Account Executive (Denver)

    Motive

    🇺🇸 Denver
    Agency
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    Agency

    Source

    greenhouse

    About this role

    Motive is a dynamic agency and creative collective operating at the speed of culture. We’re a collective of deep thinkers, creative makers, cultural connoisseurs, and executional aces. We create meaningful engagements between brands and their audiences, cultivating relationships that drive tangible results for our clients. And we do it with sharp strategy and powerful creative executed across all the media and touch-points key to our targets’ lives.As pioneers in the area of content, digital engagement, and innovative experiential programs, and award winners for work in TV, event, digital and social, Motive has created a culture where every individual is given an opportunity to stretch and flex their creative and executional muscles daily. We are a team of hard-working, fast-moving, energetic, passionate, driven, straight-talking creative thinkers. We like being challenged and we love the collaboration necessary to overcome the challenges and succeed.

    If this sounds like a place you would thrive, let’s see if we can make something happen.

     

    ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

    As an Account Executive at Motive, you play a key role in the day-to-day execution of client work. You are the connective tissue between the client and our internal teams—responsible for driving projects forward, supporting strategic thinking, and ensuring work is delivered on time, on brief, and within budget.

    This is a foundational role on the account team, offering exposure to a broad range of work including traditional, experiential, digital, promotional and media. You’ll collaborate with creative, strategy, brand experience and production, as well as other departments while continuing to grow your skills as a marketer, project manager, and client partner.

    &am

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Channel / Partner

    Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Agency — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    14–45 days (project-based) · 30–90 days (retainer)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "We tried an agency before and it didn't work"
    • "Can we start with a smaller engagement?"
    • "How do you measure success / ROI?"
    • "We have an internal team for this"

    Key Industry Metrics

    Monthly Recurring Revenue from RetainersClient Retention RateRevenue Per EmployeeProject Margin %Proposal Win RateNPS / Client Satisfaction

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI threatening traditional agency services
    • • Productized service models
    • • Niche vs full-service positioning
    • • Performance-based pricing demand

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Account
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

    Template question
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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

    Template question
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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

    Template question
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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

    Template question
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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    Template question
    Research Motive's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare 2-3 specific deal stories with quantifiable outcomes
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This Account Executive position at Motive involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    Agency sales often involves selling custom service packages, requiring strong discovery skills.

    The US market offers the highest OTE potential globally for sales professionals, with a highly competitive talent landscape.

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