Political Team Leader

Ampersand•Washington, DC

About The Position

Ampersand is Moving TV Forward ®. As the industry’s largest source of combined multiscreen TV inventory and viewership insights, we are changing the way TV is bought and measured. Powered by industry leading aggregated data insights, and with a commitment to protecting personal information, Ampersand gives advertisers true audience first planning, scale in execution, and advanced measurement of their TV investments. Ampersand represents 118M multiscreen households and over 75% of addressable households in the U.S. (63M households). Whether a local or national advertiser, we help clients reach their unique target audience and deliver their stories – anytime, anywhere and on whatever device. Ampersand is owned by Comcast Corporation, Charter Communications, Inc. and Cox Communications. The Political Team Leader role is a sales support role on the sales operations team. Each Political Team is headed by an Account Executive (AE) with a Team Leader (TL) as their primary support. The TL serves as an apprentice AE in assisting with sales planning, schedule building, market coverage research, buyer interaction and account management. During the political cycle TLs have a team of Sales Coordinators (SCs) working under them. The TL job includes managing SC workload, assisting in SC training, and interacting with the National Sales Managers at different cable providers across the United States to ensure orders are stewarded to completion with maximized fulfillment.

Requirements

Demonstrated leadership skills
Accuracy in numerical data entry
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook
Organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to solve problems
Adaptability when managing workload and flexibility when working with others
Ability to multi-task and meet strict deadlines

Responsibilities

Assisting with sales planning, schedule building, market coverage research, buyer interaction and account management.
Managing SC workload, assisting in SC training, and interacting with the National Sales Managers at different cable providers across the United States to ensure orders are stewarded to completion with maximized fulfillment.
Responsible for accurately entering and transmitting spot cable media schedules and revisions for political campaigns and issue groups, including federal, state, and local elections under daily deadlines
Work with assigned political sales team to complete daily tasks including data entry of rates for ad buys and order confirmations.
Provide superior customer service to clients comprised of the top media agencies representing political advertisers on all sides.
Maintain clear lines of communication with cable, satellite, telco, and online affiliates to ensure ad buys are airing according to geographic and demographic targeting.
Produce reports to Account Executives to assist with ad buy proposals for geographic and demographic targeting of specific voters.
During political ‘on years,’ lead a team of Operations Coordinators, assisting with training, workload management and mentorship.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Open company culture where you have the headroom to grow and legroom to run
Opportunity to join a company revolutionizing the Advertising Technology industry
Trustworthy, hardworking colleagues
Opportunities to learn and grow
Management, Sales, Executive Presence, Operations trainings
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Generous Time Off
Work/Life balance
401k and Company matching
Commuting benefits
Other perks
Discretionary annual bonuses
Overtime, commission, etc.
PTO
Medical & dental & vision benefits
401K with employer match
Short & long-term disability
Basic life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Flexible spending accounts