Account Management Summer Intern
As Verizon’s media unit, our brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and HuffPost help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. With technologies like XR, AI, machine-learning, and 5G, we’re transforming media for tomorrow, too. We're creators and coders, dreamers and doers creating what's next in content, advertising and technology.
About the Company:
Verizon Media is a media and tech company with brands like Yahoo, AOL, and HuffPost, that reaches over 1 billion people worldwide. We create the best mobile experiences for everything from email and search to the best video and live events in news, sports, finance and entertainment.
About the Team:
Account managers (AMs) are responsible for Verizon Media advertiser satisfaction and revenue growth. AMs serve as the primary advertiser point-of-contact for all post-sale campaign-related inquiries from start to finish of the advertising campaign lifecycle and partner with their day-to-day account team (Account Executive, Native Strategist, DSP Strategist & Ad Ops Specialist) and other internal teams to ensure we exceed client expectations, drive renewal, and protect and grow revenue across all advertising products for Verizon Media.
About the Role:
Throughout the summer, each intern will have a direct manager as well as an Account Management mentor. The goals for each successful candidate will be to enhance skills in marketing strategy, digital advertising solutions and campaign management, data analysis, Verizon Media products & systems, communication, and teamwork.
Responsibilities:
- Partner closely with Account Managers and collaborate with cross-functional partners at Verizon Media to provide best-in-class client service.
- Work collaboratively to complete in-depth strategic client analysis, and present final recommendations to key stakeholders.
- Participate in ad-hoc projects such as development of best practices, scalable reporting and analysis, competitive and industry-specific insights.
- Attend and present in team meetings.
- Meet regularly with mentor(s).
- Demonstrate professionalism and help the team find ways to think outside the box on various topics.
Qualifications:
- Working towards a BA or Master in Marketing, Advertising, Journalism, or a related field at an accredited college or university
- Strong desire to understand digital marketing, best practices of campaign management, and strives to stay up-to-date on cutting edge industry trends.
- Ability to solve problems and identify opportunities through the use of analytics, and critical thinking.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to “think on your feet”.
- Ability to function equally well independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel and Google Docs Suite, including Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
- Must work from our Office in Omaha, Nebraska
Verizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Verizon Media is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (https://www.verizonmedia.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.