Strategic Account Manager, Fandango - VERSANT

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Job Description: Strategic Account Manager – Platform Monetization (Fandango Network)

Join the Platform Monetization team at Versant, a modern media company, where you’ll focus on the Fandango Network.  This vertical includes category leaders in movie ticketing and transactional video-on-demand, such as Fandango and Fandango at Home, as well as global entertainment brands like Rotten Tomatoes and MovieClips, YouTube’s largest destination for movie clips and trailers.

As a Strategic Account Manager, you’ll play a critical role in supporting our Ad Sales team by owning the day-to-day relationship with Fortune 500 clients, helping to drive revenue, and ensuring flawless campaign execution.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Account Executive to understand agency/client goals and objectives to brainstorm solutions
• Work across all Fandango Network properties with focus on Studio/Streaming clients
• Accountable for campaign results and providing clients with strategic and tactical guidance to achieve online marketing objectives
• Combine data analytics and client feedback to configure, operate, and optimize campaigns to meet client objectives
• Work with all internal departments (Ad Ops, Marketing, Management, Site Teams, etc.) on the development and implementation of client campaigns
• Create media plans that meet customer needs and maximize revenue across the Fandango Network
• Manage client relationships and deliver superior customer service
• Ensure all digital campaigns launch, including collection of assets and liaising with Ad Ops to ensure campaigns go live as expected
• Lead the monitoring and reporting of campaign performance and proactively communicate any issues to internal team and client, when necessary
• Communicate campaign highlights and/or red flags to AE/Planning Manager to enable resolution with client
• Deliver campaign recap to AEs and/or clients summarizing performance
• Coordinate with Account Executives on development of renewal strategies including post-campaign research based on delivery insights

Qualifications

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 1-3 year of experience in media planning or client service role 
• Proficient in Microsoft excel

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with broad range of internal and external clients
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Digital Media Industry experience preferred
• Well Organized and good attention to detail
• Strong computer skills especially in Excel, Power Point, and word 
• Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ad Serving software and tracking knowledge a plus
• Strong analytical and creative skills
• A strong ability to perform independently and proactively while working in a team environment
• High energy and teamwork mentality a must

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