TV Account Manager
ESPN
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 3/28/2017 7:09:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
The Television Account Manager position will be responsible to lead and manage television Ad Sales accounts from booking to trafficking. This position takes a leadership position within the sales team to provide insight on advertiser behavior from both the buying and trafficking side of the agency.
Responsibilities
• Leads the post sales process and deal maintenance for all the assigned advertisers. This includes booking inventory, communicating with agencies, implementing agency requests/changes for their advertising schedules and implementing traffic instructions for each account.
• Assigned to list of specific accounts/Account Executives and will be the point person stewarding deals post sale which includes ensuring orders are coordinated and managed for on-air execution according to deadlines, deal points and traffic instructions.
• Point of contact for troubleshooting on all day to day issues related to assigned account list. Responsibilities will include and not limited to: oversight of all booking, & trafficking for assigned account list; leading relationships with Account Executive; driving process efficiencies to ensure top customer service.
• Acts as first level of Ad Sales Support for ASRs and Copy Coordinators working on the same advertiser team. Troubleshoot all questions with various tasks and answer ''how-to'' questions pertaining to system and deals being managed. Support new ASRS & Copy Coordinators following initial training by Sales Ops Analyst.
• May require the individual to provide some additional training to others on the team specific to the Sales team and Agency list being supported.
• Manually execute all commercial unit changes and accommodate traffic revisions including, but not limited to: adding, deleting, moving and allocating units to specific brands, splitting and combining units, flight date changes, and executing any day-of-air changes.
• Prioritize, fulfill, or delegate as applicable all agency, or internal, requests to ensure scheduled commercial spots air correctly while maintaining contracted scheduled dollars.
• Maintain and develop strong working relationships with buying agencies, creative agencies, traffic agencies and internal departments supporting Customer Marketing and Sales.
• Maintain the quarterly variance report to ensure all money is booked and reported dollars are correct and accurate.
• Acquires, inputs and verifies advertising materials from agencies and clients into NCS.
• Confirms ISCI codes by completing daily summary reviews for quality control and works to clear any traffic discrepancies and execute all assigned commercial inventory prior to the daily print deadline.
• Participate in clearing invoice discrepancies, assist with troubleshooting issues/problems with the goal to achieve a 60 day DSO for all advertisers.
• Work with Accounting to execute pricing adjustments for units post-air or have already been invoiced.
• Send post summaries and details to clients after each quarter is complete which displays the delivery of deal by advertiser (MSAs).
Basic Qualifications
• 1-3 years of related ad sales support or commercial operations/trafficking experience.
Preferred Qualifications
• May have experience in advertising/media industry, corporate finance or business consulting.
• Has intermediate knowledge of ESPN's sales and selling processes.
• Has solid sales administration subject matter expertise and basic competence in sales program administration and implementation
• Has a very good understanding of the sales positioning and tactics for assigned clients
• Can operate within the context of highly defined, routine processes and procedures adhering to organizational deadlines.
• Proven leadership & problem solving skills
• Has knowledge of ESPN's multimedia properties.
• Enjoys working as part of a team
• Proven leadership & problem solving skills
• Has experience and enjoys both working independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Interested in working in a fast paced, team environment.
Required Education
• Bachelor's Degree required.
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Additional Information:
Relocation assistance is not provided for this role
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