Manager, Client Connect
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10098334 Location New York, New York, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / Chicago, Illinois, United States Business Disney Entertainment Date posted Nov. 04, 2024Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
Client Connect is the strategic team in Client Partnerships, responsible for CLIENT RESPONSE, creating client-first solutions across STREAMING, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, MULTICULTURAL and CROSS-PORTFOLIO to drive and maximize revenue.
What You Will Do:
Reporting into Director, Client Connect, this role will be responsible for delivering client response for one category, collaborating with team members, peers and partners across sales and solutions teams to create custom innovative client-first ideas, proposals, and presentations that deliver against the goals and objectives of the advertising partners. In addition, may provide leadership to Client Connect team members responsible for category client response with a focus on addressable.
Create, market-leading proposals and presentations in response to both proactive requests and category RFP’s that leverage assets and capabilities across Client Connect and Disney overall portfolio, with cohesive sales rationale and innovative ideas
Responds to Client RFPs by develop compelling pitch materials in various presentation software
Attend client meetings with Client Connect and Sales leads to help sell through ideas
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., client, brand and local solutions, sales, etc.)
Required Qualifications & Skills:
5+ years of marketing, sponsorship, promotion, branded entertainment, and/or media experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to translate verbal ideas into written presentations.
Experience developing RFP responses including demonstrated ability in building insights-led proposals
Expertise in project management/execution with multi-tasking abilities, attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Can interpret internal or external business strategies, opportunities and trends and recommend best practices
Positive attitude, problem-solving skills and a kind yet assertive nature
Fully proficient in Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Keynote, Google Docs/Sheets
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
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The hiring range for this position in New York is $108,500 - $145,400 per year. The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Chicago, IL is $103,500 - $138,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About Disney Entertainment:
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Disney Advertising Sales, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment.
Disney Advertising Sales, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.