Account Executive, Programmatic

CNN Programmatic Account Executive

CNN is looking for a dynamic, results-oriented Programmatic Account Executive to join our Advertising Sales team and lead premium programmatic revenue generation. This is an opportunity to sell across one of the world's most trusted brands in journalism, with a portfolio that spans linear, digital, audio, social, branded content, and emerging platforms.

The Programmatic Account Executive role isn't about maintaining the status quoit's about growth. You will prospect new clients and expand existing relationships at major advertising agencies, trading desks, and direct clients while partnering with direct sales colleagues to craft innovative, multi-platform solutions that deliver measurable value for advertisers and fuel CNN's business. The ideal candidate has several years of programmatic experience earning, retaining, growing revenue across various inventory ad formats, devices and screens, as well as buying models (Private Marketplace, Programmatic Guaranteed).

Core responsibilities include :

• Monetize the CNN Ecosystem : Lead programmatic selling efforts to all relevant buy side advertising partners : DSPs, Agency PBUs & Precision groups, brand marketers. Ensure timely, accurate, and successful delivery of programmatic campaigns and proactively seek to prevent delivery and performance concerns.
• Drive Growth : Develop new business through prospecting and use data to identify strategic opportunities to engage buyers and drive incremental revenue and partner with CNN Sales team to drive deeper direct client conversations for our programmatic solutions and data resources.
• Expand Partnerships : Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders across the programmatic ecosystem and engage at multiple levels to drive new revenue opportunities (e.g. 1st party data partnerships).
• Collaborate to Win : Serve as a subject matter expert on programmatic business trends, best practices and ad technologies for internal Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to identify new opportunities for CNN in the programmatic marketplace.
• Lead in Market : Serve as thought leader for CNN's programmatic ad offerings and identify and influence media decision makers across the agency landscape.

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Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and / or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range : $112,000.00 - $208,000.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.