Director of Sales, Entertainment

Job description

About Pinterest: Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the  flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI. Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here . We're looking for a Director of Sales, Entertainment to lead one of Pinterest's fastest growing and important advertiser verticals. Reporting to the VP, Technology, Telecommunications and Entertainment, you'll set the strategy and operating rhythm for the Entertainment business and lead a multi-level organization of managers and client-facing sales leaders.This role combines business leadership, people leadership, and close cross-functional partnership. You'll help defend and grow Pinterest's core Entertainment business, scale emerging areas like fintech, and shape solutions that help advertisers grow with confidence. What you’ll do: • Lead the strategy and execution for Pinterest’s Entertainment advertising business in the US. • Drive revenue growth across a large, high-visibility business while defending core Entertainment relationships and scaling growth. • Establish senior relationships with client executives and serve as a thoughtful partner to C-level, marketing and operating leaders. • Translate market dynamics, client needs and Pinterest’s broader strategy into clear account priorities, go-to-market plans and investment recommendations. • Use data, forecasting and performance trends to improve pipeline quality, increase predictability and strengthen operational excellence. • Lead, coach and develop a multi-level team across locations, with clear expectations on account alignment, performance and talent growth. • Partner with Product, Measurement, Creative, Insights, Sales Strategy & Operations and Finance to influence roadmap priorities and deliver solutions for the vertical. • Use AI to accelerate planning, synthesize client and market inputs and improve execution quality, while applying judgment and verification to ensure accuracy. What we’re looking for: • Minimum of 15 years of digital media experience, including a minimum of 10 years in the Entertainment industry. • Minimum of 7 years leading teams and revenue-driving organizations. • Proven ability to develop and execute growth strategies, setting clear priorities, aligning teams around outcomes, and navigating business tradeoffs with sound judgment. • Deep fluency in performance marketing, measurement, and data-driven decision-making, with a track record of translating audience, client, and industry trends into winning strategies. • Experienced people leader who has built, developed, and retained high-performing marketing and sales teams, while creating inclusive, accountable, and results-oriented cultures. • Trusted partner to senior business, marketing, and executive leaders at Entertainment companies, with established relationships spanning Marketing Director-level stakeholders through the C-suite. • Entrepreneurial, strategic operator who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and consistently delivers against ambitious business, revenue, and growth goals. • Strong cross-functional collaborator, able to partner effectively with Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and other i