Account Manager, Digital

Job Description

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from ViacomCBS, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world's biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the US in addition to the ability to stream ViacomCBS Streaming's other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.

Job Posting Title: Account Manager

Department: Advertising Sales

Location: IL - Chicago

Description:

Role Details:

The Account Manager will be responsible for supporting business development efforts, inventory requests, and media plan creation.

This individual will work with a designated sales team to ensure flawless campaign planning as well as provide optimal client service support for assigned advertisers and agencies. The Account Manager will serve client inquiries as well as requests pertaining to their digital programs, which includes: preparing proposals and client presentations and providing clients with pricing and inventory availability. The Account Manager will possess strong client service and communication skills as well as a desire to support digital business development efforts.

Your Day-to-Day:

Partner with sales to build client relationships while helping the Digital Sales team upsell & renew business

Work with marketing, pricing and sales to create thoughtful media plans and proposals; facilitate any additional media plan needs internally

Manage collection of creative assets, tracking and ad verification from clients / agency contacts and coordinate with Ops

Project Manage and coordinate with internal teams necessary elements for campaign execution

Work with Ops & Campaign Strategists to monitor and optimize campaigns

Conduct revenue reconciliation on a monthly/quarterly basis with Finance team

Develop client research/deck development to promote new business development and growth

Utilize Salesforce to create campaign management cases and to review customer information

Ensure continuity and success across pre-sale activities - own the entire deal flow & manage its success

Partners with Sales Associates/Digital Specialists to communicate additional client needs as necessary throughout the campaign process

Qualifications:

What you bring to the team:

You have –

Sales professional with an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a team, goal oriented environment.

2-3 years proven digital advertising experience

Have a strong desire to win and grow as a digital ad sales professional.

Exceptional communication and organizational skills.

Ability to manage stress well, and juggle multiple account challenges at once.

BS/BA degree, or equivalent training and experience.

Must be extremely detail oriented.

Fluent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

You might also have –

Experience working with Salesforce

Experience building and booking media plans

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvkm30-3-134-81-206-42 in your application.