Assistant Manager - Entertainment Ad Sales

Job Summary
In this individual contributor role, you will work with the largest customers and agency planners to establish long-term partnerships for advertisers within a designated industry. You will own revenue targets for key accounts and utilise your understanding of market dynamics, and TV ad inventories to create value for your clients.

About the team
This team consists of individuals with a mix of sales, strategy and execution across TV platforms.
 

Location:

Gurgaon
Key Responsibilities
This is an individual contributor role where you will own the revenue targets for key accounts within the Entertainment Business in a specific industry
The focus will be on maximizing revenue potential and positioning Jiostar as a premium destination for TV investments
You will be Jiostar’s ambassador in the market for the accounts you own. You will be expected to understand India’s TV ecosystem, stay abreast with industry trends and innovations alongwith establishing and demonstrating an understanding of JioStar’s ad solutions and capabilities
You will be expected to maintain a healthy sales pipeline on a regular basis; be proactive in highlighting any roadblocks and maintain high standards in sales processes
You will be expected to manage all stakeholder relationships end to end with minimum supervision
Acting as an advisor on brand solutions in a strategic way and drive business
You will also be focusing on deeper client interactions to drive case studies, client interviews, executing joint business plans & maintaining monthly run rates etc.
You will work closely with the cross functional ads revenue team for the conceptualization & execution of all deals for your accounts
 
Skills & Attributes for success :
Understanding Key account management principles/consultative selling
Should be both a category & a brand builder with a strong ability to drive and achieve sales targets
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
Comfort to use data and analytics while building on client conversations at deal level
Ability to leverage relationships, build a strong network, and have effective negotiations, and utilizing these to drive new business
Persistence to drive sales from exploration to deal closures
Communication skills, Internal & External people /stakeholder management, Team player, expertise in MS Office. 
 Basic experience in Television and understanding metrics.