Partner Account Manager - Xbox

Posted 09 January 2024
Salary £60000 - £70000 per annum
LocationLondon
Job type Contract - Inside of IR35
Discipline Sales
ReferenceBBHH8250_1704801792
Contact NameMarkJames Search

Job description

Our client, a global leading online media company are currently hiring for a Partner Account Manager to drive revenue across a specific book of business (Xbox) across UK media agencies and direct gaming clients across Europe.

Responsibilities

  • Driving Xbox advertising revenue from brands spanning across multiple industry categories
  • Developing excellent relationships with senior agency and client contacts, primarily focusing on key advertisers suitable for the Xbox audience
  • Become known as a leading gaming expert across all agencies and clients
  • Conduct and lead live demos of the Xbox user interface and advertising examples
  • Representing Xbox at events across the UK to further drive awareness of the brand and unlock spend from new brands.
  • Work with other Account Managers to ensure gold-standard client servicing and campaign reporting, ensuring repeat business
  • Actively contributing to team meetings, sharing best practices and providing market feedback to improve ad product offering
  • Accurate pipeline management and reporting on sales pipeline to enable accurate business forecasting

Requirements

  • Experienced seller with 4+ years of experience in media sales, with a drive to create best in-class advertising experiences for our customers
  • Strategic-thinker - allowing you to apply valuable insights to provide a consultative approach to client marketing strategies
  • Proven track record of growing smaller account revenues into key strategic partners through strategic growth planning and quarterly business reviews
  • Excellent knowledge of current and future gaming media landscape, with the ability to educate and inform the industry on current trends
  • Solid understanding of the broader advertising and media industry across various types of media
  • Ability to articulate and simplify a unique advertising product to convey key benefits and USPs
  • Extensive contact list in UK media agencies and within the gaming and entertainment industry
  • Excellent client-facing skills, with a successful track record of building meaningful, senior-level relationships both with clients and agencies
  • Excellent communicator and presenter - comfortable presenting in client meetings and agency events
  • Being comfortable with the console UI and controller is essential

Contract Details

  • Contract Type: Umbrella (Inside IR35)
  • Location: UK Remote with regular travle required.
  • Duration:12 months, likely to extend and or become permanent
  • Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday