Ziff Davis is looking for a Account Executive to join our dynamic sales team. This role is critical to the entire pre-sale and post-sale process, from brainstorming campaign ideas to building proposals. It’s a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual with agency or media planning experience to grow into a client-facing sales position.
What You'll Do
- Responsible for sales planning including building media plans in Excel and RFP response decks.
- Support your Manager/Director to help your sales team hit or exceed quarterly and annual revenue goals.
- Play an active role in RFP submissions, participating in brainstorms and crafting proposal decks to position IGN media capabilities.
- Act as a trusted resource for partners by recommending and putting together proposals that meet their marketing objectives.
- Effectively communicate, author presentations/proposals, and demonstrate the value of IGN to partners.
- Sell multi-platform solutions including: Desktop/Mobile Display/Video Ads, Native Apps, OTT, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Data & Programmatic.
- Provide comprehensive marketing campaign recommendations leveraging integrated sponsorships, digital video, social and efficiency media tactics.
- Track and manage RFP pipeline, pending, and booked business and be able to speak to the current volume of team revenue.
- Adapt quickly and evolve with the ever changing digital landscape, including learning how to sell and position new products and platforms.
- Work cross functionally with departments and key stakeholders internally and externally.
- Work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Act as an expert in the gaming and entertainment space by staying current with industry trends.
- Actively train and supervise Sales Coordinators to oversee post-sale campaign management and execution.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree.
Team & Environment
You will report to a Manager/Director.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in Los Angeles, California.
