Assistant Manager – Entertainment Ad Sales

Job Summary

In this individual contributor role, you will work with the largest customers and agency planners to establish long-term partnerships for advertisers within a designated industry. You will own revenue targets for key accounts and utilise your understanding of market dynamics, and TV ad inventories to create value for your clients.

Key Responsibilities

This is an individual contributor role where you will own the revenue targets for key accounts within the Entertainment Business in a specific industry under the LCS portfolio. The focus will be on maximizing revenue potential and positioning JioHotstar as a premium destination for TV investments.

• You will be Jiostar’s ambassador in the market for the accounts you own. You will be expected to understand India’s TV ecosystem, stay abreast with industry trends and innovations along with establishing and demonstrating an understanding of JioStar’s ad solutions and capabilities
• You will be expected to maintain a healthy sales pipeline on a regular basis; be proactive in highlighting any roadblocks and maintain high standards in sales processes
• You will be expected to manage all stakeholder relationships end to end with minimum supervision
• Acting as an advisor on brand solutions in a strategic way and drive business
• You will also be focusing on deeper client interactions to drive case studies, client interviews, executing joint business plans & maintaining monthly run rates etc.
• You will work closely with the cross functional ads revenue team for the conceptualization & execution of all deals for your accounts

Skills & Attributes for success

• Understanding Key account management principles/consultative selling
• Should be both a category & a brand builder with a strong ability to drive and achieve sales targets
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Comfort to use data and analytics while building on client conversations at deal level
• Ability to leverage relationships, build a strong network, and have effective negotiations, and utilizing these to drive new business
• Persistence to drive sales from exploration to deal closures

Preferred Education & Experience

Any Graduate & 6 - 10 years of relevant work experience