Full-Time

Field Sales Representative

Posted on 8/23/2026

Nielsen

Nielsen

10,001+ employees

Global audience measurement and data analytics

No salary listed

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Akron, OH, USA

Hybrid

Residency required in North Akron/Fairlawn area, Ohio. Hybrid role with up to 50% travel, including overnight stays.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
iOS/Swift

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Requirements
  • High School Diploma/GED OR 2+ years equivalent work experience
  • Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record
  • Strong computer skills (iOS, MS Windows, Google applications)
  • Excellent communication and persuasion skills
  • Ability to read and write English
  • Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends
  • Willingness and ability to travel overnight up to 50% of the time
  • Adaptability and openness to diverse environments: Due to the nature of randomly selected panel homes, you must be willing and able to interact with diverse people, neighborhoods, and conditions of homes for several hours at a time.
  • Be prepared to encounter varying situations, which may include a variety of pets, as well as different levels of cleanliness or disarray that meet Nielsen's health and safety standards.
  • Comfort with working in various home environments while maintaining professionalism
  • Strong interpersonal skills to navigate diverse social situations effectively
  • Physical Requirements: Must be willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to be outside, in all weather conditions recruiting preselected residential addresses.
  • Be able to navigate stairs, elevators, walkways, and driveways (paved and unpaved) and a wide variety of entrances into people’s homes
  • Driving for up to 8 hours a day
  • Standing for up to 6 hours a day
  • Kneeling for up to 2 hours a day
  • Ability to walk 1/2 mile
  • Ability to lift 20 lbs.
Responsibilities
  • Drive to selected homes using a company-provided vehicle, with frequent travel (up to 50%)
  • Conduct in-person interviews and recruit statistically selected households
  • Collect and enter household demographics and technical data
  • Collaborate with various departments to ensure compliance with procedures
  • Meet performance goals, quality standards, and customer satisfaction targets
  • Be prepared for overnight stays up to half of your working time

Nielsen measures audience data for media across TV, digital, audio, and streaming, providing subscriptions to datasets and analytics for industry players. Its products include cross‑platform ratings, media planning, and marketing optimization insights drawn from a global data network. Gracenote is part of its offerings, expanding content identification and metadata services. Nielsen’s goal is to help customers understand how people consume media and use that information to optimize content, advertising, and business decisions.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$5.2B

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1963

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What believers are saying

  • August 6, 2026 DoubleVerify deal expands Nielsen into verification and outcomes.
  • August 4, 2026 streaming charts showed Stranger Things and Bluey dominating Nielsen data.
  • January 21, 2026 notes refinancing pushed debt maturities beyond 2028.

What critics are saying

  • July 13, 2026 Second Circuit upheld Cumulus antitrust pressure on Nielsen radio tying.
  • The DoubleVerify acquisition needs regulatory approval by Q1 2027 and adds integration risk.
  • A Cumulus-driven adverse ruling forces standalone radio pricing, crushing Nielsen's monopoly economics.

What makes Nielsen unique

  • Nielsen’s person-verified panels anchor audience data against synthetic AI noise.
  • Gracenote adds metadata depth across streaming, sports, and entertainment discovery.
  • Ad Intel AI spans 5.5 million brands and 90-plus markets.

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