Enthusiast Gaming is an integrated gaming entertainment company, building the largest media and content platform for fans to connect and engage worldwide. Combining the elements of its four core pillars: communities, content, creators, and commerce, Enthusiast Gaming provides a unique opportunity for brands to reach and connect with the coveted Gen Z and Millennial audience throughout their gameplay experience.
Seeking a highly motivated individual seller to add to our growing US media sales and partnership team based in the Chicago/Central region. We’re looking for passion, drive and an eagerness to learn. This is an early sales position with 1-3 years selling. If you’ve never sold, but are an account manager, or sales planner that is also an ideal position for you! This role requires a strong knowledge of the media landscape, in addition to a more than basic understanding of gaming and esports. Our solutions are not cookie cutter, so we need a creative person with a strategic mind for relationship building.
Responsibilities:
- Drive sales for digital media, custom content, creator activations, metaverse integrations, esports sponsorships/events, programmatic direct campaigns, and PMP’s, while meeting and exceeding all sales targets
- Focus on media agencies and clients direct in the Midwest/central region of the United States
- Create a strategic plan for prospecting new leads and gaining proactive proposals across both endemic gaming partners and fortune 500 companies
- Respond to RFIs and RFPs with quality and in a timely manner
- Maintain a collaborative and creative approach with internal teams to develop new solutions tied to client success metrics
- Work hand in hand with our growing Account Management and Sales Marketing teams to shape the business from a client services perspective
- Have a finger on the pulse of the industry and stay ahead of digital advertising, media, and gaming trends
Qualifications & Experience:
- 3+ years’ experience in the digital media industry
- 1+ years of sales side experience (sales or sales support)
- Experience working with media agencies and brands
- Prospecting skills are required
- Cursory knowledge of the Direct and Programmatic marketplace
Skills & Abilities:
- A self-starter who thrives in fun and result-oriented work environment, is passionate about problem solving and enjoys working on a wide variety of projects
- A strong understanding of the advertising and gaming ecosystem
- Effective communicator
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple overlapping projects and schedules
- Must be a team player!
What We Offer:
We offer you the opportunity to join our highly collaborative and passionate organization. We anticipate continued growth over the coming years, which will provide tremendous opportunity for you to grow with us.
For more information about us, please visit www.enthusiastgaming.com
Enthusiast Gaming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes and encourages applications from all interested and qualified candidates. Enthusiast Gaming will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Enthusiast Gaming staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.