Account Executive, Creative Influencer and Social Sales

Job Description

Paramount's newly formed Creative+ team has an open position for an Account Executive located either in New York City, Chicago, or LA!

Creative+ is a team of experts specializing in Paramount's creative solutions. This individual will be responsible for growing revenue for Paramount's social, influence branded content, experiential and shopper products.
Overview and Responsibilities:
• Lead, grow and maintain product revenue derived from a specified list of holding companies and territories
• Generate new sales leads
• Establish and cultivate relationships with clients
• Act as chief liaison for Paramount Creative+ internally and externally
• Develop sales strategy and strategic plans for generating revenue for a roster of national, high priority clients
• Apply market research and competitive advantages for clients to support advertising and marketing across the business
• Collaborate with internal partners, including digital sales counterparts, marketing, and client support teams
• Actively ensure all advertising proposals and campaigns deliver on client needs

Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 3 - 5+ years of direct sales experience selling influence, social or branded content at a media company and/or agency
• BS/BA degree, or equivalent training and experience

Additional Qualifications:
• Sales professional with an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a team, goal-oriented environment
• Deep knowledge of the branded content, social and live marketplace with stellar relationships with agency/client decision makers
• Strong knowledge of using creative for solving client objectives
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills
• Ability to manage stress well, and juggle multiple account challenges at once
• Must be extremely detail oriented
• A successful history driving business and current relationship at the client and agency level against the following categories:
o Fashion/Apparel/Retail
o Banks/Insurance
o Food/Beverage
o Household products
o Web services
o Gaming/Ent/Toy
o Candy/Confections
o Electronics
o Auto

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5wnn0-44-192-114-32-42 in your application.