Sales Assistant
Posted on: 26 Jun 2021
New York, New York
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Relieve Account Executives of the non-selling service function as required by agencies and clients.
Receive request for proposals (RFPs), usually by phone from agency buyers and report requested plan to the Account Executive.
Channel the plan requests to the Sales Planning team, daypart Directors and VPs.
Accept agency requests for plan revisions.
Once the sale is made, transfer the sales proposal to a computer “hold” which freezes CBS inventory until agency recommendation is accepted by the client.
Convey exact dates and unit cost prices to the agency buyers.
Use pricing information and correct Nielsen ratings to negotiate make goods and discuss schedule changes.
Required Qualifications:
* Excellent customer service and communication skills (both verbal and written).
* Excellent computer & organizational skills.
* Attention to detail is essential.
* Pleasant phone manner.
* Four year college degree highly preferred.
* Interest in Television a plus
* Media/ad sales internship experience a plus.
ViacomCBS
Manhattan, NY
ViacomCBS Inc. is an American multinational mass media conglomerate based in New York City. The corporation was formed via the merger of CBS Corporation and the second incarnation of Viacom on December 4, 2019, which were created from the split of the first Viacom in 2005. The company has interests in film, television, publishing and digital media.
The company's main assets include the Paramount Pictures film studio, CBS Entertainment Group (consisting of CBS-branded properties including the namesake CBS network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Television Stations, CBS Interactive and a 50% interest in The CW), domestic networks (consisting of U.S.-based basic and premium-tier cable television networks including MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central and Showtime), international networks (consisting of international versions of domestic ViacomCBS networks as well as region-specific networks including Channel 5 in the UK, Network 10 in Australia and Telefe in Argentina), Global Distribution Group (consisting of CBS Television Distribution and CBS Studios International) and publishing company Simon & Schuster.
Headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, the company operates approximately over 170 networks and reaches approximately 700 million subscribers in approximately 160 countries.
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IndustryMedia/Entertainment
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No. of Employees12, 770+
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