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The Account Executive will conduct company research, coordinate and schedule preliminary meetings and interviews, maintain agendas, and provide support to the EVP and Senior Project Director. The role includes handling communications, arranging appointments, ensuring the smooth running of projects, updating the CRM system, and preparing clear briefs for designated roles to use in meetings.
This is a full-time role based in India. Working hours will be 12pm to 9pm IST, Monday to Friday.
- Your key responsibilities include researching and identifying companies suitable for our conferences and special feature reports, contacting the appropriate decision makers, and arranging meetings in line with the Executive Vice President and other persons calendar. The position requires strong skills in drafting detailed, personalised emails, in depth research, and company analysis. You will be able to identify timely reasons to approach target companies such as recent rebrands or product launches, be punctual and professional on the phone and over email, and think creatively about outreach strategies.
- Any other reasonable duties to meet the needs of the business.
Experience & Qualifications
- Some experience in B2B outreach, sales support, lead generation, or a similar commercial role (media, events, or partnerships is advantageous)
- Experience engaging with or researching prospective clients and markets
- Exposure to international markets or clients is beneficial
- Understanding of events, sponsorships, or content-led offerings is helpful but not essential
- Familiarity with thought leadership formats (e.g. reports, webinars, whitepapers) is advantageous
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field, with a strong academic record preferred
Skills & Competencies
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and build rapport with senior stakeholders (including C-suite)
- Excellent research and analytical skills, with the ability to identify relevant prospects and timely outreach opportunities
- Ability to draft clear, tailored, and compelling written communications
- Commercial awareness, with an understanding of how outreach supports business development
- Comfortable using CRM systems and tools to manage pipelines and track activity
- Competence in using AI tools to support research and productivity
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Proactive, self-motivated, and target-driven, with a focus on outreach activity and meeting-setting
- Strong team player, able to collaborate closely with senior stakeholders and sales teams
- Ability to prepare briefing materials and support meeting readiness
Newsweek is an equal opportunity employer. We seek employees of diverse backgrounds and are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace.
Skills Required
- Some experience in B2B outreach, sales support, lead generation, or similar commercial role
- Experience engaging with or researching prospective clients and markets
- Comfortable using CRM systems and tools to manage pipelines and track activity
- Ability to draft clear, tailored, and compelling written communications
- Strong communication skills, able to engage senior stakeholders including C-suite
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Proactive, self-motivated, target-driven with focus on outreach and meeting-setting
- Ability to prepare briefing materials and support meeting readiness
- Competence in using AI tools to support research and productivity
- Exposure to international markets or clients
- Understanding of events, sponsorships, or content-led offerings
- Familiarity with thought leadership formats (reports, webinars, whitepapers)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
- Strong team player, able to collaborate closely with senior stakeholders and sales teams
What We Do
Newsweek is a global news magazine that provides high quality, in-depth coverage and analysis of the major events shaping our world. For more than 80 years, the iconic brand has been offering readers a unique perspective on world affairs and giving context to the most important events in global news. Today, via its print and digital editions, Newsweek continues to help its readers navigate a rapidly-changing world. Newsweek publishes a U.S. and International edition weekly in English. The international edition – branded as Newsweek International –serves the Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions while language-specific editions are available in Japan, Korea, Latin America, Pakistan, Poland and Serbia. A separate English-language edition is also published for the Middle East. The print edition is available in 68 territories while round-the-clock- coverage on the latest breaking world news can be found at newsweek.com Subscribe here: newsweek.com/subscribe
