Sr Manager, Client Connect

Client Connect is the strategic team in Client Partnerships, responsible for CLIENT RESPONSE, creating client-first solutions across STREAMING, ENTERTAINMENT, MULTICULTURAL and CROSS-PORTFOLIO to drive and maximize revenue.

Job Summary:

Reporting into Director, Client Connect, this role will be responsible for delivering client response for the Media & Entertainment category, collaborating with team members, peers and partners across sales and solutions teams to create strategic, custom innovative client-first ideas, proposals, and presentations that deliver against the goals and objectives of the advertising partners. This role will serve as an expert within the individual category vertical. In addition, this role will provide project leadership to Client Connect teams as a part of category client response, ultimately driving revenue across DAS with a focus on addressable.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Create strategic, market-leading proposals and presentations in response to both proactive requests and category RFP’s that leverage assets and capabilities across Client Solutions and Disney’s overall portfolio, with cohesive sales rationale and innovative ideas
• Attend client meetings with Sales leads to help sell through ideas
• Serve as an expert within individual category vertical
• Contributes to the development of functional strategy, leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
  
  
  

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

• 7 years of marketing, sponsorship, promotion, branded entertainment, and/or media experience
• Experience driving revenue across all platforms
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills. Presentation and pitching experience
• Experience developing RFP responses including demonstrated ability in building insights-led proposals
• Fully proficient in Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Keynote, Google Docs/Sheets
• Bachelor’s degree required
  
  
  

Preferred Experience/Skills/Training:

• Experience leading a team is a plus
  
  
  

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The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $124,900.00 to $167,500.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.