Assistant Manager Intern, Advertising Sales

Company: Saavn
Location: New York
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

OBJECTIVE: Saavn seeks an experienced Sales Manager Intern to directly sell sponsorships to major multinational brands. Do you have what it takes to join a fast growing global technology company? Are you interested in developing a sales career? If so, this position is the perfect path to advancement! We are looking for a motivated Sales Associate to join our outstanding Sales / Ad Operations team. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a leading company with an innovative product that has gained tremendous success globally and is revolutionizing the online recruitment advertising market. This company offers an amazing opportunity for professional growth while working with upbeat talented and successful professionals in a fun work environment. This role involves discovering, analyzing, qualifying and presenting pre sales material on current leads, potential prospects, competitors and products. The prospector will leverage online research, trade publications, Internal custom data tools and other resources to gather this information. This is a paid internship and may lead to a full time position in our Sales or Ad-Operations team. ABOUT SAAVN: Saavn is transforming the way people access and experience Indian music. We are the fastest growing South Asian consumer digital media and technology company, and our purpose is to provide hundreds of millions of people around the world easy access to high quality South Asian content. Our applications on the Web, mobile phones and Tablets allow people to have great experiences with content on devices of their choice. Saavn has offices in Mumbai (Engineering and Content Operations), Delhi (Sales), New York (Business Development), and Mountain View, California (Engineering). Our team comes from Yahoo, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Qualcomm, HBO, Dish Network, MSN and NDTV, reflecting strong expertise in both technology and media. We have covered by TechCrunch, Forbes, TIME Magazine, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal and have been referred to as a Spotify for India. We are backed by top-tier VCs that share our long-term vision for changing the industry. If you want to work on products that millions of people use every day, apply to join us in New York City (wattup big apple), Mountain View (hey valley kids), or Mumbai (aye shaana characters). TITLE:

* Assistant Manager Intern, Advertising / Sales

ROLE:

* Point of contact for media buyers and agencies. * Work with product development team to communicate Advertiser and Sponsor requirements.

DIRECT SALES RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS

* Prospect, cold call, network and research new customers and potential clients. * Capture and document all lead generation activity within Internal Wiki. * Leverage online tools such as LinkedIn, social networks, Data(dot)com, digital and print directories and existing Salesforce data to prepare pre sales and post sales presentation material. * Present and negotiate deal-terms to senior decision makers; close deals. * Stay on top of the trends in a rapidly changing media market. * Develop and maintain client relationships through exceptional customer service * Oversee the development and integration of new account acquisitions, and manage the efforts while driving advertising and sponsorship revenues across multiple platforms. * Provide consistent communication with Ad Ops, Client Services and Finance * Manage accounts to achieve outside individual sales goals as well as vertical team goal

REQUIREMENTS.

* Bachelors degree or equivalent in work experience * Minimum of 3 years experience in interactive ad sales a track record of successfully managing client relations. * Ability to adapt to change in a consistently evolving work environment * Expert in MS Office or equivalent. * Ad trafficking / Salesforce / Photoshop knowledge is an added plus

ATTRIBUTES:

* High energy and an entrepreneurial spirit * Ability to work effectively both as an individual and in a team environment * Understanding of online advertising sales, current online advertising trends and advertising metrics. * Self-confident self-starter. * Proactively able to set and achieve goals with limited supervision. * Strong negotiation skills. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Attention to details and presentation skills is a must * Strong analytical, decision-making and problem solving skills and abilities. * Demonstrate exceptional presentation skills * Interest in Bollywood a major plus.

Saavn is an EEO/ AA/ M/F/D/ Job Type: Internship

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