We’re seeking an Account Manager to join Overtime. You will work in a fun, fast-paced and fluid environment. You will need to bring a creative mindset, detail-oriented focus, and strategic acumen in your approach to building and growing long term business partnerships across brands, and their media and marketing partners. This role is based in our Los Angeles, CA office.
About Overtime
Based in NYC, Overtime is funded by top venture capital firms like Andreessen Horowitz and Spark and by industry leaders like Kevin Durant and former NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern. Overtime is building the biggest sports network in the world for the next generation of fans. We use tech, new platforms, and new formats to drive a billion video views every month. We publish our short-form content and long-form series across 7 platforms focusing on basketball, football, soccer, and gaming. We own a pro esports team, have a fast-growing apparel business, and basically do everything differently from a standard media company. Overtime is led by seasoned entrepreneurs with deep experience in the intersecting worlds of sports and media, and a strong track record of building successful startups and guiding them through acquisition.
What you’ll do
- Develop and manage relationships w/ key clients and agency partners
- Perform research on prospective clients and current clients
- Create proposals, presentations, and assist in responding to RFPs and Proactive opportunities
- Execute and manage campaigns from start to finish – content production, leading client/internal communications, reporting/delivery, and post-campaign tasks (wrap decks/reports, billing, analytics, post mortems, etc)
- Be able to maintain effective communication across internal departments and externally
- Stay abreast on industry trends and best practices including branded content, social media, and new product offerings
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- 2+ years of experience in digital media or a related field
- Superior organizational and administrative skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize work required
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs, such as Word, Excel, and PPT or Apple programs such as Keynote
- Pleasant personality and fosters team environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with all levels, both internal and external
- Attention to detail and demonstrated initiative
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and deal with deadline pressure
- Self-starter with ability to follow through without supervision
- Able to prioritize competing requests and manage busy schedules
- Ability to work non-traditional hours, weekends & holidays when necessary
- Bonus if you have two (2) years of media/account management experience
How to apply
Send your resume and cover letter to the email attached to the apply button with the subject line “ NY Account Manager - Your Name (City, State)”. In your email please include:
- Why you want to work for Overtime
- Tell us about a project and/or campaign that you worked on that was difficult/challenging and how you overcame it
- Share your favorite piece of branded content (can be anything) and tell us why you liked it
