Account Executive - sport

thenielsencompany· Sales
📍 gb📍 London📍 London, , United KingdomFull time

About this role

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

Nielsen Sports are looking for an Account Executive to manage and grow a portfolio of clients, across our data and insights solutions.

 

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

 

  • Be the trusted advisor to clients as the expert in measurement

  • Ownership of revenue target through renewals and upsells on selected clients portfolio

  • Understanding client's business challenges and industry trends

  • Direct active account management role and responsibilities on selected clients & collaboration with peers

  • Ensure detailed briefing of projects, oversee timeliness & quality of all project deliverables and presentations

  • Work collaboratively with research, consulting, digital & media to upsell and cross-sell

  • Engage with new products and tools and present to clients in a relevant format

  • Pro-active engagement of client through thought leadership materials in collaboration with Sales Enablement & Marketing departments

  • General support of the client strategy team throughout the marketing and sales process

Qualifications

 

  • A pro-active and problem solving approach 

  • Ability to juggle work streams, client accounts and commercial programs.

  • Ability to maintain a high attention to detail and confident working with data to create insights

  • Ability to work to deadlines.

  • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

  • Strong relationship building skills.

  • A confident and professional manner.

  • Ability to take the initiative and work independently, whilst also being a team player.

  • Confident in the use of Google Docs, Sheets, Slides or Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

  • An eagerness to learn

  • We're keen on good levels of emotional intelligence and a passion for sport!

  • Experience and knowledge of research techniques/sports marketing/sponsorship is an advantage

Additional Information

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