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Account Executive

Disney Entertainment
Philadelphia, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/29/2025

Job Summary :

Reports to the Director, Sales. Responsible for building strong relationships with clients & their agencies – agency investment teams for AEs assigned to holding companies; agency strategy / planning teams for AEs assigned to categories, while driving revenue. A critical part of being a successful Account Executive is gaining insight into customer needs and experiences and translating those into sellable opportunities.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role :

  • Strategically position our solutions & ideas (linear and / or digital) in the market to drive revenue and win business
  • Position all benefits and key selling propositions including multi-media sports, entertainment, and news solutions
  • Serve as a thought leader in the marketplace (linear and / or digital) across video, social, display, data, etc.
  • Partner with internal sales teams (linear and / or digital) on ways to increase opportunities to benefit all revenue across portfolio
  • Participate and successfully dominate in scatter marketplace (linear and / or digital)
  • Execute expertly and partner with multi-media or addressable teams on any RFPs or ideas as well as upfront
  • Provide direction to solutions team to ensure all of our tentpole opportunities have strong multimedia and or addressable components
  • Leverage creative solutions to increase Disney’s win rates and ensure that we are delivering against all lines of business
  • Craft client specific strategies that drive IP enabled media and data strategies that create yield opportunities for the company
  • Partner with programmatic sales teams to craft and execute automated strategies internally and externally
  • Contribute to a positive culture of inclusion, and uphold the values of Disney Ad Sales

Required Education, Experience / Skills / Training :

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Ability to multi-task and navigate large complex organizations
  • 5 years of media sales experience required, 6 years preferred
  • Demonstrated a track record of revenue growth & superior client interactions
  • Strong network of key client and agency partners
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills; ability to “own the room”
  • Willingness to travel
  • Must have working knowledge digital landscape and platforms
  • Demonstrated track record of revenue growth & superior client interactions
  • Must have established, senior level relationships with advertising agencies and brands directly
  • Proven success in prospecting, cold calling and pursuing new business
  • Preferred Education, Experience / Skills / Training :

  • Must be excellent at communication and possesses presentation skills that engage a room and foster continuous dialog
  • Positive, detail oriented, self-starter
  • Ability to multi-task and navigate large complex organizations
  • Strong negotiation skills with the ability to sell value not just price
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