Account Executive

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Job Description:

Media Sales Account Executive

WPBF-TV 25, the ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach, FL is looking for an experienced Account Executive. As an Account Executive, you will report to the Local Sales Manager and sell advertising to local businesses and negotiate buys with ad agencies. You will also solicit new businesses to advertise on our TV and Digital platforms. You will report to the General Sales Manager. If you are motivated by great compensation, selling an excellent product, and working with a talented team of professionals, look no further. We will provide the tools you need to be successful! If you want to work for the best, we want to hear from you today!

Responsibilities

• Manage an active account/client list
• Produce revenue across all available platforms
• Prospect, contact and present to new businesses
• Develop new revenue through local business development
• Conceptualize, create, and present sales proposals that are consistent with station strategies
• Achieve individual sales goals while contributing to WPBF 25’s dynamic sales team

Requirements

• 1+ years in media or digital sales, or similar sales field
• Experience with the development of new business/non-traditional business
• Strong negotiation skills
• Experience in a consultative, customer-focused business atmosphere
• Accountability within a goal-structured organization
• Must be a team player
• Experience selling to business owners
• Understand and use qualitative research to further sales effort
• Related military experience will be considered
• In-person attendance is required

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

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