What are the responsibilities and job description for the Local Sales Account Coordinator position at The Weather Channel?
Company Description
Working at The Weather Company
We are The Weather Company, and our name speaks for itself. We are a company focused entirely on the weather,and we’re proud to say we reach two-thirds of all U.S. adults through a media portfolio that includes The Weather Channel, weather.com and our mobile applications –Weather Services International, and Weather Underground.
Our goal is to provide the world’s best weather, powered by the best possible data. Of course, we can’t actually control the weather, but the information we gather from the largest collection of worldwide forecast data, our state-of-the-art forecast technologies, and the industry’s best forecast modeling allows us to accurately predict the weather for people all over the country—and the world. The Weather Channel is the most widely distributed cable network and the most trusted news network in America. On the digital side, our online properties reach 60 million unique Web consumers each month, 32 million of those via weather.com and our mobile apps. In fact, TWC is the 2nd most popular app for iPads, and the 7th most downloaded app on iPhones.
We are recognized as the world’s leading meteorological information resource for businesses across the aviation, energy, insurance and utility industries. These statistics say a lot about the quality of our reporting, research, the accuracy of our data, and the talent within our Company.
We’re always looking for new talent to keep us on top—like someone incredible to fill the job listed here.
Job Description
The Account Coordinator would help assist the 50 local media sales channel partners. The role would report directly to the Director of Local Sales Operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Work hand-in-hand with the Sales Channel Partner Managers to ensure all markets handled have TWC top of mind among all solutions pitched
- Assist with market launch materials
- Proactively provide screenshots of campaigns to partners
- Respond to ad hoc requests for client reports
- Continuously update sales collateral including category decks, inventory and site repositories
- Answer incoming calls for sales support with questions on the self-service portal and proactively send any higher revenue potential leads to mid-market or local market partners.
- Provide support and constant communication as Sales Channel Partner Managers are traveling and in-market with partners.
Qualifications
Education, Experience, Certification Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Internship with advertising agency or digital business preferred.
Experienced Salesforce user
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent command of the English language, spelling and grammar.
- Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
- Solid presentation skills.
- Experience using multi-media tools.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Excellent PowerPoint Skills.
Additional Information
Please apply online at - http://careers.weather.com/job/Atlanta-Local-Sales-Account-Coordinator-GA-30301/255481300/