# Director of Ad Sales - West

Hiring organization: [Duolingo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/duolingo)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/175bc106-ad70-4a92-b23e-ee81427d7669

Listed on Duolingo's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Director
- Location: Remote - California
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 183200 – 274800 USD per year

## Summary

Duolingo is seeking a director-level sales leader to build and scale their West Coast advertising business from the ground up. This role combines hands-on deal-closing with team leadership, focusing on opening new brand and agency relationships while establishing repeatable sales processes in a high-growth environment.

_Our summary, not Duolingo's wording._

## Skills named

Account Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Digital Advertising, Sales Forecasting

## Required

- 8+ years of direct digital ad sales experience
- Track record of hunting and closing deals in premium mobile or consumer app environments
- Ability to sell video and native/custom ad formats
- Experience engaging senior decision makers at brands and agencies
- Understanding of ad tech and mobile app ecosystems
- Strong communication and presentation skills

## Nice to have

- Established relationships with West Coast brand and agency decision makers
- Experience launching or scaling new ad products from early stage
- Experience shaping regional go-to-market strategy and sales coverage models
- Experience partnering on native/custom programs and campaign storytelling
- Vertical expertise in Entertainment, Gaming, Streaming, or Tech

Apply on Duolingo's site: https://careers.duolingo.com/jobs/8761234002?gh_jid=8761234002