Account Manager

About the company

Paramount is a global media and entertainment company focused on creating premium content and experiences for audiences around the world. Its portfolio spans major consumer brands such as CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, and Pluto TV. The company delivers a major share of U.S. television viewership and offers broad capabilities across production, distribution, digital video, and advertising solutions.

Joining Paramount means working with a team that values creativity, energy, and a distinctive culture while helping create meaningful moments for audiences and employees alike.

Role overview

The Account Manager will support the ad sales organization with business development activity, inventory requests, and the creation and execution of media plans. This role partners with a designated sales team to strengthen campaign planning and provide strong client service for advertisers and agencies. The position acts as a primary contact for client questions related to digital programs, including proposal preparation, client presentations, pricing, and inventory availability.

What you will do

• Work alongside sales teams to build client relationships and help drive renewals and upsell opportunities within digital advertising.
• Collaborate with marketing, pricing, and sales partners to prepare effective media plans and proposals, and route any additional planning needs internally.
• Create client research materials and presentation decks that support new business development and growth.
• Collect creative assets, track approvals, and handle ad verification from clients or agency contacts while coordinating with Ad Operations.
• Coordinate projects across internal teams and external agency partners to gather everything required for campaign launch and execution.
• Partner with Ad Operations and Campaign Strategists to monitor campaign performance and support optimizations.
• Use Salesforce to improve communication across teams, support funnel management, and maintain accurate client information.
• Maintain consistency across pre-sale and post-sale work and own the full deal flow through to successful completion.

Experience and qualifications

The ideal candidate brings 1 to 3 years of digital advertising experience. A bachelor’s degree is preferred, though an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience may also be considered.

You should be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to balance multiple priorities in a fast-moving sales environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, creativity, a goal-driven mindset, and an entrepreneurial approach are important for success in this role. Experience with programmatic advertising, media plan building and booking, and tools such as FreeWheel, Salesforce, Operative, or WideOrbit will be helpful. Advanced capability in PowerPoint and Excel is also expected.

Compensation and benefits

The hiring salary range for this position is $64,800 to $97,200 annually. The pay range applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other locations. Actual starting compensation will depend on factors such as location, market conditions, experience, training, and education.

This role is eligible for sales incentive compensation. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, life insurance, disability benefits, tuition assistance, and paid time off, subject to policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

• Competitive compensation and a full benefits package
• Paid time off
• Opportunity to contribute to a high-impact team
• Access to on-site and virtual engagement events
• Opportunities to build connections and community within the workplace

Equal opportunity and accommodations

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or veteran status.

Applicants with disabilities or disabled veterans may request reasonable accommodations if needed to access the careers site or complete the application process. Accommodation requests can be made by phone at 212.846.5500 or by email at [email protected]. Messages left for this purpose only will be returned.