Account Executive

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great community

Volunteer days

Training & mentoring

PTO 15 days rising to 20/25

401k match & health insurance

Parental leave

ESPP and discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in New York City seeks an Account Executive to support the Commercial Partnerships team. You will work with global clients, help manage contracts, and coordinate day-to-day activities with the Senior Account Manager in a hybrid NYC office.

Ideal candidates have 1+ years in sales or related roles, with strong communication, CRM and coordination skills, plus willingness to travel for events to London and Cannes.

Qualifications

• Interest and/or experience in the advertising, tech and creative industries.
• Excellent literacy and numeric skills required.
• Confident verbal communications skills.
• Computer literate, use of Google, Microsoft Suite and internal CRM will be required.
• 1+ years’ experience in a sales or sales-focused customer facing environment with demonstrable success.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects and schedules for Senior Account Manager to support client management.
• Support account growth and new business development by attending calls, drafting contracts, creating sales presentations, and developing new business outreach.
• Liaise with internal teams, including operations, marketing, content, awards & finance.
• Assist with accurate contact, pipeline, and activity information in Salesforce.
• On-site operational support during the Cannes Lions Festival period and travel to London HQ and Cannes.

Skills

Advertising industry

Sales experience

Verbal communication

CRM familiarity

Microsoft Suite

Google Workspace

Tools

Salesforce

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

The LIONS brand is probably most synonymous with Cannes Lions, The International Festival of Creativity, the definitive meeting place for the global creative communications and advertising community. It’s five days of inspiration, aspiration, unlimited magic and potential. The Festival has been championing creative excellence since 1954 with the goal of providing a global destination and the definitive benchmark for creativity that drives progress.

LIONS is going through an exciting time as it’s recently repositioned as The Home of Creativity, supporting those in the business of creativity at every step of their journeys with an extended portfolio of new advisory, learning and intelligence services. Our purpose is to drive progress through creativity for an incredibly diverse and talented global creative community.

You will join a team of change makers. The team’s purpose is to champion change to create the most powerful global creative community and drive growth for the brand.

Job Description

This position is based in our 605 Third Ave, NYC office on a hybrid schedule.

The LIONS Commercial Partnerships team is seeking an Account Executive to join our team. This role will report directly into the Senior Account Manager, support the wider team of Account Managers, and work with building world-class experience for global advertising and creativity clients.

The LIONS Commercial Partnerships team works directly with clients year-round and is responsible for driving revenue consistently against our events product portfolio. This person will be tasked with supporting key accounts in partnerships with the Senior Account Manager.

This award winning team works with world class clients such as LinkedIn, Amazon, Spotify, Adobe, TikTok, Pinterest and more on creative partnership solutions.

We provide a full service, working with the client from initial introduction through signing a contract to delivering their partnership on site and digitally. We are looking for an ambitious Account Executive, who has the ability to manage multiple projects, has an eye for creativity and new ideas who wants to work with suppliers and partners to deliver ambitious projects in an organised and high-quality manner.

Successful candidates will have a year or more experience in either a sales, marketing, or relevant industry environment and are motivated by a fast-paced and autonomous role, but we’re open to all applicants with a passion for Creativity. Our excellent team of Commercial Managers will arm you with the training & support you need to be successful.

Key attributes for success in this position include top-tier organisation and account management skills, excellent written communication, curiosity to learn about the creative & marketing industry, and project management capabilities.

Duties include:

• Coordinate projects and schedules for Senior Account Manager to support client management
• Support account growth and new business development by attending calls, taking notes, drafting contracts, creating sales presentations, and developing new business outreach
• Support Senior Account Manager in liaising with internal LIONS teams, including operations, marketing, content, awards & finance.
• Assist with accurate contact, pipeline, and activity information in Salesforce.
• On-site operational support during the Cannes Lions Festival period, including direct liaison with clients and suppliers.
• The ability to independently manage smaller clients in addition to supporting the Senior Account Manager
• Willing and able to travel for necessary event operations, site visits, planning to both our London, UK HQ office and Cannes Lions Festival in Cannes, France.
• Responsible for achieving the designated Account Executive performance target.

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver.

Qualifications

• Interest and/or experience in the advertising, tech and creative industries.
• Excellent literacy and numeric skills required.
• Confident verbal communications skills.
• Computer literate, use of Google, Microsoft Suite and internal CRM will be required
• 1+ years’ experience in a sales or a sales focused customer facing environment with evidence of demonstrable success and growth necessary.
• Second language skills are not required, although French and/or Spanish would be of significant added value.

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

This role offers a base salary of $60,000-70,000 plus commission.

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed.

If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence. At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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