International Sales Executive; Ads

With the proliferation of Connected Smart TVs, Samsung Ads has developed a new platform to bridge TV and digital together. As the first in market in market, advertisers can use real-time viewing behaviour to reach consumers in new and innovative ways. Samsung's Advertising Sales Team operates at the intersection of display advertising and connected televisions offering advertising solutions with the goal of helping our advertisers reach their target audiences across our TV platform and beyond.

Leveraging our wealth of unique first party data this is a new initiative at Samsung with the potential for massive growth and opportunity.

Samsung Ads (part of ESBO - European Service Business Organization) is responsible for identifying, evaluating and determining new opportunities on top of the global footprint of European Samsung Smart TVs and Mobile devices. The EU advertising team is working to create value for partners, advertisers, and agencies through its unique insights into content consumption in the shifting media landscape.

The International Sales Executive is responsible for evangelizing the advanced TV advertising business and building the client base for the Samsung Ads European business. This person will support the International Sales Manager across the Omnicom & Dentsu International Agencies as well as Nordics region.

The International Sales Executive will be empowered to develop sales pipelines and to support the International Sales Manager by uncovering the business needs of key direct clients. This position will work closely with the Client Solutions Teams & Insights and Analytics Teams to help make a world class brand building solution for advertisers and to ensure our clients achieve their advertising goals.

The candidate must be able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The candidate must also have an entrepreneurial mind-set, taking ownership in creating opportunities building pipelines across their key client patch.

• Develop and maintain pipeline of key client contacts
• Build, prioritise, manage and communicate an active pipeline of brands.
• Build and manage pipeline of campaigns within Samsung tools
• Leverage communication and relationship-building skills to develop new business.
• Support Sales Manager to educate new advertisers on the benefits of advanced TV and persuade them to shift their marketing strategies from traditional media to digital/advanced TV.
• Analysis of Proprietary Samsung TV data to create compelling sales insights that drive revenue outcomes.
• Build compelling proposals and strategies for new and existing clients.

Samsung Ads is committed to transforming the partnerships we create with media agencies and are looking for an individual to deliver this vision across Europe, demonstrating our core values of Humility / Hard Work / Harmony. This is a fantastic opportunity to join and accelerate Samsung's Advertising's capabilities as we look to positively disrupt the TV landscape.

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Outstanding multi-tasking, organisatoin and teamwork capabilities
• 2-4 years of experience at a media-owner, technology, or media-agency with experience in TV advertising, digital media or advertising platforms.
• Ability to build stong connections within the international London based agencies at comms, planning, buying and account level
• Understanding of digital media and the online advertising industry, including programmatic advertising
• Independent, self-starter; comfortable with ambiguity, and resilient. Thrives in a team environment
• Strong analytical skills in order build and pre-campaign insights reports
• Impecable communication skills and the ability to provide comprehensive advertising solutions to prospective clients

Supporting Sales Manager with meeting individual quarterly sales quota by supporting to drive revenue sales

Showing strong internal relationships and collaborative team work within Sales Teams and other customer facing teams (e Client Solutions and Insights & Analytics)

Going above and beyond to drive innovative solutions for clients in order to generate new streams of revenue with ability to 'think outside the box'

Building inspiring media and strategy plans using Samsung Ads range of Ad Solutions to meet client KPIs

Building engaging presentations to an excellent standard for pitch meetings and…