Media Solutions Account Manager

Lead, Media Solutions & Account Manager at Realtor.com (View all jobs) 

Location: Austin, TX 

News Corp is currently looking for a Sr Account Manager, Lead role  to join our Consumer Media team in Austin, TX to support one of the largest real estate website, realtor.com®.

This role requires an individual who can successfully manage several projects at once, play a big role in strategy development and ensure that schedules are kept and deadlines met. Efficiency, accuracy, attention to detail and flexibility are an absolute must and is critical to the success of this role. Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills are key, as well as the ability to assess priorities and complete assignments in a timely and thorough manner. Candidate must feel comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and interfacing with all levels within our organization and with our customers. 

The Sr. Account Manager works in partnership with the Realtor.com® National Field Sales team and reports to the Vice President of Account Management. 

What you’ll do:

• Work in partnership with the national sales team to ensure successful online campaign development and implementation across the Move Network
• Research available inventory, prices, and create targeted and valuable, advertising campaigns for clients to run across the http://Move.com network
• Identify ways in which online media placements can help build the client’s business and brands
• Analyze data, summarize key findings and incorporate data into proposals
• Enter, manage and approve media plans, while focusing on a balance of strong media solutions for client and profitability for http://Move.com
• Work with the national sales team on creating proposals/media plans in response to Agency/Client RFP’s (Request for Proposals)Understands ad metrics, such as viewability 
• Resolve technical issues that may arise with Ad Operations
• Manage existing campaigns and optimize results based on client needs
• Provide campaign status reporting to clients and sales teams. 
• Analyze internal or third party reports and indicate where campaigns are at risk of under-delivery
• Work with finance at the end of all campaigns to provide reports and actual revenue numbers
• Provide campaign recaps to client including strategic recommendations and analysis
• Complete monthly billing for all clients, including programmatic and direct deals.
• Solicit incremental revenue based on prior performance and/or new product recommendations
• Present Case Studies and/or strategic pitch decks to Sales Team during weekly sales meeting

How we work:

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of professional experience
• 5+ years online Account Management media experience, with advertising agency experience required
• Experience with ad serving technologies and Order Management Systems is required (DFP/GAM, Placements.io, Mediaplex, etc)
• Experience working on custom content, branded utilities and branded content
• Experience setting up Programmatic RFP requests and activating PMP deals is recommended, not required. 
• Ability to manage, collect and integrate online advertising reporting data from multiple sources, to include sites, ad-servers, and other sources
• Microsoft Excel capabilities a must
• A strong team player who is committed to client results and can see the "big picture"
• Ideal candidate must have the desire to learn and a strong work ethic, as well as the ability to understand complex concepts and the willingness to go above and beyond to get the job done.