Senior Account Manager - Melbourne
A full time Sales Manager position
Fully remote: working with a Australia-based team at Acast.
About the role
We are looking for a driven, confident and passionate Senior Account Manager to join our team in Melbourne , working across some of the largest agency holding groups.
You will be responsible for managing your own individual agencies and client patches and driving revenue into our business across our content partners. You are a person who highly enjoys and is able to manage senior conversations in agencies across multiple teams and levelsInclude non podcast elements in your sell - can include social, online, live & more. You believe in long-term relationships and selling with that in mind.
You have confidence in presenting, building relationships and has a passion for brand storytelling & advertising. We´re looking for you who have experience of working in a fast-paced media environment such as podcasting, radio, music streaming, video, and digital publishing
With audio devices starting to fill our homes and podcasting becoming a mainstream media habit, the opportunity is large and exciting. Our ad-tech is best in class, advertisers are flocking to the podcast medium and our premium content partners are growing rapidly.
What will you do?
- Work closely with Group Sales Lead and Account Managers to ideate and create media solutions for partners, responding to briefs with a high level of attention to detail and confidence in excel and keynote.
- Work closely with content, ad ops & finance to ensure smooth delivery of all campaigns.
- Liaise with Acast’s talented podcasters to manage & monetise their inventory.
- Post-sales reporting and up-sell, leveraging the full suite of the Acast Marketplace
Who you are?
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You are an enthusiastic doer looking to deliver results in a timely and precise manner and have experience working with CRM systems (like Netsuite, SalesForce , have strong PowerPoint/Keynote, Word and Excel skills
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You have an ability to deliver results in a timely and precise manner and have the ability to think creatively, and strategically to come up with innovative client solutions
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You have fabulous social skills and you view yourself as a highly productive.
We believe that in order to succeed in this role you should have an energetic positive attitude with an eagerness to learn and grow. You're motivated by working at a hugely exciting startup where you can exhibit your entrepreneurial spirit whilst working at a purposeful tech company. We value grit, self-starters and problem solvers. You are curious, analytical, organized and can produce high-quality work. Last, but not least, we think you believe in achieving your personal and company goals by working collaboratively which will achieve greater things than by working alone. At Acast we provide a great place to learn and develop in a hugely innovative workplace. A genuine interest in podcasting and digital audio content goes a long way.
Acast is the world’s largest independent podcast company. Founded in 2014, the company has pioneered the open podcast ecosystem ever since – making podcasts available on any listening platform. Acast provides a marketplace, helping podcasters find the right audience to monetize their content. When our podcasters make money, we make money.
Today, Acast hosts nearly 88,000 podcasts, with more than 400 million listens every month. The company operates worldwide and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
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The Podcast Taxonomy definition for a role like this in Administration says: “The Sales Manager is responsible for all aspects of podcast monetization such as overseeing Sales Representatives, managing advertising inventory, and devising monetization strategies through channels such as affiliate partnerships, merchandise, live events, and other revenue strategies.”
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