What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager position at The Daily Beast?
Account Manager Job Description
From planning to execution, this role is a unique opportunity to be a key member of the Account Management team. You'll work alongside Sales, Creative Strategists and Account Managers to create and execute media and content campaigns for brand partners. You'll achieve this through working on, and aiding in, building media plans and managing sold campaigns that deliver on specific KPIs.
This role reports to the Account Management Director and works closely with two Account Managers. Position has a start date of 4/1.
Responsibilities
• Support Sales & Brand Strategy teams in pre & post sale requests, participate in brainstorms and build media plans to fulfill client asks
• Assist with pricing, forecasting and analyzing product offerings
• Pull reports, compile screenshots & track deliverables for Account Management team
• Analyze performance data and provide data-driven insights to improve advertising programs
Qualifications
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Desire to make an impact and feel passionate about the work that you do
- Team player who enjoys cross team collaboration
Required Skills/Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 1-3 years of digital experience, ideally in media or sales planning at a publisher
- Comfortable juggling multiple tasks; ability to prioritize responsibilities; excellent time management; ability to work under tight deadlines
- Self starter with strong interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills with a great attention to detail
- Experience with DFP and/or other ad serving platforms and Excel is a HUGE plus
Why Work Here
The Daily Beast is a globally recognized publication at IAC HQ in pristine Chelsea in New York City. Being part of IAC, we are able to provide you some of the best in benefits. We offer discretionary vacation (as in take what you need with approval for all exempt and non-guild employees), tuition reimbursement, 401(k) matching, subsidized gym membership, stocked kitchens with snacks and drinks, and excuses to celebrate all the time! Work for us and work for something spectacular!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
