Company Description About Us *** Universal is one of the world's leading *** and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. *** Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. It is the policy of *** Universal and *** Universal's affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
*** Universal Global Advertising & Partnerships About Us *** Universal Global is the world's number one destination for marketers to reach audiences around the world, in a brand safe, premium environment. With a footprint that extends to 150 countries, *** Universal Global is the gateway for brands to reach over 1 billion people consuming its content every month.
The *** Universal Global team is the navigator to a vast portfolio of news, sports and entertainment content brands, a premier motion picture company, significant production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a premium ad-supported streaming service. In addition, the team also gives partners access to *** Universal Global's network of strategic partners including Sky and RTL AdConnect.
*** Universal Global's award-winning inhouse agency, Catalyst, is an international team of passionate visionaries, creators, storytellers, thinkers and audience specialists tasked with serving as the link *** ween brands and our premium audiences around the world.
Job Description Purpose We are expanding our International Client and Agency Partnerships Team to enable our ambitious monetization plans for our expanded portfolio of products, and to cement existing, and build new lasting relationships with advertisers. The Account Manager will be a key member of the *** U Ad Sales organization, and responsible for managing both pre-sale and post-sale materials for the Director and VP of Client and Agency Partnerships EMEA.
Role The Account Manager will perform key functions to drive the success of the international advertising and partnerships sales organization across international markets.
The role will manage the pitching, planning, implementation, and analysis of multi-channel, multi geography TV, digital, social and events campaigns. The Account Manager will work in close collaboration with partners and clients in international territories, and internal business partners, from the Catalyst Agency, content studio, *** Universal International operations, legal, and finance departments.
This is a pivotal role in the International sales team, providing expertise in *** across International markets, selling with creative flair to existing and new advertisers across a dedicated international portfolio. This role will work as a direct report and partner to an Account Director to devise and deliver successful campaigns for multiple advertisers, both with agency partners and clients direct.
The successful candidate will hold responsibility for nurturing relationships with a diverse existing customer set; pitching, and converting solutions based proposals built to maximize the monetization of *** Universal advertiser products and build deep and lasting performance driven partnerships, whilst also identifying new opportunities for business growth, generating new leads and campaigns of your own.
Key Responsibilities Collaborate with an Account Director, and creative strategists, and data and insight internal partners to develop and sell multi-platform creative solutions
Seek out and proactively generate leads and opportunities to sell *** Universal advertising and partnership solutions
- Partner with an Account Director to manage and build client relationships across a diverse customer set
- Prepare proposals and creative solutions to a market leading standard in a highly competitive international *** market-place
- Prepare and deliver campaign performance reports in partnership with data and insight and operations teams to clients and agencies
- Present reports of internally and externally to management and clients and support internal stakeholder and customer needs and demands
- Track and optimize campaign performance ensuring customer satisfaction and partnership success in partnership with support staff
- Network and nurture relationships with current and future potential customers and represent *** Universal in the market-place with professionalism
- Negotiate and close ambitious international advertising agreements
Qualifications Experience - Muti channel, TV, digital *** planning and buying knowledge ideally across multiple international markets
- Experience working with 1st party and 3rd party data to plan and deliver advertiser objectives
- A passion for linking commercial success, consumer insight and *** optimisation to decision making and pitching
- An understanding of multi- *** channels and overall *** landscape (Digital, TV, outdoor, cinema and print)
- Show understanding of and relationships with major *** agencies and advertiser brands
- Confidence in delivering and leading presentations at all levels, internally and externally
- Strong strategic mindset with experience of strategic brainstorming, campaign development and understanding of business process
- Proven ability to be adaptable in a quickly changing business and industry
- Demonstrable sales success and negotiation skills
Qualifications Additional Information Eligibility Requirements - Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through *** to be considered
- Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
- Must have unrestricted Right to Work in the United Kingdom
- Must be 18 years or older
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