Account Manager, Sports

• Compensation: USD 85,000 - USD 115,000 - yearly

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service.

We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, Dream Works Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood.

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Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Work with the driven and highly motivated One Platform Ad Sales organization of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies.

As an Account Manager role, you will be a strategic partner to Clients & Sales Account Executives.

You will be responsible for managing and growing NBCU’s partnerships with Advertisers and ultimately enabling our clients to reach their business objectives. You will play a key part in ensuring campaign success & communicating key campaign learnings to better support our clients.

As an Account Manager, you will:

• Play a critical role within our fast-paced Ad Sales team to support the full sales cycle, spearheading proposals through execution
• Be responsible for managing & developing client relationships
• Proactively identifying strategic approaches for new or incremental opportunities as well as upselling products and services
• Contribute to revenue, advertiser education & advertiser satisfaction through establishing and building trusted client relationships
• Deliver a best-in-class partnership experience for NBCU advertising clients and their campaigns
• Maintain a high standard of operational excellence while executing effective, performance-driven campaigns
• Leverage your strong communication skills and attention to detail are required, as well as a focus on continual improvement and learning

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Building and managing relationships with existing and potential new clients and agencies through routine communication; actively grow industry relationships in order to gain marketplace intelligence
• Synergistically work cross-functionally with internal teams to drive incremental revenue and increase advertiser satisfaction (Sales, Client Partnerships, Streaming & Data Products, Content Partnerships, Planning, Marketing, Research, Operations, etc.)
• Support day-to-day client deliverables across the pre-sale and post-sale lifespan of campaigns. Lead communication for all internal deliverables related to client and sales support
• Collaborate with a diverse group of internal cross-functional teams including Pricing, Inventory, Ad Ops and Measurement to ensure successful campaign executions and troubleshoot client issues
• You not only analyze data to understand trends, you clearly communicate the “why” behind results and deliver actionable insights & recommendations to both internal and external partners
• Develop campaign strategies and audience targeting recommendations
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of NBCU features and audience trends, and serve as an external product expert, educating clients on new and existing ad solutions and advising on…