• Job Description

  Req#: R-3929

  Job Description

  Known for its groundbreaking and celebrated original content, AMC Networks is the company behind the award-winning brands AMC , BBC AMERICA , IFC , SundanceTV , WE tv , and IFC Films . Its diverse line-up of popular and critically acclaimed series and independent films include Killing Eve, Better Call Saul and The Walking Dead, which has been the #1 show on ad-supported cable television for ten consecutive years, as well as Portlandia, Brockmire, Love After Lockup, and the Oscar-winning Boyhood. Its original series Mad Men and Breaking Bad are widely recognized as being among the most influential and acclaimed shows in the history of TV. The company also operates AMC+, its premium subscription bundle; the subscription streaming services Acorn TV, ALLBLK, Shudder , and Sundance Now ; AMC Studios, its production business; AMC Networks International , its international programming business; and Levity Entertainment Group, its production services and comedy venues business.

  Account Executive, Digital Sales

  AMC Networks’ five distinct brands: AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV and WE tv are home to the very best of storytelling. Our digital portfolio is premium and diverse, and we offer brands quality, powerful environments for their messaging. With a viewer-first approach to content, we offer our partners unparalleled access to our audiences across every platform. As AMC Networks grows and scales it’s Digital footprint, we continue to look for the best and brightest to join this critical and growing part of our team.

  The position of Account Executive, Digital Sales will play an important role in supporting AMC Networks’ suite of Digital products including TEAL, Digital Content Room Sponsorships , Private Marketplace and Programmatic Guaranteed revenue growth, strategy and new partnership development. This AE will be responsible for driving and supporting Digital sales via a holistic, consultative and advanced advertising approach with agencies/marketers who are looking to leverage data and execute digitally and programmatically.

  Job Responsibilities

  • Act as subject matter expert on digital and programmatic related topics

  • Leverage data, insights and technology to build successful client solutions across AMC Networks Digital footprint

  • Onboard, manage and drive Digital sales across new and existing clients

  • Work in conjunction with the AMC Networks Sales team to drive digital & programmatic revenue with agency and client partners

  • Build and manage a pipeline that focuses on client direct relationships, digital first buyers , programmatic marketers and agency traders

  • Participate in regular Digital sales meetings and provide ongoing reporting and feedback to sales management

  • Utilize Salesforce to track all pertinent account information and sales progress as well as forecast and prioritize to achieve quarterly and annual quotas

  • Stay active with key industry events, trends, and emerging ad technologies

  Qualifications (Required & Preferred)

  • 5+ years of Digital, AdTech and programmatic advertising sales

  • Strong understanding and knowledge of the digital & programmatic landscape including advanced digital products, technology, techniques, partners, and business models

  • Strong personal relationships with leading digital media agencies , digital first buyers and programmatic advertisers

  • Demonstrated success in a goal-oriented, highly accountable sales environment

  • The ideal candidate must thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, focus on generating results and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics

  • Must be a team-player, able to work across teams and function in a highly dynamic organization

  • Must have excellent communication and proven relationship-building skills, strong written and demonstrated oral presentation skills

  • Strong organizational, detail, problem-solving and follow-up skills

  The base compensation range for this position is $130,000.00 to $145,000.00 commensurate with experience. AMC Networks additionally offers a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Services, among other benefit plan options, subject to eligibility requirements. AMC Networks values the benefits achieved through in-office collaboration, but we provide our employees with the flexibility to work from home one day per week.

  The Company is committed to policy of nondiscrimination in its employment and personnel practices. Applicants are considered for all employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, alienage, citizenship, gender, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, genetic predisposition or carrier status, age, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault, sexual orientation, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

• About the company

  AMC Networks Inc. is an American entertainment company headquartered in 11 Penn Plaza, New York, that owns and operates the cable channels AMC, IFC, We TV, BBC America, and SundanceTV; the art house movie theater IFC Center in New York City; the indepe...

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