you could be a great fit for this role:

• 5+ years of quota-carrying Account Executive experience in SaaS, with at least 2–3 years closing new enterprise logos. Experience selling media intelligence, media monitoring, social listening, communications technology, reputation management, or related insights platforms is a strong plus
• Demonstrated success selling either comparable media intelligence/communications technology platforms or complex enterprise SaaS solutions involving multiple stakeholders, longer sales cycles, and executive-level decision-makers
• Experience in a full-cycle sales role, including prospecting, pipeline generation, territory management, opportunity management, and closing new business
• Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding quota in a SaaS sales environment, with demonstrated success closing new business and managing high-value opportunities
• Self-motivated, competitive, and driven by results
• Invested in continuous professional development and growth as a sales professional and industry expert
• Natural relationship builder who is personable, patient, dependable, and skilled at establishing trust with prospective customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong executive presence and the ability to lead confident, consultative conversations and presentations
• Dedicated to understanding customer challenges and aligning solutions to measurable business outcomes
• Proven ability to build pipeline from scratch and win new logos against established competitors
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, including executive discovery, tailored product demonstrations, competitive evaluations, procurement, negotiation, and close
• Accurate forecaster who can explain why a deal is real and what will move it forward
• Ability to coordinate internal resources, including subject matter experts, product specialists, and sales support personnel throughout the sales process
• Experience successfully selling subscription-based software platforms and associated services
• Ability to quickly learn new industries, understand different buyer personas, and translate complex technology into compelling business value
• Familiarity with tools such as Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Gong, CPQ systems, Slack, and Google Workspace, with a willingness to quickly learn new technologies
• Proactively incorporate AI tools into day-to-day work to improve productivity and accelerate delivery
• Coachable, curious, and generous with teammates. You make the people around you better

Interview Overview

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
• A 1 hour zoom interview with the hiring manager
• Peer interviews with several team members
• 30-minute executive interview
• 30-minute Bar Raiser

Travel & Team Engagement Expectations

This role requires up to 10% travel for team collaboration, customer engagements, and company events. As part of our commitment to building strong connections across our fully distributed team, attendance at our annual company offsite (typically held in Mexico) is expected.

Salary

In the US, the base salary for this role ranges from $99,000 and $110,000+ with on target earnings of $200,000+. Note that we typically build 1-3 quarters of ramp time with lower goals and thus lower earnings from commissions. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards.

Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.

Why Muck Rack?

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

Note: Benefits and compensation reflect offerings for U.S.-based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations.

While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence.

  #LI-Remote Please note: For detailed information regarding our GDPR and/or CCPA compliance policies, including how we handle personal data and privacy rights, kindly refer to the email correspondence accompanying this application. Muck Rack does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to Muck Rack will be considered Muck Rack property, and Muck Rack will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume. Muck Rack considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Note to applicants/job seekers: We have recently been made aware of scams impersonating Muck Rack’s HR team. Please be cautious of these attempts to elicit banking or other financial or sensitive information. Muck Rack will never request financial information during the interview process, and follow ups for interviews or next steps will always come from an ‘@muckrack.com’ email address. If you are contacted by anyone from a different domain who claims to be from Muck Rack, please forward the communication to legal@muckrack.com.