Assistant Manager - Entertainment Ad Sales, YME
Jiostar Open · verified Oct 18, 2026 At a glance
Manager-level Account Executive role at Jiostar. Bengaluru · full-time.
Pay not stated Account Executive salary
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What you'll do
- Find and develop new brand deals, especially with SMBs and emerging advertisers new to content partnerships
- Build a steady prospect pipeline for youth and niche intellectual properties
- Take deals from the initial pitch through delivery, across both current and new accounts
- Grow South-region client relationships through regular conversations and fresh ideas
- Coordinate with content and network sales teams to deliver pitches and integrations smoothly
What you bring
- You have content sales or brand partnership experience, ideally involving digital-first content
- You can win clients new to the category through prospecting, rather than relying only on existing accounts
- You understand OTT and digital content, including how brands can participate meaningfully
- You bring a bachelor’s degree and four to six years in a fast-paced industry
Who this fits
This individual-contributor role suits someone comfortable working independently, building new partnerships and helping prospects understand content sales. You’ll focus on clients in the South region.
From the employer
Job Summary
The youth content vertical at JioHotstar manages the network’s highest recall franchises. Unlike mainstream entertainment categories, this genre’s base skews heavily towards SMBs and emerging brands. Many of these prospects are new to content partnerships and currently sit outside the existing JioHotstar client ecosystem.
* Key Responsibilities
- This is an individual contributor role where you will be Identifying and developing new brand partnerships especially within the SMB and emerging advertiser segment, with a focus on clients new to content and outside the existing JioHotstar ecosystem
- Build and manage a healthy pipeline for all youth and niche IP’s.
- Manage end to end deal execution from pitch to delivery across existing and new accounts.
- Maintain strong client relationships in the South region through regular engagement and ideation.
- Collaborate with internal content and network sales teams to ensure seamless pitch and integration delivery.
* Skills & Attributes for success
- Should’ve done content sales/ brand partnerships preferably with exposure to digital first content.
- Demonstrated ability to prospect and convert new to category clients, not just manage inherited accounts.
- Strong understanding of OTT and digital content ecosystems and how brands can show up meaningfully within them.
- Someone who is comfortable operating independently, building from the ground up, and navigating a market that requires education as much as selling.
* Preferred Education & Experience
- Preferably Bachelor’s degree with 4-6 years in a fast-paced industry; with solid understanding of OTT and digital content ecosystems
* About Us
- Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, Jiostar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and steaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.
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