AT&T National Acct Exec-Online & Mobile, AdWorks-Chicago
AT&T AdWorks seeks a National Account Executive to sell behaviorally targeted display, search advertising, and mobile advertising to both clients and agencies. We are looking for a dynamic sales executive looking to help continue our rapid growth and leadership position in the online and mobile advertising space. This person will be based in the central part of the US and will focus on a specific ad sales region.
The ideal candidate for this position will have experience in selling advertising to interactive agencies and Fortune 500 companies. An extensive digital advertising background is a huge plus. Candidates must have excellent existing relationships with ad agencies and major clients.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Selling advertising inventory and solutions across the AdWorks premier publishing network
• Evangelize and prospect into ad agencies, top tier advertisers, and Fortune 500 companies
• Coordinate with Sales Operations to oversee proper execution of campaigns and insure alignment with customer objectives
• Forecast, track and report sales performance
• Drive new revenue generation via lead qualification and prospecting.
- Meet quarterly revenue targets as set by sales management
- Travel to agencies and clients throughout territory
Qualifications: Requirements:
- 3-5 years advertising experience selling to interactive advertising agenices, search agencies or Fortune 500 companies;
- Must have an extensive Internet-based advertising background
- Must have existing relationships with Interactive advertising agencies
- Must be a self starter, articulate and possess excellent presentation, phone and written communication skills
- Advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet
- Strong communication, negotiation and project mgmt. skills
- Ability to build interdepartmental relationships
- BA degree in marketing, communications, or business, desired
The successful candidate will be able to multi-task and thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial atmosphere, while also being effective within the matrix structure of a Fortune 100 environment. This individual will have a history of being an impact player and is comfortable taking personal ownership in the performance of his/her projects. Good backgrounds for this role could include advertising sales, marketing specialist, ad sales development, or digital agency planner. Experience in interactive and media is a strong plus, and knowledge and interest in the media industry is essential.
The largest communications company in the United States. And the world. We are the industry leaders in providing wireless service, high speed internet access, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services across the US. We are also developing our business to include next-generation television services with our new AT&T U-VerseSM TV.
Join our incredibly diverse company of more than 250,000 people and help drive the innovation that keeps AT&T at the leading edge of technology and service. Expect big things from the company that created the communications industry.
