Director, Digital Out of Home Development / MTV Networks / New York , NY

MTV Networks /New York , NY The Director of DOOD Sales is responsible for establishing mtvU as the leading brand in Digital Out of Home media to reach college students. The Director will be responsible for all pieces of building this business from the ground up, including utilizing existing relationships with media agencies, developing deals, establishing and driving the overall OOH business. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for driving and managing revenue generating activities for the DOOH line of business, specifically new business development and ongoing account/program management • Develop and implement key account strategies that optimize revenue • Seek out new business opportunities, developing and maintaining market intelligence on DOOH advertising and partnership trends • Note - currently this is a one person operation, with the ability to add additional staff to match increases in total sales. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • 5-7 years experience with Digital Out of Home media sales. • Demonstrated strong successes in creating new “Out of Home†revenue opportunities within an organization and capable of rolling out and scaling them across a full distribution footprint. • Strong contacts and relationships with media agencies and clients. • Proven ability to create new opportunities and partnerships across all areas of the business. • Ability to effectively collaborate cross-functionally with internal groups, and with external partners and clients • Excellent analytical ability and decision-making skills. • Superior communication skills, both written and oral; must exhibit executive presence with potential and current clients and partners • Bachelor's Degree required. • Applicable progressive experience in Digital Out of Home media sales may be considered in lieu of education. • Strong business ethics. ABOUT mtvU Broadcast to more than 750 college campuses and via top cable distributors in 700 college communities nationwide, mtvU reaches upwards of 9 million U.S. college students – making it the largest, most comprehensive television network just for college students. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, mtvU can be seen in the dining areas, fitness centers, student lounges and dorm rooms of campuses throughout the U.S., as well as on cable systems from Charter Communications, Verizon FiOS TV, Suddenlink Communications, AT&T u-Verse and nearly 70 others. mtvU is dedicated to every aspect of college life, reaching students everywhere they are: on-air, online and on campus. mtvU programs music videos from emerging artists that can't be seen anywhere else, news, student life features and initiatives that give college students the tools to advance positive social change. mtvU is always on campus, with more than 500 events per year, including exclusive concerts, giveaways, shooting mtvU series and more. For more information about mtvU, and a complete programming schedule, visit www.mtvU.com. mtvU also owns and operates the College Media Network, the largest interactive network of online college newspapers in the US, and RateMyProfessors.com, the Internet's largest listing of collegiate professor ratings. The College Media Network comprises 550 campus publications that serve institutions including Brown University, the University of Illinois, the University of Southern California, the University of Texas at Austin and Duke University, with a combined enrollment of over 5.5 million students, reaching an average of 5 million unique users each month. RateMyProfessors.com reaches approximately 2.9 million college students each month, via the site's more than 6.6 million student-generated ratings of over 1,000,000 college professors Apply To Job