iHeartMedia

Account Director, National Digital Sales

iHeartMedia$108K — $135K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in digital sales roles
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative attitude
  • Robust network of agency and client relationships
  • Savvy with digital and social platforms, with knowledge of podcasts a plus
  • Demonstrated prospecting experience, including cold calling and networking

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement go-to-market strategy for East Coast
  • Proactively sell to digital advertising agencies and brands
  • Achieve quarterly and annual revenue goals
  • Direct the entire sales process from identification to close
  • Collaborate with Connections team to provide strategic account support
  • Enhance customer satisfaction for territory accounts
  • Drive market share growth through strategic coverage plans

Benefits

  • Flexible employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Company provided and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Paid company holidays
  • Volunteer support through Spirit days
  • 401K plan
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with various support services
  • Additional voluntary programs including student loan refinancing and accident insurance
Full Job Description

What We Need:

iHeartMedia’s sales leadership is seeking a dynamic Digital Account Director. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic advertising partnerships with digital advertising agencies and advertisers throughout the East Coast region. Successful candidates must be motivated, enthusiastic, self-starters able to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.

                                                                             

What You'll Do:

  • Build and execute go-to-market strategy for the East Coast region including, but not limited to, a short and long-term account & agency plan, ability to define clear lines of account and agency responsibility, eye for scoping and onboarding strategic revenue endeavors and knack for cross-organizational collaboration.

  • Manage and proactively sell to digital advertising agencies and brands.

  • Meet quarterly and annual revenue goals according to sales plan through a deep understanding of iHeartMedia’s digital product portfolio and available ad inventory (including streaming audio, podcasts, video, display, sponsorships, social platforms and custom marketing programs).

  • Structure and direct the entire sales process from account identification to close.

  • Collaborate with Connections team to add strategic consultation to named accounts.

  • Service and drive customer satisfaction for accounts in territory.

  • Drive mindshare and market share gains across agencies through consistent and strategic coverage plans.

  • Partner with operations organization to set proper expectations with customers and super-serve their needs.

  • Develop presentations to brands and agencies designed to sell marketing solutions.

  • Work closely with internal stakeholders to maximize advertising revenue, including product marketing, research, account management, and more.

                                                                             

What You'll Need:

  • 5 years’+ prior experience in a digital sales role

  • Bachelor’s degree

  • Superior written and verbal communication skills

  • Professional appearance and strong interpersonal skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative attitude

  • Robust network of agency and client relationships

  • Ability to design, deliver and execute marketing strategies and presentations

  • Must be knowledgeable and savvy with digital and social platforms, with an in-depth knowledge of podcasts a plus

  • Prior demonstrated prospecting experience through cold calling, networking and meeting functions

  • Proven track record of reaching sales targets and revenue goals

                                                                             

What You'll Bring:

  • Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
  • Confidence to prospect and quickly build rapport with customers
  • Knowledge of the media industry and related sales processes
  • Desire to broaden sales capabilities and knowledge base
  • Accountability for your own work and a desire to provide guidance to new team members
  • Ability to build a territory plan or account approach
  • Objective judgement and prior experience to solve business problems
  • Strong written and verbal communication, comfortable applying active listening and influencing skills to drive sales
  • Understanding of impact of your own efforts to meet sales quotas

Compensation:


Salary to be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data.

$108,000 - $135,000

                                                                             

Location:

New York, NY: 125 West 55th Street, 10019

                                                                             

Position Type:                                                                                             

Regular

                                                                             

Time Type:

Full time

                                                                                 

Pay Type:

Salaried

                                                                                 

Benefits:

iHeartMedia’s benefits offering is flexible and offers a variety of choices to meet the diverse needs of our changing workforce, including the following:

  • Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options

  • Company provided and supplemental life insurance

  • Paid vacation and sick time

  • Paid company holidays

  • A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community

  • A 401K plan

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving

  • ​A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!

                                                                             

We are accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis.

About iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc., a company founded by Lowry Mays and B. J. "Red" McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners through a leveraged buyout in 2008. As a result of this buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., began to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc.
Learn more about iHeartMedia
Size
4,600 employees
Market Cap
$912.4 million
Industry
Net Income
-$1.9 billion
Founded
1972
5 Year Trend
-10.7%
Revenue
$2.9 billion
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