Associate Account Executive, CNN Podcast Ad Sales

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Your New Role Accountabilities...
CNN seeks an Associate Account Executive, Podcast Ad Sales, to join CNN Audio's Revenue and Partnerships team.
Your Role Accountabilities...

• Manage your sales pipeline and generate leads.
• Identify and Build relationships with Podcast Advertisers - specifically brand direct clients.
• Handle inbound leads and sales opportunities.
• Work closely with internal Warner Brother Discovery (WBD) Sales leads to help prioritize audio opportunities and act as the CNN audio subject matter expert.
• Build a strong relationship with internal content partners to help better position our audio offering in the marketplace.
• Analyze campaigns success metrics for brand partners as well as internal stake holders

Qualifications & Experience...

• Roughly 5 years in Podcast Account Management and/or Audio Ad Sales
• Strong passion for News, Sales, and Podcasts!
• A team player who wants to be part of a team of a dynamic audio leadership team
• A hunter mentality with a proven ability to generate new business.
• Strong ability to analyze and compute data
• Proficient with the sales cycle - and able to work independently.
• Desire to grow and have a career in audio ad sales

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