Account Manager (Media Agencies)

Company Description

R25_0016908

*US role, must be in US at time of application to be considered.

#LIRemote (Must be based within commutable distance to NYC)

***Note This role includes a base salary and is eligible for a performancebased sales incentive

Job Description

About this Job

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in expanding NielsenIQ’s (NIQ) footprint within the media agency space. Your primary responsibility will be to engage with media agencies, developing and executing a strategic sales plan to increase revenue through NIQ DataasaService solutions. Leveraging your media experience, this role will be responsible for driving & developing client relationships, optimize client investments, and help agencies utilize NIQ’s data to improve audience targeting, planning and campaign measurement.

The ideal candidate will be determined, selfmotivate with media agency experience—ideally in programmatic trading, data onboarding, or media buying and is eager to bring that operational knowledge into a clientfacing, revenuegenerating role. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your handson industry experience while learning the consultative sales process from senior sellers and growing into a fullcycle sales executive.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for prospecting, networking, and developing new business opportunities with media agencies

• • Evangelize NIQ data assets with media agencies to drive pipeline on custom and syndicated audiences.

  • • Leverage your media agency background to understand client needs and contribute to strategic recommendations

    • • Participate in client discovery conversations and help tailor NIQ solutions to agency use cases

      • • Generating sales leads and maintaining a pipeline of sales opportunities across a portfolio of clients consistent with NIQ’s growth strategy.

        • • Assist with the development of sales materials, proposals, and clientfacing presentations

          • • Help maintain a clean and organized sales pipeline through CRM tools and regular reporting

            • • Act as a liaison between sales, product, and customer success teams to ensure strong delivery and client satisfaction

              • • Build fluency in NIQ’s data, tools, and measurement offerings and how they map to the agency planning and buying workflow

                • • Stay current with industry trends in digital media, programmatic buying, and data activation

                  • Qualifications

                    • 24 years of experience working at a media agency in a programmatic trader, data onboarder, or media buying role

                    • • Strong understanding of media planning and buying processes, audience data, and digital ad operations

                      • • Interest in transitioning into a clientfacing sales or fullcycle business development role

                        • • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a consultative approach

                          • • Highly organized and detailoriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities

                            • • Experience using DSPs, onboarding platforms, or audience tools is a strong plus

                              • • Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with CRM systems like Salesforce is a plus

                                • BABS degree, preferably in Communications, Marketing, Business, or related field
                                  

                                • US Benefits

                                  • Comprehensive healthcare plan (medical, Rx, dental and vision).
                                  • Flexible spending accounts and Health Savings Account (including company contributions).
                                  • Life and AD&D insurance.
                                  • 401(k) retirement plan including company matching contributions.
                                  • Disability insurance.
                                  • Tuition Reimbursement.
                                  • Discretionary paid time off program and 11 paid holidays.

                                  • Additional Information

                                    This role has a marketcompetitive salary with an anticipated base compensation of the following range: $74,900.00 $89,000.00. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. This role might also be eligible for a salesbased incentive or performancebased bonus. Other benefits include flexible working environment, comprehensive health insurance, industryleading parental leave, life insurance, education support and more.

                                    Our Benefits

                                    • Flexible working environment
                                    • Volunteer time off
                                    • LinkedIn Learning
                                    • EmployeeAssistanceProgram (EAP)

                                    • About NIQ

                                      NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through stateoftheart platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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