Full-Time

Sales Director

Brands & Agencies

Swayable

Swayable

51-200 employees

Ad pre-testing using RCT data science

Compensation Overview

$130k - $170k/yr

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Hybrid

Three days on-site per week in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; hybrid arrangement.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Hubspot
Word/Pages/Docs
Salesforce
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in sales focused on consumer research, advertising, or marketing data
  • Demonstrated track record of delivering against quota and excelling in a highly competitive market
  • Exceptional communication, presentation and relationship building skills
  • Excellent knowledge of marketing and research industry trends, technology platforms and pricing models
  • Ability to think strategically, strong understanding of traditional and contemporary sales dynamics, tactics and strategies
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CRM software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Hubspot and Salesforce.com or equivalent)
  • Ability to work autonomously - stay organized and show/track progress weekly to management
  • Ability to work remotely - flexible to work hours that space time zones to support clients and internal meetings
Responsibilities
  • Evangelize and articulate the unique value proposition of the Swayable platform to direct brands, creative agencies, and media buying/planning agencies
  • Strategize and generate revenue from agencies and account assignments through sales calls and sales presentations
  • Develop account strategies to secure long-term media and platform relationships, develop requests for proposal responses, while delivering against client business needs & objectives
  • Grow and cultivate deep relationships at all levels within assigned accounts, demonstrating a thorough understanding of account's organization, needs and revenue potential
  • Meet and exceed quarterly/annual sales goals
  • Use CRM consistently to record sales activity, deal pipeline and forecast revenue accurately
  • Proactively provide client insights, industry specific information and become the go-to subject matter expert in the creative and copy testing research space
Desired Qualifications
  • Startup experience a strong plus
  • Experience in selling market research tools, advertising and/or data is ideal
  • Existing and current relationships with key decision makers at all levels of influence within Fortune 500 brands and/or top marketing agencies in New York, LA, and/or Chicago
  • Active in industry trade and networking events
  • Consumer Brand/Agency experience a plus

Swayable provides a pre-testing platform that measures ad and message effectiveness before launch. It uses randomized controlled trials and data science to isolate the persuasive impact of each asset and analyzes custom audience segments, gathering insights from thousands of participants within about 24 hours. Major brands like Airbnb, Amazon, Meta, Paramount, T-Mobile, and Uber rely on it to save money and improve communications by identifying what works best. As a public benefit corporation, its goal is to help brands optimize ads and messages with truthful reporting and measurable results.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$260K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • CEO James Slezak joins ARF Board of Trustees for 2026, boosting industry influence.
  • Tyler Montague appointed VP of Customer & Research Success, enhancing client support.
  • Swayable Tracker monitors real-time public opinion with custom audience segmentation.

What critics are saying

  • Metaphor Systems delivers synthetic testing 10x faster, commoditizing Swayable's RCT edge.
  • OpenAI's AdSim integrates persuasion prediction into ChatGPT Enterprise, bypassing Swayable.
  • Google DV360 mandates AI optimization, slashing third-party testing demand from T-Mobile.

What makes Swayable unique

  • Swayable uses RCT methodology with machine learning for precise ad persuasion measurement.
  • Platform delivers insights from thousands of participants within 24 hours.
  • Public benefit corporation committed to effective truth-telling in communications.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

401(k) Retirement Plan

Equity Options

Professional Development Budget

Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

-3%
PR Newswire
Mar 12th, 2026
Swayable CEO James Slezak joins Advertising Research Foundation board of trustees

James Slezak, CEO of Swayable, has been appointed to the Advertising Research Foundation Board of Trustees for 2026. The ARF, founded in 1936, comprises over 400 top advertisers, agencies and research firms, and trustees guide its mission to advance scientific practice in advertising and marketing. Swayable is a creative pre-testing platform that uses randomised controlled trials and machine learning to measure messaging impact. The company, founded by Slezak in 2018, serves major brands including Amazon, Airbnb, T-Mobile, DoorDash and Paramount. Slezak holds a PhD in experimental physics from Cornell University and previously served in senior roles at The New York Times and McKinsey & Company. He currently serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Information Integrity.

PR Newswire
Oct 30th, 2024
Tyler Montague Joins Swayable as Vice President of Customer & Research Success

Tyler Montague joins Swayable as Vice President of Customer & research Success.