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Dir, VMN Ad Sales
Viacom
New York, NY, United States
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Overview and Responsibilities
The Director works under the Head of Sales, reporting to the EVP of Strategy. The Director accompanies Head of Sales on all executive meeting and is responsible for preparing, organizing, following up, tracking, and communicating progress on key business items identified in these meetings. The Director is also a key facilitator of internal and external communication with exposure and close interactions across MPS and multiple groups across Viacom.
Job Responsibilities:
• Accompany the Head of Sales in executive meetings, as directed. Track and consolidate key information discussed; clearly outline next steps; coordinate subsequent follow-up (either directly or by enlisting the appropriate internal/external stakeholders).
• Work directly with the Strategy group for resources and guidance to coordinate the best approach for each project and task.
• Maintain a comprehensive project tracker, specifying the tasks, objectives, points of contact, deadlines, and progress; present the project tracker to the Head of Sales and Strategy on a frequent basis.
• Summarize new and important projects from departments throughout the company (strategy, research, the channels, etc.) to efficiently keep the Head of Sales informed of the latest insights.
• Manage all preparation for the weekly Sr. Staff Meeting. This includes setting the agenda (with direction from the Head of Sales and Strategy), proposing and securing guest speakers/featured presenters (both internal and external), soliciting feedback and agenda recommendations from meeting attendees.
Communication:
• Manage and facilitate internal and external communication for the office of the Head of Sales.
• Pres Prep: work with the Strategy and Corporate Communications teams to develop strategic talking points and messaging to prep the Head of Sales for all press engagements (interviews, articles, etc); draft press statements and internal memos; prepare for industry panel appearances (e.g. crafting answers to panel questions).
• Communications to Sales Org: collect information for internal communications to the Sales org and, where appropriate, draft and/or edit communication.
• Communicate directly with MPS and other Viacom / external groups as directed
Basic Qualifications:
• A BA/BS in a relevant field of study (business, economics, marketing, and/or media studies, etc.), an MBA from a top-tier school is a plus
• At least 4 years of experience in the media industry, passionate about Media and Advertising· Understanding of the ad sales marketplace and the dynamics driving change for brands, agencies, media companies
• Understanding of the ad sales marketplace and the dynamics driving change for brands, agencies, media companies
• Experience managing list of items/ projects that change constantly
• An ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external
• Ability to quickly understand/ ask questions about priorities, timelines, requirements
• An ability to think strategically to quickly understand the context of each project
• Ability to quickly understand/ ask questions about priorities, timelines, requirements
• MS Office expert
Additional Qualifications:
• Excellent communicator, outstanding written and verbal communications skills, including writing for executive level
• Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to work collaboratively; ability to quickly build good working relationships across a vast organization, across functions
• Excellent organization skills, ability to work under tight, quickly changing deadlines. Resourceful, driven, independent
• Extreme attention to detail
• A desire to work in a high-intensity environment, part of team pioneering business transformation