Account Manager - TV/AV

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Service Planning :

• The Client Sales Planner (CSP) is responsible for assisting the sellers (CSMs/CSEs) in their sales efforts, by processing and maintaining the television commercial airtime schedules

• The Client Sales Planner assists with a wide range of sales-related functions including direct contact with client stations and media buyers and/or media buyers at the advertising agencies

• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Accurately input and transmit sales orders to client television stations

• Process and maintain revisions to sales orders

• Inform agency media buyers of program changes and outstanding pre-empts

• Ensure all orders are confirmed in a timely manner and Darwin (Broadcast Booking System) accurately reflects order status

• Process weekly Pre-Log/Post-Log requests from agencies

• Approve Agency Accepted manual Makegoods and transmit to the station

• Transmit Rep Pending Makegoods to Agency

• Pull posts and negotiate Under-Delivery (UD) weight

• Collaborate with stations to build and negotiate Makegoods offers

• Money tracking for Cash in Advance orders

• Analyze TV ratings data (Nielsen and comScore)

• Update Darwin to ensure programs are accurate

Requirements :

• 4 years + experience in a TV Linear/Broadcasting

• Proficiency with major broadcasting platforms like DARWIN, MediaOcean , Prisma

• Experience working with budgets, understanding of pacing, and the ability to make necessary adjustments as required

• Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks and deliverables and ensuring timely and successful completion.

• Capable of seamlessly transitioning between different tools and systems, ensuring efficient and effective campaign management.

• Maintains a proactive approach to staying on top of everything within the process to support evolving client needs.

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills and the ability to express thoughts logically and succinctly, as well as good interpersonal skills , are required .

• Experience in an analytical, results-oriented environment with external customer interaction.

Additional Information

• Works as a member of the team and cross-functional teams

• Ability to lead/own internal & vendor meetings and communication.

• Have an aptitude for basic mathematical concepts

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet all deadlines while producing quality.

• Ability to aggregate and communicate data to support recommendations

• Ability to follow through on assigned tasks with minimal supervision

• Passion and curiosity for media, brands & digital activation

• Flexible to work across different time zones/shifts (including night shift)