Drive strategic proposal design and client storytelling for Semafor’s advertising partnerships, coordinating cross‑functional teams to win C‑suite pitches.

Must-have: 4–6 years in advertiser marketing or sales with proven revenue generation.
Standout: Leads multi‑team proposals and pre-to-post-sale transitions with direct leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Create and visually design thoughtful, strategic, and engaging proposals, typically in visual presentation format, that clearly and concisely communicate ideas/concepts that map back to key advertiser objectives and KPIs.
Be a subject matter expert on Semafor’s brand and products. Understand and build on Semafor’s brand story on behalf of clients.
Engage with genuine curiosity and interest in deeply understanding clients’ brand challenges, priorities, and objectives.
Utilize research and data to articulate and support strategies and creative ideas.
Take a lead role, driving processes and operationalizing the organization with sales leads and post-sale teams, ensuring consistency in pre-to post-sale transition.
Show a clear and convincing connection between a client’s brand challenge and proposed partnership solutions.
Leverage a solid understanding of the media landscape, including expertise in new and emerging media platforms as well as off-platform opportunities, to elevate the ideas we present to clients.
Lead brainstorms both internally with cross-functional teams, client partnership leads, agencies, and clients to clarify asks, gather critical intel, and craft winning proposals.
Work directly with Semafor leadership on high-profile C-Suite pitches and presentations.
Demonstrate strong presentation skills in both internal and external client meetings — articulating strategic ideas with clarity and confidence, and representing the Semafor brand with polish and authority.

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Founded in 2022

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

147 employees (69 in marketing)

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

1.2M

Traffic Source Mix

20.6%

Direct

49.9%

Referral

22.5%

Social

6.3%

Paid

0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~147

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size

62 (42% of company)

Funding

Total Funding

$74M

Last Raise

$30M

Series Unknown, 2 months ago

Funding History

Jan 2026
Series Unknown • $30M
May 2023
Seed • $19M
Jun 2022
Pre Seed • $25M

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