Position Title: Manager, Media Sales
Compensation Range: $90K - $110K
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Culver City, CA (on-site)
Position Overview: CJ ENM is building its U.S. direct advertising sales business, beginning with its FAST/CTV portfolio and expanding over time into YouTube and other digital media inventory.
We are looking for an experienced and proactive media sales professional who can help develop relationships with U.S. brands and agencies, build a strong sales pipeline, and grow new advertising revenue.
This person will work closely with key internal teams to grow CJ ENM's U.S. advertising business and refine the go-to-market approach. The ideal candidate is proactive, commercially minded, and works well in a collaborative team environment.
Key Responsibilities:- Build and grow CJ ENM's U.S. direct advertising sales business, initially focused on FAST/CTV
- Develop relationships with U.S. brands, agencies, and agency holding companies
- Own the sales process, from prospecting and pitch development through negotiation and close
- Build a pipeline of new advertisers and agency partners
- Work with internal teams to develop media plans, proposals, and advertiser solutions
- Bring market feedback to help shape pricing, packaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategy
- Expand advertiser relationships over time across YouTube and other CJ ENM digital inventory
Qualifications: - 5+ years of U.S. digital media advertising sales experience, ideally on the publisher or media platform side, with level determined based on experience and qualifications
- Experience selling digital video, CTV, streaming, or other premium digital media inventory
- Own and deliver against assigned revenue targets, pipeline goals, and other sales KPIs
- Proven experience generating revenue through direct advertiser or agency relationships
- Strong track record of developing new business and advertiser relationships
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with major U.S. media agencies, brands, and advertising decision-makers
- Strong understanding of CPMs, impressions, inventory, and campaign delivery
- Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable operating in a growing business
- Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Team-oriented, adaptable, and able to build trust across different functions and levels of the organization
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with media partnerships or integrated advertising solutions
- Multicultural or Asian American audience sales experience
- Entertainment, K-content, fandom, or youth culture experience
- YouTube / social video sales experience
- Working knowledge of programmatic advertising
Who Will Thrive in This Role: Someone who is excited to help grow a new business, takes initiative in developing opportunities, and enjoys working closely with others to turn ideas into revenue.
We value people who are ambitious about results while remaining collaborative, adaptable, and thoughtful about how they work with the broader organization.
