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A+E Networks - Account Executive-Cross Platform
Essential Responsibilities:
Formulate and execute a sales strategy to deliver and exceed revenue goals by prospecting, servicing and developing account lists.
Present and evangelize the full suite of multi-platform advertising solutions to develop, and secure new endemic and non-endemic ad sales partnerships and revenue (including on-air, vod, video, display, mobile and social).
Must be able to successfully collaborate and interact On-Air, Digital Media, Sales Partnerships, Revenue Management, Ad Ops, Analytics and other departments to carry out client objectives/requirements.
Basic Qualifications:
- Candidate must have strong conceptual and consultative sales skills and have at least four years’ experience within an ad sales department and a minimum of two years digital and/or on-air sales experience
- Prior cable industry sales experience a plus
- Candidate must have strong agency/client relationships
- Must be professional and an extremely organized team player
- Candidate must possess proven solution-oriented skill sets and a track record for closing fiscally responsible business deals that are in alignment with overall corporate vision and goals
- Travel required
- College degree required
Primary Duties:
- Embrace, understand, target, pitch and secure new sources of advertising revenue
- Grow and maintain business and relationships with all assigned agencies and clients.
- Proactive strategic planning of account list
- Thorough and timely responses to all requests for proposals
- Be team oriented - Oversee daily activities of on-air and digital support team
- Develop New Business, strategize to identify and pursue underdeveloped accounts.
- Work with other Ad Sales team members across all A+E Networks brands, digital & on-air, to secure largest share of media dollars
To Apply for the position please visit http://www.aenetworks.com/careers
- City: Chicago
- Job posted on: July 31, 2015
- Posting expires on: Aug. 30, 2015