Account Manager - Local Ad Sales Market

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Overview

The Account Manager (AM) is a developmental sales-focused role tasked with supporting day-to-day revenue efforts while developing the skills and experience needed to become a future Account Executive. This role touches all facets of the sales process—from proposal development and client support to campaign execution and stewardship—while partnering closely with Account Executives and internal teams. This is a position designed for high-potential candidates who want to learn the business, build selling skills, and grow into a full-cycle seller with direct ownership of accounts and revenue.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Account Executives to support active accounts, proposals, and revenue opportunities
• Assist in selling streaming campaigns, with the opportunity to include linear inventory for cross-platform packages
• Participate in sales calls (virtual and in-person) to gain exposure to client conversations, needs discovery, and selling strategies
• Support, develop, and cultivate new business and smaller account opportunities as part of the broader AE pipeline
• Coordinate campaign execution from pre-sale through post-sale, ensuring flawless delivery and stewardship
• Prepare and update stewardship reports for guaranteed and non-guaranteed campaigns
• Serve as a client support resource for inbound questions and requests
• Work with Marketing, Research, Pricing & Inventory (Yield), and Operations teams to develop tailored sales presentations and solutions
• Project-manage all elements needed for campaign launch, including creative assets, tags, approvals, and timelines
• Ensure reliable communication and information flow between internal teams, Account Executives, and management
• Build foundational selling skills, including proposal development, account support, pricing concepts, and inventory management
• Learn media planning fundamentals and the end-to-end advertising sales lifecycle
• Gain exposure to the systems, processes, and tools critical to future Account Executive success

Basic Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in digital advertising, media, or sales support (Digital Ad Sales, planning, buying, or agency experience preferred)
• Bachelor's degree required; equivalent combination of education and experience considered

Additional Qualifications

• Well-developed desire to build a career in advertising sales and grow into a revenue-owning seller
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, team-oriented sales environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Self-motivated, driven, and willing to learn
• Experience with sales and ad-tech platforms such as FreeWheel, Google Ads Manager, Salesforce, and/or Operative, and/or WideOrbit is a plus
• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, and Google Workspace

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $65,000.00 - 70,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable,  as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.  This position is eligible to earn sales incentive compensation. 

Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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