Sponsored Revenue Growth Specialist

Warner Media, LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Sick time

Life and disability insurance

Employee wellness program

Job summary

CNN is seeking a Specialist, Business Development to assist the CNN Commerce team’s Sponsored Revenue initiatives. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to identify opportunities, pitch advertisers, and help close deals from proposal to media booking and execution.

The role is tightly aligned with CNN Underscored, CNN's product recommendations site, and requires strong relationship building, pipeline management, and knowledge of digital advertising metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a sales or business development role within the digital marketing space.
• Direct sales experience in digital media, publishing or advertising agencies.
• Strong understanding of CPM and CPC and programmatic, social, and display advertising.
• Experience generating revenue and hitting performance goals in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Sales, Negotiation & Closing: Support the sales process for CNN Commerce sponsorship opportunities by pitching advertisers, articulating campaign value, and helping close opportunities from proposal stage to media booking and execution.
• Pipeline Management: Develop and maintain a pipeline of Sponsored Revenue opportunities by nurturing existing relationships, sourcing new prospective advertisers, and tracking leads through the sales process.
• Pricing & Packaging: Assist in building strategic sponsorship packages and media plans that align client objectives with CNN Commerce inventory, audience insights, and revenue goals.
• Client Relations: Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for sponsors, communicating campaign status, performance insights, and progress against client objectives and KPIs.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Business Development, Ad Sales & Operations, Product, Social, and Editorial teams to support development, sale, launch, and execution of sponsored campaigns.

Skills

Sales experience

Advertising metrics

Affiliate Marketing

Microsoft Excel

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

CNN is seeking a Specialist, Business Development to assist the CNN Commerce team’s Sponsored Revenue initiatives. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to identify opportunities, pitch advertisers, and help close deals from proposal to media booking and execution.

The role is tightly aligned with CNN Underscored, CNN's product recommendations site, and requires strong relationship building, pipeline management, and knowledge of digital advertising metrics.