Account Manager, Local Ad Sales Market

Job Description

The CBS Philadelphia Account Manager's primary responsibility is to support our local Account Executives in the maintenance and execution of linear and streaming advertising campaigns. Secondarily, they will begin to build sales skills and eventually start actively selling to local clients. The goal is for this person to become a candidate for future open Account Executive positions. The Account Manager is passionate about sales and marketing and is a self-starter who is organized, responsive, and dependable. Furthermore, they should have the bandwidth to tackle multiple projects at one time. They are a team player who brings positivity every day and embraces the concept of collaboration. They must be willing to learn and work in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS/JOB DUTIES
• Support our Account Executives efforts to drive revenue and deliver unapparelled customer service both internally and with clients.
• Project manage and coordinate with internal teams to gather necessary elements for campaign execution. Reach out for missing assets, tags, and any needed approvals for custom assets.
• Send weekly report of pre-empted revenue to account managers.
• Post out campaigns regularly throughout flight to ensure delivery.
• Send Pre and Post logs to clients as requested.
• Assist traffic with locating instructions and other campaign materials.
• Post flight invoice maintenance, adjustments, edits as necessary.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, and Research to develop tailored sales presentations.
• Accompany Account Executives on sales calls.
• Begin to prospect, call, and arrange meetings with potential clients.
• Generate linear and streaming revenue.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• High level organizational skills with the ability to prioritize required
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills/team oriented with a positive attitude
• Solutionist focus with an ability to lead self and hold self fully accountable
• Creative thinker with a strategic and business-oriented mindset towards problem solving
• Proven understanding of the fundamentals of marketing and how successful advertising campaign are built and delivered
• Able to multi-task in a fast paced environment required
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• A strong work ethic with a client centric attitude required
• Experience working with Salesforce, Wide Orbit, and Free Wheel is a plus
• Strong computer skills especially in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word required

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Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dyv77q-3-128-94-125-42 in your application.