Account Executive

Job Description

We are searching for an energetic and extremely motivated multi-platform sales professional! The candidate must possess strong presentation and communication skills, experience working with advertising agencies, growing market share, and closing new business and digital.

Responsibilities:
• Sell television time and digital/new media for WCCO-TV and all digital platforms including WCCO.com and CBSN-Minnesota, and generate revenue with new accounts by prospecting businesses.
• Sell across 14 CBS Television Stations group owned & operated markets (multi-market selling).
• Achieve monthly/quarterly sales goals.
• Create, develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients.
• Effectively research and cultivate new business clientele.
• Develop sales tools to effectively present and position the television station during the sales process.
• Handle all paperwork in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications:
• Persuasiveness, sales ability, results-oriented, ability to demonstrate leadership and team values.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, computer proficiency required.

Preferred qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Previous media/sponsorship sales experience.
• Experience in media (3+ years) preferred.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4e2n7-3-143-221-185-42 in your application.