Account Manager (New York)

Posted 20 Days Ago
New York, NY
70K-85K Annually
1-3 Years Experience
Digital Media • Sports
The Role
The Account Manager will support the sales team by managing client accounts, developing media plans, and executing advertising campaigns. Responsibilities include client communication, campaign reporting, and assisting in new business prospecting while representing The Athletic brand.
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About Us


The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.



About the Role


We are looking for a driven, enthusiastic individual who will be a key part of the Commercial team. In this role you will be responsible for supporting our sales team in developing new business, executing on sold campaigns, and managing existing clients, including maintaining effective and positive client relationships.


This role will be located in New York. 

Responsibilities

  • Assisting Sales Managers in the support and management of accounts as it relates to all ad products. 
  • Building media plans, ad schedules, and collateral for pitches and RFP responses.
  • Assist with managing the execution of sold campaigns which may include booking inventory, gathering and distributing ad copy, newsletter assets, and other advertiser assets, setting up talent onboarding calls.
  • Support sellers and ad operations with reporting on delivery of sold campaigns during and after campaign flight including creating campaign recaps.
  • Supporting monthly billing and invoicing processes where applicable.. 
  • Responding to client requests. 
  • Assisting Sales Managers in new business prospecting.
  • Learn our business and the end-to-end ad sales process.
  • Represent The Athletic brand.

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of account management or sales experience.
  • Self-starter with great time management skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Eager to learn with the ability to improve on existing processes.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • You love the sales process including providing great service to our clients.
  • You are good at working independently but enjoy being part of a team.
  • Role is located in New York. 

The annual base salary range for this role is $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.



The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:


- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.

- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.

- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.

- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.


For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.


The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.


Click here to review our Applicant Privacy Notice, which describes how and when The Athletic Media Company collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of job applicants and prospective employees.


Beware of fraudulent job recruiting schemes! Our recruiters use [email protected] exclusively. We do not conduct interviews via text or instant message and we do not ask candidates to download software, to purchase equipment through us, or to provide sensitive personally identifiable information, such as bank accounts or social security numbers. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be a recruiter with The Athletic but operating from a different email address about a job offer, please report it as potential job fraud to the law enforcement and to [email protected].

The Company
New York, NY
603 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Here for every sports story that matters.
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The Athletic (http://theathletic.com) is a subscription-based media publisher of smarter sports coverage for die-hard fans. Founded in 2016, The Athletic’s all-star team of writers have produced thousands of quality stories for subscribers free of ads, pop-ups and auto-play videos. The Athletic now offers in-depth local coverage in 47 North American pro sports markets along with premium national coverage across MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA & more. Readers can count on original, authentic storytelling written by talented local and national sports journalists like Ken Rosenthal, Pierre LeBrun, Seth Davis, Stewart Mandel, Shams Charania and many more.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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