Local Account Manager – Nexstar - Comscore
Des Moines, IA
About the Job
The Account Manager will be responsible for creating and maintaining relationships across the Nexstar Account. You’ll be part of a team that helps clients understand key business questions and address research needs in the world of TV media measurement. You will analyze data to identify patterns and trends within our data assets, which our clients use to make crucial decisions in the media marketplace. You will have a unique ability to combine your quantitative, project management, and analytical skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Run and analyze reports using the Comscore TV software platforms
+ Work hand in hand with Sales to help clients solve problems, identify opportunities, and achieve objectives
+ Prepare spreadsheet reports (Excel) and slide presentations (Power Point)
+ Help Sales grow client accounts by understanding the principle business objectives and goals of the account, and how Comscore services help the account meet those objectives
+ Develop strong and productive relationships across all Nexstar local stations
+ Travel to client locations for quarterly business reviews, provide product demonstrations, client office hours, etc.
+ Serve as an expert in media research and demonstrate a thorough understanding of how Comscore TV data is applied within the station’s programming, marketing, ad sales and measurement process.
+ Proactively work with internal teams and Sales to manage client communications, responding promptly to questions, concerns and requests.
+ Act as the customer advocate internally to Comscore to ensure project goals, needs and issues are clearly understood by internal departments, and provide clarity as needed.
+ Serve as internal expert on each assigned account.
+ Establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal Comscore teams (Client Service, Client Insights, Product Management and TV Analytics)
+ Thrive in a fast paced and entrepreneurial culture with multiple priorities.
WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS?
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
+ Competency working with media research tools
+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate well with people at all levels of an organization both internally and externally, both written and verbally
+ Outstanding project management, presentation, and customer service skills
+ Strong competency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
+ Self-motivated, organized, and resourceful
+ Experience with data analysis and problem solving with large amounts of data is a plus
+ High energy/positive attitude is a must
+ Ability to interact effectively with peers in a team-oriented operating structure
+ Interest and excitement in television and media
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
+ Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from four-year college or university, or equivalent relevant work experience
+ Minimum of 1 to 3 years working in media research
+ Minimum of 1 to 3 years’ experience working in the TV industry is a plus
+ Familiarity or expertise with Comscore’s measurement systems is a plus
+ Demonstrated success in managing relationships with key decision makers at the client site.
+ Compensation $70,000 base; commensurate with experience.
About Comscore
At Comscore, we’re pioneering the future of cross-platform media measurement, arming organizations with the insights they need to make decisions with confidence. Central to this aim are our people who work together to simplify the complex on behalf of our clients & partners. Though our roles and skills are varied, we’re united by our commitment to five underlying values: Integrity, Velocity, Accountability, Teamwork, and Servant Leadership. If you’re motivated by big challenges and interested in helping some of the largest and most important media properties and brands navigate the future of media, we’d love to hear from you.
Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and set-top box audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry’s emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement. To learn more about Comscore, please visit Comscore.com.
EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
To comply with federal law, Comscore participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.
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Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Run and analyze reports using the Comscore TV software platforms
+ Work hand in hand with Sales to help clients solve problems, identify opportunities, and achieve objectives
+ Prepare spreadsheet reports (Excel) and slide presentations (Power Point)
+ Help Sales grow client accounts by understanding the principle business objectives and goals of the account, and how Comscore services help the account meet those objectives
+ Develop strong and productive relationships across all Nexstar local stations
+ Travel to client locations for quarterly business reviews, provide product demonstrations, client office hours, etc.
+ Serve as an expert in media research and demonstrate a thorough understanding of how Comscore TV data is applied within the station’s programming, marketing, ad sales and measurement process.
+ Proactively work with internal teams and Sales to manage client communications, responding promptly to questions, concerns and requests.
+ Act as the customer advocate internally to Comscore to ensure project goals, needs and issues are clearly understood by internal departments, and provide clarity as needed.
+ Serve as internal expert on each assigned account.
+ Establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal Comscore teams (Client Service, Client Insights, Product Management and TV Analytics)
+ Thrive in a fast paced and entrepreneurial culture with multiple priorities.
WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS?
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
+ Competency working with media research tools
+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate well with people at all levels of an organization both internally and externally, both written and verbally
+ Outstanding project management, presentation, and customer service skills
+ Strong competency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
+ Self-motivated, organized, and resourceful
+ Experience with data analysis and problem solving with large amounts of data is a plus
+ High energy/positive attitude is a must
+ Ability to interact effectively with peers in a team-oriented operating structure
+ Interest and excitement in television and media
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
+ Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from four-year college or university, or equivalent relevant work experience
+ Minimum of 1 to 3 years working in media research
+ Minimum of 1 to 3 years’ experience working in the TV industry is a plus
+ Familiarity or expertise with Comscore’s measurement systems is a plus
+ Demonstrated success in managing relationships with key decision makers at the client site.
+ Compensation $70,000 base; commensurate with experience.
About Comscore
At Comscore, we’re pioneering the future of cross-platform media measurement, arming organizations with the insights they need to make decisions with confidence. Central to this aim are our people who work together to simplify the complex on behalf of our clients & partners. Though our roles and skills are varied, we’re united by our commitment to five underlying values: Integrity, Velocity, Accountability, Teamwork, and Servant Leadership. If you’re motivated by big challenges and interested in helping some of the largest and most important media properties and brands navigate the future of media, we’d love to hear from you.
Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and set-top box audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry’s emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement. To learn more about Comscore, please visit Comscore.com.
EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
To comply with federal law, Comscore participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.
#LI-DB1
Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference.
Source : Comscore