Requisition # 116155BR
Job Description:
· Directs automotive sales strategies for the East region
· Responsible for all markets' auto budgets and performance.
· Coordinates activities around and focus on the Automotive vertical across all of the region's markets and sales teams.
· Supports Account Executives and administrative support personnel in the automotive sector. Responsibilities include: coaching and training sales staff, participating in interviewing/hiring activities, providing input on all business actions related to auto sector.
· Prepares budgets, re-estimates and long-range plans.
· Responsible for the maximization of auto revenue production including management of related inventory and resources.
· Develops automotive advertising strategies and tactics, and promotional/event driven activities consistent with TWC policies and procedures and National/Local laws and regulations.
· Oversees the preparation of research and demographic analysis used to maximize local, regional and national sales efforts in the auto sector.
· Develops and maintains positive, productive working relationship with all market sales personnel and operational associates.
· Maintains high level of visibility and professionalism in the communities we serve and with clients.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
· Knowledge of advertising, marketing, promotion, production and traffic is required.
· Working knowledge of cable industry and National/Local regulations as they relate to areas of responsibility required.
· Local and national sales as well as agency experience preferred; specific Automotive expertise is preferred
· Incumbent will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic self-starter and possess a desire to win.
· Must demonstrate proficient coaching skills including the ability to lead and inspire personnel to achieve goals.
· Requires the ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing, and have strong interpersonal communications skills.
· Requires solid problem-solving skills and the ability to act quickly while using good judgment.
· Travel as needed is a requirement.
Education & Experience:
· Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in Marketing, Communications or other related field. Five to ten years' related work and supervisory experience.
The physical demands described here are those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is: Regularly required to talk and hear; Frequently required to sit, stand and bend at the knee and waist and walk; Required to use hand to type, handle objects and paperwork; Required to reach and hold on to items at chest level or reach above the shoulder; Required to use close vision and be able to focus. Finally, the employee generally works in an indoor office environment; overtime maybe required.